carpintis x dempsey, anyone?

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I have a pair of bgjd and a few red texas females and I might do this too. I'm sure the pearls will be nice, but I'd be worried about the body structure of the the fish once they reach adulthood.
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Their body types are not significantly incompatible to be a problem. Both are significantly stocky with the Texas being a little taller eventually.


The one I had and most ive seen in pictures seem to express a body shape that's a mix from both parent species. Big pearls of the texas covering the entire body but pearls are blue green and gold. The only one Ive seen that could be called ugly was all washed out from stress. Wish I had pictures of mine.
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OMG this sounds amazing. I'd be a fool to not do this and create a good wet pet. I can always sell the parents and keep the best of the fry.
 
If I understand the Blue gene in JD right(I dont think I do) only 25 percent of the hybrids would have the blue gene and you would have to be very lucky and pick out a pair of Blue gene hybrids and breed them together, but that wouldn't be possible since males are sterile. I think it must be male texas X female JD.
 
Moved my female carpintis into the 75g and will grow her out quickly to catch her up to the dempsey. He's already at about 6 inches and she's only 2 inches, so we're looking at a good month or two of dead air while I over-do water changes and sprout her like a weed.
 
FishFreak95 said:
If I understand the Blue gene in JD right(I dont think I do) only 25 percent of the hybrids would have the blue gene and you would have to be very lucky and pick out a pair of Blue gene hybrids and breed them together, but that wouldn't be possible since males are sterile. I think it must be male texas X female JD.
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Blue gene -and electric blue- jaks r not hybrids.
Blue is a natural color variant in jaks.
 
FishFreak95 said:
Exactly :)

I hear that all the time but no one provides proof...
Where did the EB gene come from? I always thought it was a recessive color mutation...
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I just like to tease the ebjd die hards because I dont see it being natural. The first breeder supplied the hobby with a fairy tale.
Knifegill I would be interested in some fry if you make this happen.
 
Yes, it will take time. But there's nothing really in my way. I'll just move the adonis into the pond or my Oscar's tank, scoot the ten amblydoras nauticus into my 55g for a few months and introduce Jack to Tex as soon as she's about the same size. Culled non-magenta Guppies will either become nice protein snacks or dithers for them...and I'll grow the fry out to about 1" in that 75g and cherry pick the ones that look awesome or noteworthy.
 
My little Texas is only three inches long, but looks like she's egged up already. The Dempsey and her have been together in the 210g pond for a long time now, and I'm wondering - because I've not bred CA cichlids before - should I move the pair as a unit into a 75g, or move the female first (since she's smaller than the Dempsey) to give her a chance to set up shop before adding him?
 
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