Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => Old World => Topic started by: theoryguru on April 14, 2013, 12:29:42 PM

Title: What's old is new!
Post by: theoryguru on April 14, 2013, 12:29:42 PM

I got this peacock about 2yrs ago with a batch of other cichlids from someone shutting down their tank.
I always thought it was bi color hybrid of sort since it didn't color up much and had light yellow shoulders and dull grey body.

Yesterday I swapped a few fish into different tanks and in a matter of an hour the yellow became more pronounced, blue face,  and the grey dorsal and anal fins started to darken to black - see photos. Turns out he appears to be a Flavescent! Complete transformation; hardly a stunner, but can't believe this is the same plain jane peacock. I wish I had a 'before' photo.
I'll keep him this his new home and hope he colors up even more.

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/theoryguru/Aqua/DSC_09542.jpg) (http://s1252.photobucket.com/user/theoryguru/media/Aqua/DSC_09542.jpg.html)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/theoryguru/Aqua/DSC_09522.jpg) (http://s1252.photobucket.com/user/theoryguru/media/Aqua/DSC_09522.jpg.html)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/theoryguru/Aqua/DSC_09502.jpg) (http://s1252.photobucket.com/user/theoryguru/media/Aqua/DSC_09502.jpg.html)

Title: Re: What's old is new!
Post by: Steve on April 15, 2013, 12:24:02 PM

Very nice. I also have one in my all male peacock tank, they are a pretty fish when the colors are showing.