ruby reds...

[greenearthlawns]

My ruby reds are starting to get a lot of yellow coloration, is this normal? I thought they were supposed to be orange/red? mabye they are hybrid?
here is a pic of 2 different ones... they both have a lot of yellow..they are fed nls and algea/spirilina pellets

ruby 1



ruby 2

 

[Otherone]

How old are they, it takes some peacocks a year or more to color up also sometimes fish get miss- labeled. If there relatively young yellow is what your gonna see for a little while they will darken with age.

FYI -
Aulonocara Rubescens Ruby Red get red n blue
Aulononcara Jacobfriebergi Eureka Red get dark Orange n blue

 

[Red Devil]

they are beauties..

 

[greenearthlawns]

they are beauties..

Thank you !!I really like them too, especially since they both, so far, seem to be tolerating eachother... we'll see how long that lasts...

 

[Red Devil]

Thank you !!I really like them too, especially since they both, so far, seem to be tolerating eachother... we'll see how long that lasts...

thats great..get more pics of them when you can..

 

[deathray]

Do you have females in there w/them?

 

[bl00]

They're nice looking

 

[greenearthlawns]

Do you have females in there w/them?

yes 2

 

[greenearthlawns]

They're nice looking

Thank you here's a few pics I took today of the more colorful one...

 

[Muske]

Could just be to young to have adult coloration yet.