albie Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I was just looking at some ads in Aust. pet link classifieds,and came across a couple of ads, Dragon blood peacocks. Are they a true strain? or are they bread by some amateur who names them whatever they like? Surely there is no such "location" in lake Malawi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsx Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 they are a hybrid, but a popular one, alot of peacocks are like the strawberry's etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobcas Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 These fish always seem to cause quite a stir, are they a line bred strain or a hybrid etc etc. I think you will find that they are considered by the powers to be in ACE a hybrid and hence not allowed for sale here (mods please confirm) however I'm sure discussion is o.k. There's no doubt they are are a brilliant looking fish and it is interesting how we immediately associate the word peacock to lake Malawi and Aulonocara, I imagine the add never suggested anything other than peacock as it would be misleading to suggest otherwise. Once I spent far too much time one day translating a German website when I first saw Aulonacara Fire Fish for sale and found out that they came from a "mutation" in a Aulonocara redflush or a Pseudotropheus zebra-estherae and then linebred by a member of the German Cichlid Society. Germans and genetics are a bad mix IMO. Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4G13M4N Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Not 100% on these as to line bred, hybrid, colour fed or all 3 But i have seen some in a LFS that lost most of their colour after a month or so and had the ususuall suspect coloured females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 From memory they are similar to the Marigold which were line bred from a type of OB Peacock (Which is a hybrid). They are all suspect and to be avoided. As you alluded to in your post if it has no location it is suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiem Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Definately a hybrid (actually between three different species) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangers Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 IMHO go for named variants - I recently picked up some F1 A. Baenschi 'Nkhomo Reef' - will grow into a nice yellow colour. There are so many nice natural variants that I wonder why people keep hybrids . It's a shame when someone mentions Malawi peacocks the first question asked is if they are hybrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I agree, if there is any doubt then it likely is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie2548 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 With many color variants and type species within the world of cichlids . I have come to the conclusions all have been hybridized in one way or another. From the very start , interbreeding in their natural habitat to the German breeders who have along the way, I'm sure have made a slip up and gone " shultz that color looks absolutely voondabar"Lets put it out there. and so it ballons from there. This is only my observation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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