Hybrid or line-bred Peacocks.

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Cassius.

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I've recently sworn off trying to combine Peacocks with my mbuna and Haps (cue the chorus warning about mixing mbuna and haps in the first place...):
I find that Peacocks are too timid, and too easily intimidated - even if they preceded and are larger than their tank-mates. I end up with a beautiful show fish chilling out in the back of my tank- eventually not eating- eventually kicking the bucket. They just don't cut it.

I was saying this to a buddy when he says to me: "what are you talking about, you got 2 right there. A Dragonblood and an Albino Firefish (arguably the same fish with 2 imperfect names). I know purists don't like them, and that there's a debate about whether they're "line-bred" or hybridized. But I'm pretty sure that I don't particularly care about those concerns.

These fish are hardy, beautiful and, in my experience, assertive without being domineering. Basically, tough little bastards without being bullies. I'm a big fan.

What's the point of this post... not sure. Maybe it's just a defense of a fish that's otherwise getting a bad rap.
 
OB Peacocks are also a mix of mbuna and Peacocks.

Trying to establish some kind of an ethical bright line between line breeding peacocks and hybridizing them just doesn't make sense.

Matt

Cassius. said:
I've recently sworn off trying to combine Peacocks with my mbuna and Haps (cue the chorus warning about mixing mbuna and haps in the first place...):
I find that Peacocks are too timid, and too easily intimidated - even if they preceded and are larger than their tank-mates. I end up with a beautiful show fish chilling out in the back of my tank- eventually not eating- eventually kicking the bucket. They just don't cut it.

I was saying this to a buddy when he says to me: "what are you talking about, you got 2 right there. A Dragonblood and an Albino Firefish (arguably the same fish with 2 imperfect names). I know purists don't like them, and that there's a debate about whether they're "line-bred" or hybridized. But I'm pretty sure that I don't particularly care about those concerns.

These fish are hardy, beautiful and, in my experience, assertive without being domineering. Basically, tough little bastards without being bullies. I'm a big fan.

What's the point of this post... not sure. Maybe it's just a defense of a fish that's otherwise getting a bad rap.
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IMO they're hybrids. I don't see how you could line breed fish and get such an intense pinkish color.
The fact that they could be hybrids is probably why they aren't wusses. Their personalities change from being crossed.
 
Whether they are hybrid or line bred I still like them. I have no problem with hybrids. You can get a lot of awesome looking fish from hybridizing cichlids

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That makes no sense.

How do you think that all of the bright colored discus, bettas, angelfish, etc. were produced?

Matt

Metriacliman said:
IMO they're hybrids. I don't see how you could line breed fish and get such an intense pinkish color.
The fact that they could be hybrids is probably why they aren't wusses. Their personalities change from being crossed.
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OB peacocks, dragons blood, and firefish are all hybrids. That is why they are tougher than pure peacocks and can hold their own with mbuna and larger haps.
 
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