This came from 2 electric blue alhi's. Came in as a trade in at one of the stores I used to work at. hes just now coloring up. Very sky blue pink and red. anyone ever seen these before?
looks like a peacock , but isnt
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I've seen these at petsmart before labeled as peacocks, but we all know how reliable petsmart is...
Ive seen the parents they were the only fish in the tank.
I was thinking some kinda recessive gene, not albino though, the eyes are normal . . . . . .
Or some sort of mutation? . . .
I was thinking some kinda recessive gene, not albino though, the eyes are normal . . . . . .
Or some sort of mutation? . . .
It's called a Strawberry Peacock.
Essentially it's an Albino Eureka Red, but with no albino "eyes".
Essentially it's an Albino Eureka Red, but with no albino "eyes".
Njh;3092689; said:
Ive never seen anything like that. Maybe the 1 of the parents wasnt a pure sciaenochromis fryeri.
The females are pretty bland, look a lot like peacock females aside from the longer face. Maybe the female that was in the tank wasnt really a sciaenochromis fryeri.
iamzrad;3092698; said:
But he is saying that this came from sciaenochromis fryeri parents.
I don't know what fish go into making these strawberry/dragonblood/firefish hybrids, but I don't think that it involves sciaenochromis fryeri.
the head is narrow and pointy like an Ahli. I agree with the Ahli females looking like Peacock females.
The Strawberry Peacock is part of the Aulonocara family.
Ahli's are part of the Hemichromis family.
Can't be Ahli parents.
Ahli's are part of the Hemichromis family.
Can't be Ahli parents.
iamzrad;3092772; said:
Strawberry peacocks are still hybrids though.
Hap Ahli's, or sciaenochromis fryei, are haplochromines. Hemichromis are jewel cichlids.
I would say that one of the parents, I am assuming the male, was a sciaenochromis fryei. Look at the body and head shape, looks like a sciaenochromis fryei, except for the color.