Lake Malawi Species • Short Clip of my Peacock Cichlids

[yogifizz]

Hi all my first ever video upload here.

It is just a short clip of two of my wild caught peacocks, which have paired off.

unfortunatley this video was under "moonlight" conditions. will get one under "daylight" conditions uploaded soon.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbCXBdI0Cbw&hd=1[/video]

[Nodalizer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbCXBdI0Cbw&hd=1

[des]

I'm sad to be the one to tell you these "OB peacocks" are not wild caught. They are not found in lake Malawi. They are man-made hybrid species.

[yogifizz]

Hi Des I was under the illusion OB peacocks had orange and black? these have no orange or black on them what so ever.

They are white, pink, blue and purple.

Have I been done?

[yogifizz]

I'm sad to be the one to tell you these "OB peacocks" are not wild caught. They are not found in lake Malawi. They are man-made hybrid species.

They can be found in the wild too

here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52993488@N ... hotostream

Check the persons whole album. All the fish ae wild caught, even some photos in lake malawi, under water - of cichlids in their natural habitat.

[drexel187]

I'm sad to be the one to tell you these "OB peacocks" are not wild caught. They are not found in lake Malawi. They are man-made hybrid species.

+1


http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/ob_peacock.php


The fish in the flickr link isn't a peacock. Its Mbuna.

[yogifizz]

I'm sad to be the one to tell you these "OB peacocks" are not wild caught. They are not found in lake Malawi. They are man-made hybrid species.

+1


http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/ob_peacock.php


The fish in the flickr link isn't a peacock. Its Mbuna.

Maybe mine is a mbuna then, I was only guessing the breed. I went back to the importer today to collect some more, and they advised all their wild stock is kept seperate on immediate arrival.

I do however doubt that they are a breeding pair, to me they appear the same - no difference on the fins at all.

I may change them, at £50 a fish I don't want to mix Tank Breds with Wild stock. I do have a 100% money back guarantee on them being wild caught and a pair.

[Fogelhund]

As per the ID thread, your fish are indeed man made OB Peacocks... hybrids, man made and not wild. Do take them back.

[aquariam]

Those are really nice OBs. It's not a naturally occuring fish though. It'd be like saying you had wild caught blood parrots.
I don't know if I'd take them back if you like them. Maybe get some of your $ back though and forward this thread to the person.