GTR73 Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Anyone know if these guys are available in Oz? A.Turkis (not a bad lookin' Peacock ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Wow thats beautiful! Sort of like the lab. perlmutt of the peacock world. I've never seen them before but I'd sure be interesed if anyone had some for sale? Perhaps Nigel may know of their rarity on the lake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 they are here. But like most Aulonocara you need to get them from a reputable source... there are just too many hybrids. People dont keep these fish (Aulonocara) in species only tanks and IMHO are asking for trouble. HTH - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiem Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Guys I think you will find it is not found in the lake but a line bred from Europe Heinz Staude at All Aquarium in Melbourne did have a colony but I am not sure if he still has them Regards Aussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR73 Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 Linebred! Hmmm, interesting. Actually looks almost linebred I guess. The fish looks like it's whole body has become the same colour of its head, if you know what I mean. The Brisbane auction is coming up, so will keep an eye out for them. But not getting my hopes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Aussie - What are they linebred from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
show Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 as far as ive seen and been told from breeders over seas , these are a cross, aswell as a few others that seem to be coming in , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiem Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 YeW.if my memory serves me right they originated in Germany but would have to go through heaps of literature to locate the article Regards Aussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canerod Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 According to info on 1 site i looked at the turkis was line bred in Germany from a wild caught mutant Aul. stuartgranti chilumba. The site with this info is at www.ohiexchange.com/armke/ hybridization_and_line_breeding.html if you want more info do a google search for "Aulonocara turkis" and you will get about 50-60 sites to choose from Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danpri Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Here are some Aulonocara hybrids to look out for: Firebird Albino All Marbles Tangerine Yellow Yellow bar ( They are possibly trying to say 'Maulana' with this name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Dan - Not all albinos Aulonocara are hybrids. You can get non-hybrid albino 'Fort Maguire's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danpri Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Sure you can. But seriously you can argue the albino gene was possibly introduced from maybe an Albino Zebra and developed from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cichlids_au Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Reminds me of my mate the Marbled Peacock, Must be some Zebra in there some where. I guess we will never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Sadly Mark - the only way to tell would be to do some molecular DNA work with them. However, there's only scant information available so much preliminary work would need to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cichlids_au Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Yes Dave. Equally so with Danpri's albino comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canerod Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 I was always under the impression that albinism was a genetic mutation. If i am correct then there is no need to hybridise in order to achieve an albino strain, all you need is a fish of the desired species which shows the mutation and then line breed to make the mutation a dominant feature. I am of course strictly an amatuer on the subject of genetics but i think i got that one right. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
show Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 i think its more along the lines of that they needed a albino zebra to cross with the peacock to get the albino peacock , you need about 8 generations of crossing the young of the peacock cross just to make it semi look like a albino peacock , they must have zebra in them some place as ive seen marbled peacocks come out of albinos, its much on the lines of how the early bird breeders got the lutino alexanderine by crossing it thru a ringneck to start with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danpri Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 ..and I've seen Albinos come out of Marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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