Ruby Red Peacock Cichlid Female

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Ruby red peacock cichlid female.

Female ruby red peacock. They have a similar temperament to other peacocks and should be placed with other peacocks or haps. The ruby red peacock is not a. I am going to strip her on wednesday knowing that she will not hold beyond 4 days.

Ruby red peacock female breeding lalomun. The bluepeacock cichlid aulonocara nyassae a metallic blue to a bright yellow and during breeding season its color will become even more enhanced. Young eureka red peacock cichlids duration. The german red peacock has been line breed in germany to get it s red color.

The male ruby red peacock develops a bright red color as it matures which covers most of it s body. We recommend placing them with the blue dragon blood or star sapphire. This highly popular species features a bright red body with a dazzling metallic blue color on the lower portion of its face. The aulonocara rubescens or ruby red peacock is another variant of this cichlid which was line bred from the aulonocara sp.

This is my 5 female ruby red peacock cichlid holding. Aulonocara rubescens common name. The rubin red peacock aulonocara stuartgranti chipoka is a favorite with its outstanding colors. They are not the rare red strain that may have been available in the hobby years ago.

Like all other types of peacock its female counterpart is a gray color. They are really a bright orange fish. Bought it from thailand and it has here for about 3 weeks and doing fine in my uncles 72 gallon tank. Grade 5 11 votes list posted in cichlids.

The ruby red peacock is native to lake malawi africa and are members of the peacock family of cichlids. The ruby red peacock cichlid is sexually dimorphic which means that the males display bright colors and the females remain a dull grey brown color. It has bright oranges and reds strongly contrasted with bright blue markings on the face tail and fins. 1 11 18 ruby red peacock update duration.

My uncle s newcchristmas breeding female looks even better than some males out there and no it is not hormone enhance. Ruby red is a line bred fish from the chipoka group of peacocks. This is not a redfish despite the name. Both in its natural appearance and in color forms developed even further through captive breeding these are some of the most sought after cichlids originating from lake malawi africa.

This is an ideal fish for an all male peacock and hap cichlid show tank. Red ruby peacock origin. Males show their full colors at approximately 3 5 4. It also develops a metallic blue color on most of its face.

When buying one you might see them referred to under other names such as ruby red and rubin red.