peacocks

[tothna]

I bought a couple of peacocks. They are blue and yellow, but one is really pale and the other almost looks black but you can see faint blue and yellow. The ones that the guy I bought them from had were really bright, could this be because they were breeding? Will they ever get bright if I don't breed them?

[bluedempsey]

I bought a couple of peacocks. They are blue and yellow, but one is really pale and the other almost looks black but you can see faint blue and yellow. The ones that the guy I bought them from had were really bright, could this be because they were breeding? Will they ever get bright if I don't breed them?
how is your water... am. nitrites, nitrates?
the color loss sounds like a water problem

[tothna]

my water is good, and I have jack dempseys and other fish in there that are bright as hell

[bluedempsey]

my water is good, and I have jack dempseys and other fish in there that are bright as hell

that kind weird for them just to lose their color
maybe they were a pair :screwy:
how long have you had them?
are your jacks picking on them?

[managuense-fury]

Are you talkin bout peacock bass or peacocks africans?

[tothna]

Africans. When I got the first one it wasn't bright when I was there, but the guy said that it would get brighter when I put it in a tank with some plants and stuff to chill it out because it was in a totally bare tank when I bought it. It did get darker because when I first put him in my tank it was just gray like a female but now it looks black w/faint cobalt blue coloring and a faint yellow band by the back of it's head. I've had this one for about four months, it gets along with the jack dempseys. I just bought another one today that is a smaller blue peacock. It has a yellow head and blue body, but is very pale. I know it will be pale for awhile after putting it in a new tank, but it was even pale at the store. Will it get more vibrant as it gets older?

[SinisterKisses]

If we're talking about African Peacocks, then what size are they? Of course their colours depend on their mood, so if they're stressed, they fade...but they also take a long time to colour up, if they do. Usually, only the very dominant males will colour up, and females are almost always brown.

[tothna]

So are a lot of peacocks not that bright? Were all of the ones I saw so bright because the guy was just breeding the best looking ones he could find? And if they are bright, do they get more colorful as they get older?

[managuense-fury]

If we're talking about African Peacocks, then what size are they? Of course their colours depend on their mood, so if they're stressed, they fade...but they also take a long time to colour up, if they do. Usually, only the very dominant males will colour up, and females are almost always brown.
very well said. :thumbsup:

[tothna]

BLAST!
thanks guys

[blacktip]

Male peacocks will be most colorful in the presence of females. Without females present, the dominant male will show his colors, but not nearly as brightly as he will if he has some females to show off to.

[yonk420]

I do not think that the only reason that your peacocks were bright when you you bought was because the guy you got them from was breeding them. You also need to take into thought that they might be alittle stressed being in your tank with those dempseys.

[fsc46]

Male peacocks will be most colorful in the presence of females. Without females present, the dominant male will show his colors, but not nearly as brightly as he will if he has some females to show off to.
This is true of most african cichlids!

[yourmylunch]

if the lights are bright they will fade to blend in with the background try a dimmer light or a different bulb

[pitbullbadass]

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