Hybrids and the hobby

I have had hybrids, flowerhorn etc. I keep a few parrots in 1 of my tanks now. I actually used to have a female jag the constantly spawned with a male Texas, they were nice looking hybrids. I don't see a problem with hybrids. Although I prefer pure breeds of fish.


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I think hybrids are fine, it becomes a problem when irresponsible people introduce them back into LFS' though, unfair on people who think they're getting pure blood lines.

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There are two sides, one concerned with natural critters and taxonomy and stuff, and the other is interested in quality pets natural or not.
To me it's like dogs. Bred forever by man to take a certain shape or perform a specific task so today we have all these different breeds. I think random and unplanned hybrids are stupid and detrimental to the hobby for the most part. Things like flowerhorns are amazing though, it's like creating a new dog breed and really does take patience and know how. The pollution of pure strains can only really happen by idiots breeding random crap and passing them off as something else and they continue to get passed along until it's too late

you will get a lot of differing opinions,but not here.this is a hybrid page! go to other places and they will burn you at the stake for mentioning them!lol
mixing s.a. seems to be more acceptable to people in general rather that africans.there are people that really get pissed about it.check this african hybrid that people hate me for

I don't mind a sustainable hybrid that is easy to keep without complications. What I do mind is hybrids that are over the top with health issues and typically die young while not being very sustainable (ie one of the parent species might be unsustainable on its own, among other reasons.) Ideally a hypothetical rare hybrid that can produce offspring would exist, but I think those in the know realize how uncommon that is all across the animalia. That is my purely hypothetical standpoint as I am more of a wild-type non-high end kinda guy, but I don't begrudge people if the fish is healthy and responsibly kept. Also for the record I think blood parrots look both ugly and derpy. So there.

I believe that the arguments against hybrid cichlids are generally based on a fallacy, since the same people that will say this about cichlids have no problem with fancy livebearers, bettas, etc. most of which are hybrids.

The main problems with hybrids in the cichlid hobby are 1. People crossing random fish and thinking they are worth selling, because flowerhorns are hybrids and 2. Passing off hybrids as pure species (a good example of this is the midevil issue)

However, I do believe that hatred of hybrid fish is largely to blame for the second issue. The only reason that highfin variatus, for example, are not listed as x. Variatus x x.helleri, is that people wouldn't be as accepting of them if the truth was made more evident.

Also the contention about ebjd being hybrids and/or man made. we would know the truth on this issue if the breeders thought people would accept it. I'm not saying this is true, but if it is, it would be a much bigger problem that people are crossing these to pure jd, and the hatred of hybrid cichlids would be directly responsible for the problem.

I know ebjd being a hybrid may be difficult to accept at first because of how the genes seem to work, but I have had some experiences that really give this creedance.

I agree with you kaleidoscope. Also i have been saying for years that I believe ebjd have cuban cichlid blood in them.

My dog is a mutt. My fish are mutts too.

I dont care that im breeding random mbuna cichlids in my african tank... Because they are healthy tank raised fish that are pleasing to look at and they are free. I keep them. I like them.

If I were selling them then I think that would be a different story.

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