robdog013 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I have two red rubin peacocks from different bloodlines. One is 10 cm and bluish in colour the other is about 8 cm and has a blue face and a yellow body. My question is when will they turn red in the body? And are they good quality??How do I post pics from I pad?CheersRob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenstrat Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 if you mean like the books, it probably wont..i have a few and some have a fair bit of red with some blue in face and tail, others are mostly blue.they are hybrid fish anyway and peaople generally breed them with all sorts of aulonocara, so all sorts of colours show up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Red Rubin is the trade name given to a line bred species of Aulonacarathese original were Aulonacara stuartgranti sp. Chipoka or Chipoka Orangethey were line bred for a more intense colour but were never "red" as suchthey are not a hybrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinf Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 i used to breed red rubin peacocks and they were very red ........il try to find an old pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 would be interested to the pics of how much colour they had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenstrat Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 good to know they are not a hybrid fish, i was always led to believe they were the result of eureka red jacofriebergi and hansbaenschi.the tangerine/dragon blood are hybrid though, arent they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzman Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Noxious, please post the pic of your male again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi sand diver Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Hi RobdogThey get better with age, if they are kept in good condition. They seem to get a deeper red after a couple of years and the patterns in the tail really show through.The male in the pics below was around the max size and was the dominant fish in my tank.Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzman Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 here's my biggest male (still not fully grown). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog013 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 How many cms is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog013 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 How do I post pics from my I pad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinf Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 this was my 16cm male not the best pic but it does work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 How do I post pics from my I pad?If you use Photobucket then you can use their mobile App.http://photobucket.com/ipad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 in my eyes this is not "red" but an intense dark rusty orangenice fish guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinf Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 you might wanna get them eyes looked at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog013 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 And yellow oneWill any of these guys turn red?? The blue one above is about 12cm and the yellow one around 8 cm, will they grow into red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog013 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Thanks for the photo bucket links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiem Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Unfortunately I believe they wont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog013 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Omg does anyone here want to sell me a nice red rubin male.? I don't want to breed these poor colour males Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdy Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I dont think either of them are red rubin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog013 Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Has anyone had any juvi red rubins that look similar to mine in the post above that grew into stunners with a more red coloration? Am I wasting my time with these two males? Any seen some good ones for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiem Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 The two fish are not red rubins the first one looks like a cross and the second onecould be a benga but the head doesnt look quite right but it could be the angle ofthe photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiem Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Rob I would be a little careful if you got your girls from the same sourceI personally would not breed from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Aussie's male Rubens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aymenz Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Hi Rob,Here are some pictures of my red rubins which I used to have and bred.They were between 8-10 cm at that time.Dominant and sub dominant malesDominant male showing off to female:They'll turn into an orange rusty color with the time and age... when young they'll be fully yellow with a full blue face, light blue dorsal fins and tail, the yellow will eventually turn into dark orangish color... you just need to be patient and provide the appropriate food and water condition....Hope this helps mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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