I learn more each time I try to confirm what I have in my tanks. The local fish store sold me a fish and called it a
Aulonocara baenschi, common name as they called it a
Benga Regal and I guess also called a Sunshine Peacock. Now maybe there are Sunshine Peacocks that look similar or even very similar to what i have but i do not think this is what I have at the moment. Here is a picture of what i have:
This fish for one is not yellow, or at least not a bright vibrant yellow like many of the sunshine peacocks I find online are,
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/baenschi. The previously linked page has many pictures of
baenschi that vary a little but all of them have something in common. Their heads are not completely blue, my fish differs in that respect:
So I think this fish is more likely to be a Blue Neon, a
Aulonocara stuartgranti (
Chiwindi) the following links provide some online examples of the fish.
http://www.livefish.com.au/index.php?main_page=popup_
Same picture at another site, under the same name...
http://www.livefishdirect.com/store.php?fid=493
There is one problem with my theory the Blue Neon has blue fins, our fish does not. Maybe this is a color variant found in fish stores from selective breeding, who knows ... but I think I am not going to call our fish a Sunshine Peacock.
Here are a couple other pictures of our fish ..
I don't know what it is... looks like an orange Sunshine with an all blue head :(
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