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Mermay / Peacock CichlidTime: 1 hr. 7 min Program: #procreate —— Artist comments: Peacock cichlids are NOT consistent with colors so it was hard to choose which one ;w; —— Art (c) @azublissMay 24, 2026
I've never heard of peacock cichlids, but when I was growing up, my buddy Kevin had an aquarium with various fish, and the undisputed rulers of that kingdom were his two African cichlids. Those two fish were absolute psychopaths. Every time he bought a fish, he knew he risked throwing his money away, because if they didn't approve of their new neighbor, they'd just kill it. Not only did they kill any other fish they didn't like, but both of them had scars all over their bodies because they'd occasionally beat each other up, seemingly for fun. Sometimes I would be over at his place drawing or doing homework or something, and we'd start hearing "BAM!" "BAM'" and it would be one of those crazy cichlids ramming themselves either into the glass, or into his filter pump (he was forever having to replace the filter pump because they loved breaking it). Hopefully your cute little guy doesn't have their personality. Otherwise, RIP to all the other merhorses