Peacock I.D.

[sascythe]

This fish was sold to me as a red fire queen peacock. but i figure thats just some common made up name. so can anyone tell what exact species this is because im not 100 percent sure? i looked through peacock profiles but couldnt narrow it down enough. so any help would be greatly appreciated. plus i wanna make sure its not a hybrid.

 

[eddiezaw]

looks like a german red: look at the 5th picture on this link

http://cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1313

 

[sascythe]

yes that does look like it. but if you look at the Aulonocara (Rubescens) it looks like it also im not sure how to distinguish these two. they look so alike.

 

[sascythe]

Actually i just got my answer if you read the article on german red peacocks the rubescens, ruby red, and german red are all the same just depends on color intensity? which i would say as of right now mine looks like a rubescens due to the amount of blue on it.

thanks for the help