Ruby Red Peacock Cichlid Female

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Ruby red peacock cichlid female.

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. The ruby red peacock is not a. Young eureka red peacock cichlids duration. We recommend placing them with the blue dragon blood or star sapphire.

Like all other types of peacock its female counterpart is a gray color. It has bright oranges and reds strongly contrasted with bright blue markings on the face tail and fins. It also develops a metallic blue color on most of its face. This is an ideal fish for an all male peacock and hap cichlid show tank.

Males are known for their bright orange shoulders with some orange on the body. When buying one you might see them referred to under other names such as ruby red and rubin red. They are not the rare red strain that may have been available in the hobby years ago. Cannon x hang 3 446 views.

Ruby red peacock female breeding lalomun. Red ruby peacock origin. This highly popular species features a bright red body with a dazzling metallic blue color on the lower portion of its face. They have a similar temperament to other peacocks and should be placed with other peacocks or haps.

This is my 5 female ruby red peacock cichlid holding. My uncle s newcchristmas breeding female looks even better than some males out there and no it is not hormone enhance. Aulonocara rubescens common name. Ruby red is a line bred fish from the chipoka group of peacocks.

Grade 5 11 votes list posted in cichlids. Males at 2 show a hint of a yellow flush which darkens to a red ruby body as they reach sexual maturity. They are really a bright orange fish. The male ruby red peacock develops a bright red color as it matures which covers most of it s body.

Males show their full colors at approximately 3 5 4. Bought it from thailand and it has here for about 3 weeks and doing fine in my uncles 72 gallon tank. The german red peacock has been line breed in germany to get it s red color. Female ruby red peacock.

I am going to strip her on wednesday knowing that she will not hold beyond 4 days. The bluepeacock cichlid aulonocara nyassae a metallic blue to a bright yellow and during breeding season its color will become even more enhanced. 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. The ruby red peacock is native to lake malawi africa and are members of the peacock family of cichlids.

This is not a redfish despite the name.