New ob peacocks!

[mofisher]

Nice ob's, but with peacocks you want more females then males, you should try to trade the other male for another female to make a nice trio.

yes i know but once they get bigger ill start to get more females

 

[Brian_Indiana]

not tryin to sound stupid but what does ob stand for

I believe it is "Orange Blotched"

 

[kmc150]

ok thanks that kinda helped me out in figuring out 1 part of the baby africans in my tank

 

[CLDarnell]

I believe it is "Orange Blotched"

I have also heard (rather, "read") them called Orange Blossom Peacock.

I don't think those are OBP in the photos. Nice looking fish, but mine were all "blotched" pretty much from the moment they were big enough to see patterns. I have never seen a vertical striping pattern on an OB. I even did some Googling and couldn't find any striped OBs.

The quality is poor, but here is a photo of one of my guys:

 

[mofisher]

hmm well if theyre not obs then i wonder what im in store for once they get older

 

[mike dunagan]

some haps get those spots on them when fry.

 

[kmc150]

they dont even look like peacocks ta all

 

[CLDarnell]

Assuming your LFS isn't misleading you and looking into it more, there is a possibility that they are actually OBPs.

Here is a male "father" (Aulonocara) in juvie form:

And the "mother" (OB mbuna):

If the fry took on the characteristics and markings more of the father, then they do look similar. I guess time will tell

 

[mofisher]

ok so if you guys dont think i hav peacocks here what do you think they are?

 

[mike dunagan]

At that size there are a number of haps that they could be. It will take time for them to grow to be sure.