OB Peacock Cichlids?

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Soo.. I picked up this guy today at my LFS. They said and had him marked as an OB Peacock. Any info on him? He's really pretty but I don't know how long that'll last with my BFs stupid crawfish.. The OBP is 2x the size of this thing yet, the crawfish latches on to his tail. SOOO can't wait to move out so he can get his tank back and put his rechid crawdad in it... lol Anyways, on to pics.
There was a larger Jack Dempsey and I think he'll be there a while as he was picked on alot and his fins pretty chewed up. I debated on taking him home also but desided to just wait until I upgrade my tank.
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Still at the LFS
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Me playing COD while the water temps level out.
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Stupid crawfish... lol
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Wish the lighting was better
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I really enjoy his coloring in my tank.
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OB Peacocks are in the african cichlid family, and it was probably the one beating up the JD. They're pretty, but nasty buggers.
 
Hmm, that's weird. I assumed a Jack would beat on the OB peacock... I thought a Jack would beat on a mbuna, but I guess that's why they shouldn't be housed together, who knows what's gonna happen.
 
Well, he's settled in nicely. The crawfish went on a rampage last night when the lights were out. It was so excited about the new fish and trying to catch it that it was trying to grab everything that came near it... Needless to say my boyfriend has 1 out of 4 of his bloodfin tetras left. Shocking because I figured the mollies would go first but all three of them were alive and well. Oh well, the OB has started to dig a pit in the substrate so I take it he's getting comfortable.
 
The owner of a 'basement store', told me that they each have their own temperments, the JD's. She said it is all in what they were raised in and with. Like size of tank, size of other fish in there, if others were territorial or submissive, and how many hiding places, etc. She also said that by the time most of us get to purchase a fish, it's temperment is already formed, for good or bad.
 
I've heard if a tank of fish are raised together from juveniles that they will tolerate eachother a little more but I also think its not true in all cases. I think you put a male melanochromis auratus in a tank with a bunch of peacocks when they are all juveniles, when the auratus grows up he will kill everyone of the peacocks. Some fish are just mean by nature, it's in their DNA. Am I wrong Mike? You'd probably know more about it than me.
 
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