Unidentified Cichlids • please id my unknown peacock cichlids!

[jsmeesterr]

cichlid 1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17127683@N05/7503783644/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17127683@N05/7503781176/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17127683@N05/7503779968/

cichlid 2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17127683@N05/7503782720/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17127683@N05/7503781890/

[mcbdz]

I'm try but not great at these.1. Aulonocara "German Red" or Aulonocara (Rubescens)


2. possibly Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

[jsmeesterr]

the first one is more of a blue color. im not sure what it is but i dont think its is a german red or a. rubescens, because they have red bodies and mine is more of a blue/purple

2. that is exactly what the store said it was, i was was just making sure! thanks!

[24Tropheus]

Its not the greatest German Red. Those should look..............

These days.
And yep its a Jake but yep not a great one.
An average eueika should look

Now they may well improve with time but top dollar cichlids sould look like what you pay for.

[jsmeesterr]

my first cichlid does not look like a eureka or german red. it is a blue/ purple color, no where near readish

[m1ke715m]

24 tropheus.. that looks like a wuddy strain ruby red.. which no1 knows how he makes them but barely any ruby/german reds look that good

[jsmeesterr]

So you guys think it's a ruby or German red?

[Opulent]

I'm no expert with African Cichlids, as I've only been keeping these fish for 6 months, but the first fish may be a strain of Aulonocara Rubescens as others have suggested - my Rubescens in the picture below is orange with purple (you mentioned yours has blue/purple), so it may be that the fish just hasn't fully coloured up.



Also, there may be a possibility that its some kind of hybrid - it appears to have white tips on its tail fin, like a Jacobfriebergi from Otter Point. I've not seen any German Reds / Rubescens with white tips on the tail fin like that - only on the dorsal and ventral fins (like mine).

[Fogelhund]

Frankly, they look like mixed strain/hybrid peacocks, often found in Mixed Peacock tanks.

[m1ke715m]

ruby reds and german reds are the same thing.. its a line bred or hybrid fish thats very red.. they arent sure how they were made.. theres different theories.. but the one he posted a pic of is that wuddy strain from thailand which when you breed them the offspring dont look as good