I have an orange blotch peacock that has one blue eye and one black eye. Has anyone come across this? Why does this happen?
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Sorry, never seen that in any fish I've ever had.....Hmmm, just saw a 1/4 inch yellow Lab swim out from between the rocks, someones been bussy....
In anatomy, heterochromia refers to a difference in coloration, usually of the irises but also of hair or skin (of coarse fish dont have either, ay but wha if they did!!
)Heterochromia (also known as a heterochromia iridis or heterochromia iridium) is an ocular condition in which one iris is a different color from the other (complete heterochromia), OR where part of one iris is a different color from the remainder (partial heterochromia or sectoral heterochromia). It is a result of the relative excess or lack of pigment within an iris or part of an iris, which may be inherited or acquired by disease or injury.
how big is the cichla???
is this condition new (appeared over night?)??
Ive heard of this condition in cats, but not fish.
its possible though.
i realized it was a condition where someone has two diffrent collor eyes and in humans it can be caused by disease or a medication.
It is about 4 or 5 inches
Its not new i have had it for half a year but just never thought to ask till now.
So is this a rare ocurrence in fish?
by the way thanks for the speedy reply guys.
It is about 4 or 5 inches
Its not new i have had it for half a year but just never thought to ask till now.
So is this a rare ocurrence in fish?
by the way thanks for the speedy reply guys.
Not really, no. Especially not in fish like OB mbuna, marble convicts, marble angelfish, etc.
OB peacocks come from a cross of OB mbuna and Aulonocara sp. It's just one of those things that happens when the fish's color is extremely variable.
It would be very rare in a fish that usually did not exhibit such variables in coloration.