Is my albino peacock cichlid ill?

[krissy82]

Quite awhile ago I bought two albino peacock cichlids. At the time, I didn't know they were peacocks; the name on the tank they were in had the word 'blood' in it, I can't remember the exact name for the life of me. One hasn't seemed to get much larger at all and the other one got bigger and has the most gorgeous patterns and blueish spots and stripes on it. I did notice that the smaller one's gills look kind of reddish. It's usually in an upper corner of my tank too. Always has been.

[krissy82]

EDIT: They're supposedly albino dragon's blood cichlids.

[Carl]

I would venture to guess you have a dominant fish over a weaker fish.
Just looking at the weaker peacock, this fish is not holding its fin as it should.

The redness in the gills indicates a higher blood flow and possibly an opportunistic infection..

If possible, I would separate the two, provide a medicated bath with Methylene Blue, Nitrofurazone, and Kanamycin

Reference:
www.aquarium-pond-answers.com/2009/07/fish-baths.html

Carl