Scienceman Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 I recently purchased some red rubins. The largest ~4cm is starting to colour up nicely however, apart from the blue areas, elsewhere is going yellow rather than orange/red. Is this normal? Do they go yellow before turning orange/red or might I possibly have a hybrid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danpri Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Go orangey/yellow before the colour deepens on later maturity but they may never go RED red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canerod Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Diet will help influence color, use foods high in carotene to help deepen the color. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minh Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 you'll be lucky too find one that is full red. most off them turn orange/yellow very rear to fine a red one. cheers minh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 I am a big peacock fan and, although I've looked for quite some time, I have never seen a truely RED rubins in Sydney like the ones you see in photos from overseas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scienceman Posted January 23, 2005 Author Share Posted January 23, 2005 Maybe we should call them "nearly" red rubins!!! Can anybody post some pics of their fish? Are there any peacocks that do show more RED red? How about eureka. Do we have good stock in Sydney? Or even red empress (yes I know they are Proteomelas not Aulonocara) - there is also quite a range of variation with these too. Maybe we should start a campaign to breed some better quality (stronger red) rubins. Is this possible? Has it been done for any other species in Sydney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 In my experience the "red" seen in "red rubins" is no more "red" than the "red" in "eureka reds". Ok so I went a little overboard with the "red's" but still .... you get the picture. From what I've seen there is a stronger red to be found in sydney red empress stock than peacock stock. As for why we as hobbyists havent just decided to develop our own colour morph or attempt to selectively breed bright red peacocks is that it takes a lot of time, effot, money and different blood lines. From my understanding it is a process that requires careful attention and generations of fish to perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatoscarlover Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Hey blakey is this more like what youd call a red rubin???? Hes at a comercial farm in Melbourne and doesnt get pumped with colour enhancers either just the occasional tetra bit. Thanks to arj for the photos. Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scienceman Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 AAAAAMAAAAAZING!!!!!! Even better than pics of fish from the USA. Andy, can you reveal the name of the farm? If ever any fry from this boy come up to Sydney I'll personally greet them at the airport and take them sightseeing! Huba Huba Huba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatoscarlover Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Nah sorry cant name the farm and there is a que for fry from these guys which will probably see out his breeding life! Sorry i cant be of much more help than to show him off mate. Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scienceman Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 Boo Hoo Hoo You are a cruel, cruel man Andy. We are destined to wander the wilderness in search of such beauty 'till the end of our days! I bet his kids get sent to rich overseas buyers and all we can get are yellow/orange locals. So how much? Everything has its price and I've only got one mortgage on my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatoscarlover Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Well i been working for Arj`s forum for 7 months now and im still waiting for fry LOL Its not about money its all about who owes who a favour! hahahaha Enjoy the pics mate i wish i had enough of these to spread around. Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scienceman Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 That's OK. Just promise me that if you ever get the fry and can breed similar colour, you will share with us poor northeners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatoscarlover Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Il put you down as first in my list for about 2 years time from now Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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