Red Peacock Cichlids
Males are covered in a rich blue color and will develop yellow around their shoulder and pelvic region that will color into a dark orange to red when matured.
Red peacock cichlids. The temperature of the water in the aquarium should stay between 75 to 81 f 24 to 27 c for optimal growth and breeding conditions. It is the brilliant colorations of blues reds and yellows that give this group the well deserved name of peacock. The rubin red peacock pictured above is a popular captive bred color morph.
Euro this is the most impressive man made species i have ever bred. Lwanda place of origin. Tail dorsal and anal fins will also develop a yellow color that can develop into a dark orange to red.
Firefish or dragon blood peacock cichlid is not native to the african rift lakes but is a hybrid fish like the ob peacock cichlid nobody really knows where this fish was originally bred but because it is a hybrid they can be found in various shades of orange pink and red. The peacock cichlids members of the aulonocara genus which contains only about 23 species but with many subspecies. It is the same size as other peacocks except with a red coloration.
You might see them referenced under other names like ruby red and rubin red when you buy one. It is the same size as other peacocks with the exception of red colour. When buying one you might see them referred to under other names such as ruby red and rubin red.
A must have in your peacock and hap show tank. With their red blue color patterns on their body they have this illuminating quality and vibrant colors that almost anyone would be stunned by. Peacock cichlids exhibit docile behavior most of the time.
5 6 temperament. They now go to pinkish and turn red at 3 or so. Such foods will help bring out the bright red and blue colors in these fish.
The red peacock cichlid aulonocara stuartgranti this is in fact a variety of the flavescent peacock. Lake malawi adult size. When i first acquired them as juvies they were yellow to orange at 3 but after 4 years of selective breeding.
It is a manmade creation and not naturally occurring. It is a creation made by man and not occurring naturally. German red peacock cichlids are carnivores and should be fed a variety of foods that contain a good amount of protein.
Aulonocara cayenne ruby red peacock. Peacock cichlids have an affinity for lukewarm water temperature similar to those they are used to inhabiting in the lower regions of lake malawi.
