Black meeki
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I think there is still some confusion over the yellow meeki.It is thought to be a naturally occurring hybrid. no one is sure yet.It could be any mix of meeki,helleri or pasionis.
In the catazaja region during floods many of the lakes join up.A catch from any of the surrounding lakes is bringing in meek,helleri pasionis and this other fish,the yellow meeki and to make things more confusing variations of the yellow meeki.
I imagine all three type species are creating natural hybrids of each other.
If that makes sense.
In the catazaja region during floods many of the lakes join up.A catch from any of the surrounding lakes is bringing in meek,helleri pasionis and this other fish,the yellow meeki and to make things more confusing variations of the yellow meeki.
I imagine all three type species are creating natural hybrids of each other.
If that makes sense.
Isn't "yellow meeki" affinis? I've also seen pasionis called yellow firemouth.
I also read affinis might be a meeki variation.
But yeah, it will be interesting if new species are occurring due to natural hybrids.
Hi Steve,
Yeah affinis was tagged yellow meeki,and yes it is believed to be a hybrid.
Pasionis has also been given this name.
Just lately there has been talk of another yellow meeki which is probably helleri x pasionis or meeki x pasionis or meeki x helleri.
Yeah affinis was tagged yellow meeki,and yes it is believed to be a hybrid.
Pasionis has also been given this name.
Just lately there has been talk of another yellow meeki which is probably helleri x pasionis or meeki x pasionis or meeki x helleri.
It's good news if your a thorichthys fan but like a true biotope.You could potentially keep 4 thorichthys species together and be biotope correct.
Yes I would love to do that. Many people don't like to mix thorichthys species because they worry about hybridization, but I have kept different species together and have never had this happen. At the worse case cenerio, you break up the pair.
It will be very interesting to see new thorichthys species.
Yeah I can't see any issue keeping them together if you have a large tank and room for a group of each.
It's rare thorichthys fry survive in community tanks without removing them.
As long as no hybrid fry is moved on,then why not.Looks like it's happening in the wild anyway.
My astyanax bimculatus would ensure no fry surve. I had 3 breeding pairs of HRP in my 150g, and the only way I could keep any fry is removing them. HRP are good parents, but they are't fast enough. These tetras go into a frenzy when one starts feeding on the fry, they all dive in and overwhelm the cichlids.
So you could get any type of astyanax tetra and never have to worry lol.
