Trying To Find A Red Cichlid

[joelovesfish]

Hey guys,
Just trying to pick out a few cichlids to complete my tank and was wondering if anyone could help me with a good, even tempered red peacock. I've seen several red ones with other accent colors, but I'm looking for the brightest red I can find. Any ideas?
thanks!

 

[Redfishmagazine]

Hmmm, red...

Many Aulonocara can get very bright orange? I'd avoid Hemichromis, I'm not sure if you've been tempted, but in my experience they go poorly with Malawi's despite being quite a bright red colour.

 

[elisew]

Either Firefish or Jacobfreibergi Eureka colour select

Be careful if you get a Firefish and where it comes from though because a lot of the foreign imports are very, very aggressive. The bloke I bought all of my fish from sells line bred so they`re excellent quality and all proper, not cross bred or foreign imports

Jacobfreibergi:
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjtGMPHov2w

Firefish:
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYt2YHV3uDY

 

[rifty]

i got mine from a guy called mal on aqua classifieds he had them imported from Holland
they are the best red linebreds ive seen! as they still have a good aulonocara shape

 

[joelovesfish]

Thanks for the vids Elise! I do already have a German firefish, and it's from a very trusted breeder I've got here in the States. I can only hope he turns out as beautiful as the one in the video. He's still a juvenile, so we've got some time. Rifty- beautiful fish. Love the egg spots.

 

[joelovesfish]

Hmmm, red...

Many Aulonocara can get very bright orange? I'd avoid Hemichromis, I'm not sure if you've been tempted, but in my experience they go poorly with Malawi's despite being quite a bright red colour.

Bright orange? That sounds really nice. Any experience with Orange Aulonocara? I'd love to google some images and try to locate one.

 

[rifty]

they are normally a biproduct of firefish breeding i get them in fry
this was the best example ive had

im waiting for these to become available i know the breeder this is a royal red

 

[elisew]

If you have time, have a quick nose through the thread I started when I setup my Malawi tank. Malawi, mbuna and haps that are a big mix of colours:

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/352272-380l-malawi-setup/

 

[joelovesfish]

If you have time, have a quick nose through the thread I started when I setup my Malawi tank. Malawi, mbuna and haps that are a big mix of colours:

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/352272-380l-malawi-setup/

Hey- when I tried to play the video it said 'removed by user'. Really curious now!!

i got mine from a guy called mal on aqua classifieds he had them imported from Holland
they are the best red linebreds ive seen! as they still have a good aulonocara shape

Hey- My new firefish looks exactly like the peachy-colored fish at the right of that photo. Is that a juvenile male or a female? I was told I had a male and can kind of start seeing his color develop, but it still looks almost exactly like the one in your photo. Let me know when you can.

 

[elisew]

If you have time, have a quick nose through the thread I started when I setup my Malawi tank. Malawi, mbuna and haps that are a big mix of colours:

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/352272-380l-malawi-setup/

Hey- when I tried to play the video it said 'removed by user'. Really curious now!!

Hmm, I'll have to sort it out but there are a few vids and lots of pics on the thread to give you an idea of different reds and oranges, the pics start from about half way down this page:

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/352272-380l-malawi-setup/page__st__40

 

[rifty]

thats a female but the fry start off this colour until about 1 inch then get darker
if its bigger than 1 inch it may still go dark but they linebred aulonocara are a real mixed bag of colours from pale orange to red so you will have to wait it out

 

[joelovesfish]

thats a female but the fry start off this colour until about 1 inch then get darker
if its bigger than 1 inch it may still go dark but they linebred aulonocara are a real mixed bag of colours from pale orange to red so you will have to wait it out

I've got a pic of (he/she) but I can't figure out how to post it. I'm being asked for a url (http/......). I'm pretty good with computers, but now i feel dumb Can you help me?!!

 

[rifty]

you need to use a site like photobucket to upload the photo then cut n paste the url on here

 

[joelovesfish]

Here's the link to photobucket. Is there a chance it could be a female? It's starting to get some red around its face, but it's very faint.
http/s1097.photobucket.com/albums/g342/joeyfeys/?action=view&current=pinkie.jpg

 

[rifty]

id say male but not a great colour what size is it at the moment as they do colour up loads if and when they do