Help - ID on this female

[theoryguru]

I have a tank of various juvies - OBs, Sunshines, Dolpins, albinos, ice blues - and traded a bunch of OB fry a few months ago
To my surprise after feeding them, I noticed a female holding.  This will be the youngest female that's ever held I've owned..
but I'm not 100% what she is.  I think it might be a sunshine, no clue who the father is either.
Any input is appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

[danielratti]

It is a female peacock of some sort. Nearly impossible to ID. Could be a sunshine but you never know who the dad is. That would be something Maury will handle.

[Super Turtleman]

Agreed. Nearly impossible to id at this point. Best to assume the fish will be hybrids and let nature take it's course.

[theoryguru]

I didn't expect this to happen since they're so young, but nature took its course.
I guess I'll find out soon enough.

[SKISWETPETS]

I don't believe its an OB female. But that doesn't help much I know...

[theoryguru]

Likely going to be a hybrid;  This was totally unexpected, I'll let her spit them out.

[robmc13]

What is the stock list of Peacocks in this tank?

[theoryguru]

What is the stock list of Peacocks in this tank?

peacocks:
OB
Albinos
Sunshine

Others:
blue dolphins,  aceii

[robmc13]

From that list it is most likely the female is a Sunshine Female. That being said there is no telling who the father is. Your best bet would be not to save the fry and let nature take its course.

[Ron]

I'd say from the list provided that the only possibility is the sunshine peacock and all others I can rule out explicitly.

However, do sunshine peacocks have those spots on the sides while young? The double-dot, dot, dot is somewhat unique. I've never kept them so I don't know first hand and the pictures I found googling were mostly adults of both sexes, neither of which had spotting.

[Helloitsme]

...... but you never know who the dad is. That would be something Maury will handle.

Now, that's funny!

[Regalblue]

Hopefully the male was an OB Peacock.  That'd be your only salvation for getting something for the fry

[danielratti]

I've seen the spots on the sides of sunshines before. Be normally its from poor breeding.

[Ron]

I've seen the spots on the sides of sunshines before. Be normally its from poor breeding.

That last part doesn't make any sense. Either they genetically have spots or they don't.

[danielratti]

I've seen them with spots and not with spots. I figured it was from poor breeding the males didn't even get a lot of color and had weird markings