Aulonocara Eureka Red ?

[DaCiChLiDMaStEr]

http://www.cichlidlovers.com/a-eureka-red.JPG
Can someone tell me which type of eureka red this fish is , it is just listed as "Aulonocara Eureka Red"

[tom]

The photo caption is misleading since it designates the "Eureka Red" as a not-yet-formally-described species of the <I>Aulonocara</I> genus. Pictured is an <I>Aulonocara jacobfreibergi </I> of the selectively bred "Eureka Red" variety. I think it was with Overawed that I had a brief discussion of his "Albino Eureka Red" specimen. Someone (several people?) had told him that the AER is a hybrid. It is not. Moreover, while neither variety is known to occur in Malawi, IMO these peacocks are no more "unnatural" than the offspring of any naturally-occurring fish selected for breeding to produce (e.g.) "show quality" specimen.

[jnorris]

Same as the OB Peacock...(not your fish) but the hybrid part. I think uless you get them wild caught they all are a little hybrid....

[zoostation1973]

dragging this thread back from the dead... :)

All the Google'd images of the "Eureka Red" look nothing like the one I have in my tank. :confused: Mine is very orange with ice blue trim.... but then again, he's not mature yet, so maybe that will change?


http://home.earthlink.net/~stevie123/images/Eureka.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~stevie123/images/Eureka2.jpg

[z rock]

When you think about it,all the fish in the lake were a hybrid at one point in time or another.I think mankind is speeding things up in an undesirable way though.