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	Peacock Problem
Mr Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 304 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003	I recently bought 3 aulonocara Neon blue peacock. I have them in a 30 gal. The lager female is 2 inches, the male 1.5 inches and the smaller female is 1 inch. I have noticed that the largest one is chasing the one I an sure is a male. He has a darker complection than the other and a few egg spots. The largest one is chasing the male relentlessly. What should I do?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	What kind of decor do you have in the tank. Make sure you have enough hiding spots to break the line of sight. The chaser usually stops chasing if they lose sight of the chased fish. I would even reccomend putting a large oversized plant in the back corner to allow refuge away from the bottom. Three peacocks in a 29g are a recipe for disastor. Is this a permanent tank for them? The sex of the peacocks are hard determine at 1 to 1.5 inches and even two inches. Did the lfs employee sex them for you? Last edited by openwater at 04-Jan-2005 17:41 Last edited by openwater at 04-Jan-2005 17:50
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
Bdadawg Fish Addict Posts: 530 Kudos: 161 Votes: 26 Registered: 04-Feb-2002	I would agree with open. They are in too small of a tank. I have alot of fry in the 1-2" range and cannot tell the difference between the males and females yet as far as color goes. Usually i only see aggression in the males. Even in fry the only ones i see chasing each other are ones i expect to be male. Normally if the fry are all born at the same time the largest ones tend to be males. So if those are all out of one batch, they may have been sexed wrong. Bdadawg
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
MR_CICHLID Fish Addict Posts: 770 Kudos: 582 Votes: 124 Registered: 12-Aug-2003	And thats 3, i'm in agreement on the tank size. With peacocks as mentioned above they need to be min. 2" before they can be sexed, even at that size it's rather difficult. Excellent suggestion on the plant though by openwater If your hoping to get a trio this is best done by purchasing 6-8 juv's, letting them mature then selecting the proper fish, you could begin this in your 29g, but you'll need to acquire a bigger tank to maintain them into the future. Good luck
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
Mr Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 304 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003	I intend to get a larger tank, but I got them on sale for a good deal. I am thinking that the larger female is just aggresive and the male has to fight back. I have plenty of rocks and he remains hidden most of the day.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
acei Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 291 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Mar-2004	you have to understand that most peacocks are cave dwellers. if there is a cave, they will be there. sometimes that is their only defense.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19


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