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emptyhead0102
07-10-2007, 10:46 PM
hey guys, can you help me out with this peacock I.D.? Sorry for the pic quality. (click it, it'll zoom. just sayin. someone else didn't realize) And is there not a section, just for I.D.s?
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cgcomeaux
07-10-2007, 11:26 PM
Hi I just joined this forum and yours was the first post i read. I have a fish exactly like the one you pictured and it was sold to me me by a very dependable dealer who ID it as a Red top zebra (Pseudotropheus sandraracinos) Hope this helps...
DeRo316
07-11-2007, 4:45 PM
No way thats a zebra.
Peacock all the way, Id say Aulonocara Maleri or Baenschi
cdfishie123
07-11-2007, 4:57 PM
i agree with DeRo316
rwilliams254
07-11-2007, 4:58 PM
Beautiful fish!
That's an Aulonocara Jacobfreibergi, male.
Akysten
07-12-2007, 3:03 PM
First, awesome fish!
Second:
DeRo316 is dead on...
I can say with 99% certainty that you either have a
Aulonocara sp. "Stuartgranti Maleri"
or
Aulonocara Baenschi
To me, it looks a Baeneshe(or Benga) to me, if for no other reason, they're a lot more common than Maleri:
http://cichlid-forum.com/articles/a_baenschi.php
The difference is in the shape of the forehead. Study the two and see which you have.
http://cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1410
There is no way that this is a "jacobfreibergi" and even less of a chance of a Red Top Zebra(which is a Mbuna! and the name is actually Metriaclima pyrsonotos)
It looks like a good stock of fish... my Benga peacock is not as nice as yours. They'll only look MUCH better.
Weezer
07-12-2007, 3:25 PM
Also known as a blue peacock or Sunshine peacock........:)
jm1212
07-12-2007, 5:53 PM
:iagree:
Coler
07-13-2007, 11:57 AM
is it the guy in the middle of the first picture and on his own in the second ?
http://cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1375
http://cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1381
that's a couple of jacobfreibergi - the very distinct white trim on the fins is a good indicator; if your's have this then that's what I think it is.
DeRo316
07-13-2007, 3:28 PM
IMO its still not a jacobfreibergi.
I have a jacobfreibergi otter point and the mouth on the jacobfreibergi is more round than that on a Baenschi or Maleri, the forehead is also a little more flat. Plus the tail seems to be to yellow to be on a jacobfreibergi which usually fades out by the tip.
emptyhead0102
07-13-2007, 4:20 PM
yes, they guy in the middle, and both actually, in the bottom. I've checked the profiles for A. Baenschi and A. sp. "Stuartgranti Maleri" and I'm goin with Baenschi. Forehead, eye position (seems to sit a little higher on Baenschi), dorsal fins, all a match. But they do have the white fin lining, not VERY distinct, but there. More obvious on larger. I'll repost in a few months when they get a little more size and color so keep an eye out!
emptyhead0102
07-13-2007, 4:23 PM
For the time I do agree it's not a Jacobfreibergi, who knows though, I could be wrong!
Derek3975
07-17-2007, 2:22 PM
...And doesn't belong with the M. Auratus certainly
N-E CICHLIDS
07-19-2007, 3:36 PM
It is not any type of Jacobfreibergi. They are multi colored like the otter points, malawi butterfly, Eurekas etc...
I have found that the Bengas have more blue streaks in their tails than the Maleri. I doubt that that is a sure way to tell. There are a few types of Maleri and they all look somewhat different depending on where they come from in the lake.
^ check the links from cichlid forum.
It aint a jacobfreibergi, looks like a baenschi.Nice colours too
there are two fish in question...pic one second fish from the left, 'facing' the camera (the yellow headed guy) = baenchi...pic one first fish 'side on' to the camera = not one imo