I know to look for the eggspots and the elongated dorsal fin on the males, but after i looked at all 19 red peacocks in our tank at my Petsmart i came to teh conclusion that they are all males! I mean i think ones a female then no wait theres some eggspots, or nope theres that elongated fin. I already took one back that turned out to be a male, he was screwing with my regal male and that ***** don't fly in my house. So is there any otherways to tell? Or could our suppliers be sending us males only? supplier is Segrest Farms by the way.
Sexing Peacocks
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Cichla species grows very fast and reaches sexual maturity and a length of 25-30cm / 10-12 inches in their first twelve months.
The best way to get a Cichla breeding pair is to get a group of young fishes and to let them form pairs as they grow up. The other fishes can be removed when a pair has been established. They spawn on flat surfaces that have been cleaned in advance and both parents protect the young. Cichla species are usually very good parents. They usually protect their young for up to nine weeks (sometime only 4) after which the fry has reached 2.5-3 cm / 1-1.25 inch. It is best to remove all but a few fry before this time since the parents will chase the fry away at this time and may kill them if the aquarium is to small for the fry find hiding places outside their parents territory where the parents is starting to prepare for the next spawning. The fry would in the wild at this time move into shallow vegetated areas close to the water bank.
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The best way to get a Cichla breeding pair is to get a group of young fishes and to let them form pairs as they grow up. The other fishes can be removed when a pair has been established. They spawn on flat surfaces that have been cleaned in advance and both parents protect the young. Cichla species are usually very good parents. They usually protect their young for up to nine weeks (sometime only 4) after which the fry has reached 2.5-3 cm / 1-1.25 inch. It is best to remove all but a few fry before this time since the parents will chase the fry away at this time and may kill them if the aquarium is to small for the fry find hiding places outside their parents territory where the parents is starting to prepare for the next spawning. The fry would in the wild at this time move into shallow vegetated areas close to the water bank.
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thanks but that really didnt help me out, i can tell the difference in my Regal pair thats why i picked them out, but the reds are being harder. I normally do the by several thing but i usually can pick apart the sexes with my naked eye
I do know some pet places usually do only have males but here and there they will get in females. When I picked up my eureka red pair it took awhile for me to tell, as they were all only about an inch. I did notice the males did have more elongated fins and they were starting to devlope color. The females on the other hand were very dull in color and well for some reason they look smaller to me even though they were the same size. Its really hard to tell when they are small. When they get to around 2inches it should be easy to tell though as the males should have nice colors and the females will be dull in color as they should just be devloping their color. Anyways thats what I noticed. As for egg spots.. just like mbuna I ve notice egg spots on females before...
stotty;500424; said:Cichla species grows very fast and reaches sexual maturity and a length of 25-30cm / 10-12 inches in their first twelve months.
The best way to get a Cichla breeding pair is to get a group of young fishes and to let them form pairs as they grow up. The other fishes can be removed when a pair has been established. They spawn on flat surfaces that have been cleaned in advance and both parents protect the young. Cichla species are usually very good parents. They usually protect their young for up to nine weeks (sometime only 4) after which the fry has reached 2.5-3 cm / 1-1.25 inch. It is best to remove all but a few fry before this time since the parents will chase the fry away at this time and may kill them if the aquarium is to small for the fry find hiding places outside their parents territory where the parents is starting to prepare for the next spawning. The fry would in the wild at this time move into shallow vegetated areas close to the water bank.
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not cichla....african peacocks
Ash;500698; said:
CASE IN POINT: I bought this fish thinking it was a male.....right now, SHE, is holding her 4th group of eggs!
