The photo is of a young (about 3.5 months old) male Gold OB Peacock Cichlid. This is a domestic (commercial) strain we developed starting in 2003 from fish we acquired from a Florida fish farm. From those original fish we have developed several color varieties. In our Gold OB line, we are able to ... Read More
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Blue OB Peacock Cichlid
The top photo is of a young (about 4 months old) male Blue OB Peacock Cichlid. The bottom photo is a young female, probably the male’s half-sister, of the same age. This is a domestic (commercial) strain we developed starting in 2003 from fish we acquired from a Florida fish farm. From those ... Read More
Blue Empress Peacock Cichlid
The photo is of a mature pair of Blue Empress Peacock Cichlids. It should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway, the top fish is the female and the bottom one the male. This is an aquarium strain fish of questionable origin and parentage; therefore, I don’t provide a scientific name. My ... Read More
Blue Peacock
The photo is a six-month ago male Blue Peacock. This fish has an interesting history and pedigree. In 2003, after Hurricane Claudette crushed our first greenhouse in Goliad and destroyed much of our breeding stock of rainbowfishes and livebearers, we decided to expand into cichlids, especially ... Read More
Dragon Blood Peacock
Today we processed our single vat of Dragon Blood Peacocks. The photo is one of our three breeding males. We got our starting breeders of this fish from Live Fish Direct the end of November last year. After growing up the juveniles, we found the fish to be more than advertised. They are ... Read More