My Peacocks Dont Look As Good As They Used To.

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james41683

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i just started adding seachem cichlid lake salt to my 60 gallon tank, is there anything else that i should add to get the water right for my peacocks? ive seen the malawi buffer stuff in the store the other day, is it useful? right now my ph is pretty high and i keep the water clean, weekly changes. My peacocks never seem to have full color and there fins are always down, not completely slicked down, but they arent standing like there were is the store aquarium. Its a 60 gallon tank, lots of hiding spots, ph close to 8, 3 adult males, 2 females, 4 yellow labs, to syno. cats, and one unknown purple mbuna. what could cause the fish to look so scared? the only thing that bothers anyone is the purple one, im thinking of getting rid of him. all water parameters are in check, and i feed them twice a day with tetra cichlid crisps and spirulina. they also munch on the catfish pellets i drop before the lights are on and after theyre off. any help would be great.

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james
 
What kind of peacocks do you have? From what I understand, the males don't color up very well withoout females, stress can also keep them from their full potential. They are very peaceful compared to mbuna, so I'd rehome any bullies and see if that helps.
 
I would agree with you about removing the "purple" mbuna (if you could get a picture for identification it would be great). Peacocks and mbuna can work together when the species mix is right and you have a fairly resilient species of peacock. However, having a solitary male mbuna in the tank will mean that all its aggression will be devoted towards the peacocks. By removing this fish you should observe a noticeable different in display and colouration. Your male to female ratio IMO is good as the fewer the females the more the male fish will compete with each other for preferential treatment. i.e. if there is a bountiful supply of females then they dont have to try as hard. I had two male peacocks in my mbuna setup and they paid little or no attention to the female and constantly displayed for each other.

Regarding your feeding, once you remove the mbuna I would suggest that you get some frozen mias or brine shrimp. The remaining fish in your tank will be insectivores and this extra protein should give them a little extra pep! in their step. Any chance of a picture or two of the peacocks or even a tank shot?

Regards

Denis
 
thanks for the suggestions. im planning on speaking with the guy at the aquatics store to see if he'll take the purple mbuna, one of my sunshine females, and the unsexed sunshine fry. the yellow labs are really peaceful and id like to find another mbuna that are as laid back as them. im sure the store will take the fish, im not gonna ask for money or anything. once i get rid of the unwanted ones im going to pick up another yellow peacock, and the matching female( cant remember the name), then im going to to a red ruben once the ones at the store get bigger.

as for peacocks i have now, i have a group of sunshines(1m:2f), 4 sunshine fry, 1 albino eureka, and a red one that i dont remember the name. 2 syno. ocelifers, 1 common pleco. Im trying to get good pictures but i havent got any im happy with yet, crappy 1.3 mega pixel camera.
 

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