Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

[GAK1]

We purchased a male and female pair of what we were told to be Tangerine Peacocks.  I do not know the species name but this is what we were told they were.  I have since searched on the internet for good pictures of Tangerines and have been unable to come across anything that resembles the fish we have in our tank.  They actually look almost the same as a picture I found of a German Red.  I will post the picture I am speaking of since I do not have any pictures of the fish themselves.  Anybody have any info or suggestions on this or any good info I can find on the difference of these fish.  My brother just purchased a pair of German Reds that look different than the fish we bought and different than the picture.  I am really confused! :?

[HFBfounder]

Re: Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

Do you mean the color is different or the shape? They can come in all different color varieties. I just depends on the particular fish. This picuture looks like a dominant show color to me. Very nice! I would love to have a male like that.

[SCOTT]

Re: Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

The Tangerine is actually a cross strain of Orange and German red. The orange color is more intense than than in the orange or the red by themselves.

[Tiapan]

Re: Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

ahhh. interesting. oh fishbox you should ask Homeless to take a pic of his male. not quite that bright but he is definately stunning,(at least i think its a pretty male.)

[armthehomeless]

Re: Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

I have two male german reds (6 female) and a bunch of little guys... i'll try to post pics this weekend. That is a pretty picture!

[SCOTT]

Re: Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

May have to see about doing a swap there arm. I have some red empresses if you are interested.

[baba]

Re: Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

Every time you breed  German red you get one or two very pretty orange with blue face(out of 30 to 40).

[GAK1]

Re: Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

Do you mean the color is different or the shape? They can come in all different color varieties. I just depends on the particular fish. This picuture looks like a dominant show color to me. Very nice! I would love to have a male like that.

I was actually referring to the color difference.  The male that we have looks very similar to the one in the picture in color but not quite as bright.  He is a beautiful deep red orange with a blue face.  I haven't found any pictures of a Tangerine Peacock that looks like the male we have so I am wondering if he is indeed a German Red instead of a Tangerine that he was sold to us as.  I will work on getting some pictures maybe this weekend of him if I can and see what you all think.

[armthehomeless]

Re: Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

i'll look at your red empresses later tonight scott. i'm kinda attached to these guys though (especially after you showed me how to breed them so effortlessly). Three females are holding as we speak!

[SCOTT]

Re: Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

Nice, you lucky devil.

[armthehomeless]

Re: Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

Well, here is a pic of what was sold to me as a german red. After looking around, I'm not entirely sure anymore. It may be a chipoka... What do you guys think?

[GAK1]

Re: Pics or Info on German Red or Tangerine Peacocks

Doesn't look like any of the German Reds that I have seen or seen in pictures but then again, my fish doesn't look like a Tangerine either!     Very beautiful fish either way!