Anyone know what type of Cichlid this is?

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Anyone know what type of Cichlid this is?

Postby CanadianCichlidFreak » Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:57 am

If anyone could tell me what type of Cichlid this is I would appreciate it.
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Re: Anyone know what type of Cichlid this is?

Postby dogofwar » Fri Jun 18, 2010 11:39 am

Looks like a young Aulonocara (peacock)... if I had to guess I'd say it's one of the fancy hybrid ones like a "Firefish"...

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Re: Anyone know what type of Cichlid this is?

Postby CanadianCichlidFreak » Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:08 pm

thanks matt what about that albino one bottom right think its an albino peacock or some young vesion of a zebra?
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Re: Anyone know what type of Cichlid this is?

Postby dogofwar » Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:49 pm

hard to tell but looks like a Metriaclima zebra type
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Re: Anyone know what type of Cichlid this is?

Postby faerrleah » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:55 am

I think Aulonocara. Aulonocara is one of the genera that make up the family Cichlidae. A male Aulonocara is typically remarkably colourful, while the female Aulonocara is silvery or brownish. One feature shared by all Aulonocara cichlids is a sensor system that makes them highly aware of even tiny movements.
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Re: Anyone know what type of Cichlid this is?

Postby SergeS » Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:03 am

Yep. This is a young A. sp "Firefish" (or something similar). You'll have to wait a bit so it can grow to tell exactly which one it is, all these red hybrid peacocks look the same to me :)
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