i got this fish from a friend really small he dont kno what it is. he bough a buckit of random fish off of a local breeder
help id this peacock
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I do agree it is one of the Red Shoulder variants. Personally without a very good clear side pic I can not say if it is hybrid. Do a search for Aulonocara Stuartgranti "Red Shoulder" and look for a site Chiclid-Forum. They have a nice species profiles you can look thru to see if one of them is the same as yours. How big is this guy? If he is still around 2" I would also look at the Twain Reef profiles.
Looks awfully deep bodied to be an Aulonocara - less it be overweight. While I hate to scream hybrid, it is really hard to say from the photos if it is just an obese male.
A. hansbaenschi is the old name for the 'red shoulder' - I believe it is now in the A. stuartgranti-type group, but the locale eludes me at the moment and my Malawi book is not handy.
Yes, you're right. An A. hansbaenchi is just a A. Stuartgranti , anyway...that is what I believe LilBabyEmma's cichlid is
And heres to Mike Dunagan who said there is no fish with that name,
http://www.aquariumlife.net/profiles/cichlidae/peacock/100026.asp
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fish/firebirdcichlid.php
http://malawicichlids.com/mw08003c.htm
http://fishprofiles.com/profiles/marine/Cichlids/Aulonocara_hansbaenschi/
http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61063/0
You did red that in the link you just posted it say that it is not a real name and is not recognized. Fake scientific names are worse than trade names. They create a lot of issues for the hobby and hobbyists.