[Guest]

I just got a juvie male (hopefully) peacock the other day. I know they are hybrid, but really like the looks of it. So, if any of you can post pics of your OB Peacock, I'd greatly appreciated.

 

[bulldogg7]

this guy just started to color up and mature some, sorry pics aren't better.
He's more striped than blotched.
before

after

one of his females

 

[SinisterKisses]

Here's my pretty boys.

I have a third, but don't currently have any decent pics of him/her.

 

[css virginia]

Here is a pic. of one of my....Male O.B. Peacock Cichlids holding Eggs in its mouth- -It has had a few batches. Markings are clearly male. Eggs in its mouth like a female. Go figure. It is now in my 125g tank and I bought a female OB Peacock a couple of months ago or so with same body color but somewhat different markings....she is also in the 125g now and holding eggs along with another different female Peacock Cichlid. Anyone else have a fish with male markings but was a female- :?: -

 

[Melanochromis]

I love OB Peacocks, I'm considering getting some for my new tank (whenever that comes about). Great fish and pics. Please can we see more. :thumb:

 

[heylady]

Here's mine....(he's gotten fatter by the way!!)

 

[FLGirl1977]

Here's my boy, Flash:

Definitely one of my favorites, looks AND personality...he's my 'mediator' of the tank...

 

[Mullet]

 

[drgold]

CSS Virginia, if your fish is holding eggs, it's a girl. Markings don't determine sex with OB's, especially when you're working with a hormoned fish. Take mine, for example. When I bought it, it was red as can be, even at 1.5". It was obviously hormoned, but I figured that it would fade, then ragain the color as it matured. Well, 4 months later it's holding a mouthful of eggs and most of the red is gone. Some is still there, however, and it still looks like a male fish.

You have a girl.

 

[SinisterKisses]

Actually, both the females that supposedly "look like males", truly look like females to me. Maybe it's just me though?

 

[css virginia]

drgold...don't I know you.. :?: .... :roll:...you are saying that these OB peacocks are hormoned fed fish.. :-? ...must I always learn and not already know.. .....

 

[drgold]

I know lots of people...

They're not all hormoned, but lots are. If it's colored up and less than 2" - you can be pretty sure it's juiced. There was a 1.5" z-rock at the lfs a couple weeks ago that looked better than my 5"er. That thing was so blue it was black, with a gold blaze...

And yeah, my fish looks female-ish now, but was BRIGHT red at the store. In my limited experience, female OB's have little color and are mostly a tan fish with black spots. My female is still maroon all over, though this will eventually fade, I imagine.

 

[shawntraviss]

Heres my current male. No flash.

Heres one from the past. With flash.

 

[MalawiLover]

My Petsmart special. Quite a bully. He is in an all male peacock/hap tank. He is about 4 inches at this point.

 

[Melanochromis]

Doesn't look like a bully. :lol:

 

[bulldogg7]

I think we got brothers! Mine looked almost identical about a month ago.

 

[MalawiLover]

If you got yours at one of the big box stores its possible they are at least related. The main distributor for the atlantic region is baed in NC somewhere.

How is yours looking now? I am hoping the blue starts to come out more.

 

[bulldogg7]

He's getting a little more orange background now. He's getting a little aggressive also, trying to spawn with all the females, think it's a puberty thing. His dorsal's a bit tattered.
Think I got this guy at Superpetz, one side of his head was plain, the other side was black, he had almost no color just a small spot of orange behind his head and black bars on an albino body.

 

[Guest]

Wow! There are some cool looking guys out there. Hope mine grows up to be as nice. He (I hope) is little less than 2". See some colors, but not much orange. I will post a pic of mine, and keep folks updated.

 

[sophiedude]

This is my male whos about 3 years old now!