Demeter
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I've raised a few batches of OB peacocks just fine and now those fry have matured to the point of having their own fry. Now I've got 3 batches of OB fry going but they are not turning out as I'd hoped. 2 batches are from the main pair and the youngest batch is from the oldest daughter of said pair.
The problem is, they don't look like OB peacocks. There's a good portion of the fry that are not getting the marbled OB look. They look like run of the mill peacock fry with vertical baring. This wouldn't be a problem if it was only a couple out of each spawn but I'd say about half are not looking very OB.
I netted at random, the largest fry and a few others are not getting the marbled pattern.

This happened in the first spawn, there were 2 that looked like plain old peacocks. I kept one and he's very plain looking despite being a male. Plain male and sister up top.
Dad/grandpa and mom/grandma, holding again.
Is it even worth waiting for the fry to grow a bit more to see if they are OB or should I just not waste my time and cull the ones that are less than what I'm going for? These fry will be going to a good pet store once they are around 1.5-2in.
The problem is, they don't look like OB peacocks. There's a good portion of the fry that are not getting the marbled OB look. They look like run of the mill peacock fry with vertical baring. This wouldn't be a problem if it was only a couple out of each spawn but I'd say about half are not looking very OB.
I netted at random, the largest fry and a few others are not getting the marbled pattern.


This happened in the first spawn, there were 2 that looked like plain old peacocks. I kept one and he's very plain looking despite being a male. Plain male and sister up top.

Dad/grandpa and mom/grandma, holding again.


Is it even worth waiting for the fry to grow a bit more to see if they are OB or should I just not waste my time and cull the ones that are less than what I'm going for? These fry will be going to a good pet store once they are around 1.5-2in.