G. brasiliensis x Amatitlania nigrofasciata

[fishguy1978]

I know the scientific community has shown that it's not likely to be possible nor viable. I have done some googling and searched the forum. I have seen several heated threads discussing hybridization of species too; I hate hybrids. Now, I ask because I sold 2 of my female brasiliensis to a CL hobbyist who is convinced he can cross CA and SA. My hope is that the 2 females destroy the convict male but I am biased.
I am using the traditional geographic CA/SA boundary of Panama and Columbia.
What says the hive mind?

 

[Azedenkae]

There are certainly examples of CA/SA hybridizations. For example, red terrors will readily hybridize with many CA cichlids. Umbees too.

So it is certainly possible.

 

[duanes]

Many new world cichlids come from the same basal ancestor millions of years ago.
Both are substrate spawners, so the chance of hybridization is always a possibility.
I have heard of Amatitlania spawning with Australoheros, an almost 5,000 miles of separation.
Not that I'm condoning it, we already have too many mutts, flooding the market, and ruining the possibility of species trust, and correct IDing.

 

[Hybridfish7]

There are certainly examples of CA/SA hybridizations. For example, red terrors will readily hybridize with many CA cichlids. Umbees too.

So it is certainly possible.

I wouldn't say that counts, I think when people say ca to sa they mean hybridization outside of therapsini (or heroini idk). Kronoheros, caquetaia, australoheros, mesoheros, and some others are still therapsini/heroini (whatever it is) and can hybridize with parachromis, amphilophus, amatitlania and the like. Cichlasomatini I believe is just outside this group genetically, hence why we've seen that one green terror convict cross. (I'm not entirely sure or confident on the heroini/therapsini mixup cuz crc says angels and discus are in therapsini, so that kinda throws me off a bit)

To the OP fishguy1978 , geophagini is a bit further away, and should hypothetically, not be possible.