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Aulonocara (Peacock Cichlids)

Profile Distribution : Lake Malawi Size : Up to 7 inches Temperature : 22 to 29 0 C (higher temperature for breeding) PH : 7.7 to 8.6  Hardness : (Medium hard to hard, moderately alkaline water). Diet : Flake, freeze fried & frozen and pellet food.  Breeding : Open polygamous, mouth brooder. Sexual Difference :  Males are colourful and bigger. Female are generally very drab, silver with dark vertical bars.     Photo Gallery Cichlid Photo Gallery Main Photo Gallery Photo Gallery of Betta Photo Gallery of Tank set-up Photo of Central American Cichlids Photos of African Cichlid Photos of South American Cichlids Tank Photos on Community Cichlid Tank Fish Posters Fish Face Poster Frontosa Poster Tropheus Duboisi Poster   Aulonocara Species Cave dwelling species Aulonocara jacobfreibergi Intermediate zone species Aulonocara baenschi (Yellow Regal or Bengal) Aulonocara hansbaenschi Aulonocara maylandi (sulphur head) Aulonocara saulosi (green face or green metallic) Aulonocara Rubescens (Ruby Red Peacock) Open sand species Aulonocara nyassae Aulonocara rostratum	Description These fishes inhabit open water or in region where there are sandy areas. They are generally micro predators. However, fish under aquarium condition can quickly accept pellet foods, freeze dried shrimps, blood worms etc.  Due to their aggressiveness and size, a large aquarium (in excess of 100 Gal) is best to keep a few species. Males of similar colour will often battle to death.  Blue Peacock.  One of the most aggressive peacocks that can survive the harassment of the zebras and haplochromis. It is shinny blue with long fins. A beautiful fish. It has many a times hold its turf against the Venustus and even the Green Terror.  Likes       :  Beautiful and independent.    Dislikes    :   None. Click for Description of Aulonocara Baenschi (Yellow Regal or Banga Peacock Cichlid) Click for Description of Aulonocara Rubescens (Ruby Red Peacock)		Buy now from My Cichlid Tank   S$95.00 (includes Delivery) - For Singapore only Aqualog African Cichlids III Malawi II "Peacocks" by P Schupke Other Related Topics My Cichlid Tank African Cichlid Central America Cichlid South America Cichlids Main photo Gallery Fish Foods Articles Aquarium Books Links OB Peacock.      They are also generally known as Marble Peacock or Orange Black (OB) Peacock. The male was quite aggressive and fiercely defend his little area at the corner of the tank. One of the graceful fish that I enjoyed.  Likes         :    Beautiful graceful fish.  Dislikes    :     Quite motionless at times, not very active. General Articles Common Fish Measurements How to select C. Frontosa Life Span of a Cichlid Tropheus_obituary Articles on Tank Set-ups Central America set-up Lake Tanganyika (Tropheus) Tank Set-up Orignial tank set-up Tank set-ups Articles on Equipment Review Aquarium Skimmer DAZS Automatic Fish Food Feeder Articles on Fish Food Fish Food For Sale (suitable for Cichlids) Fish Foods Recommended Foods for Cichlids SERA Flowerhorn SERA Granu Green TetraPro Vegetable Crisps Types and Description of Fish Food
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