Once again-Please ID this for me

[RDFISHGUY]

Whether or not the head is shaped like a mbuna has no bearing on the parents. I've seen labeotropheus that were crossed with female peacocks and the babies had the face and body of the labeotropheus and color of peacock. How many other estherae have you seen in the past 15yrs with that color morph? Very unlikely that this is a pure estherae.

 

[akskirmish]

I got some macro shots I need to upload yet....
Will give a good shot of the head....If it helps at all...

And not that it holds much wait----But I have had good luck with finding quality specimens in the past....

 

[akskirmish]

Just another shot until my macro's upload...

 

[RDFISHGUY]

One things for sure: That is one awsome looking fish.

 

[akskirmish]

Thanks-

More pics on the way...

 

[RDFISHGUY]

Here is a link to a female strawberry or sunburst or red dragon or whatever you want to call it peacock:http://www.cichlids.com/pictures/pic/female_strawberry_peacock.html

 

[akskirmish]

---LOL---
I got one of them also...

 

[akskirmish]

 

[RDFISHGUY]

Yours are a lot more orange than the ones I've seen up here but same fish. If you look closely at the face of the one you posted you can see the wormlike lines that are typical in peacocks. You won't see those in metriacima estherae.
http://www.cichlidforum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1730

 

[mike dunagan]

the blue in the body is common in many red males.... seeing that red males are not that common in the wild and that males of red x red are hard to even determine for females I would venture to say that over the last 15 years much about the males referred to as orange because of the common blue shine to them, makes them looks less red. Over time and breeding you can see a good looking specimen.

It is not a "firefish" peacock for sure. I can see the blue in the face add lots of confusion to the matter.