[Rock Harbor]

I just back into cichlids and decided to go with mild mbuna's in a 75 gal tank. So far I have 5 Labidochromis Sp Hongi and 5 Cynotilapia Afra Cobue. I almost got some Acei but the deal fell through.

But now I have decided that I would really like to get some Peacocks again.
Any suggestions for a tough, yet colorful Peacock? I have already had Rubesences and Ngara Flametails.

Gracias

 

[DanniGirl]

Jacobfreibergis would hold up. Lawandas are also pretty tough but I'd worry about their fins.

 

[DJRansome]

I would not classify hongi as mild. :thumb:

 

[Rock Harbor]

Really, I thought the Afras were more belligerent. I appreciate the input and will have consider carefully what I get

 

[DJRansome]

Afra, especially the cobue have a rep for being timid to the point where they may fail to color unless they are dominant in the tank.

I'd try them with peacocks. But I would feel differently about the hongi.

 

[cichlid_baby]

The toughest peacock would be no doubt in my mind... the OB peacock.. they will have no problem holding their own and still maintain a whole lot of color in the tank... they also have a variety of color choices so you should have no problem finding the color combination that you like most.

Here are a few pics to show you the color choices..

 

[Guest]

yea my ob peacocks are mean...i have an ob peacock holding right now and i live in jersey you are more than welcome to some fry when she spits if you like

 

[Guest]

lol those are def more intense than most ob peacocks *** seen.. those almost look like an ob peacock crossed with a german red or something

 

[drexel187]

I have a Maulana peacock that holds his own fine with my mbuna.

http://imgur.com/RpDxj

 

[mokujin22]

+1 for any jacobfreibergi or an OB. Lemon jakes can be brutal and get big.

 

[Guest]

also firefish.. they are quite mean... i have a strawberry (kinda orangeish not real bright pink) and a same size ob that got along ok not trying to kill each other.. then i put a real pink firefish in lil bit bigger and it was nonstop fighting circling and liplocking with the ob and the strawberry i had to take him out and put him in my friends Mbuna tank and now he's fine.. and my tank went back to normal... kinda sucks cuz he is a gorgeous bright pink fish(if you're into that kinda thing) lol i have a whole group of er jakes growing out i hope they dont get too mean before i can get rid of most of them.. i have them in with lethrinops sp nyassae i was hoping to keep both in there to breed but now im thinkin the jakes might be too nasty to keep with the more peaceful haps.. i guess ill wait to see what happens

 

[#1 Cichlids]

OBS,NO ?HANDS DOWN MAD DOG MEAN WHEN THEY REACH A GOOD SIZE 4+,BE CARFUL.IT MIGHT RIP YOUR ARM OFF LOL