genetics

  1. Cichlids keeper

    Red Texas Female Short Body Gene?

    Would it be possible for me to breed my Red Texas in a way so that all the Females are shortbodies while the males have normal bodies?
  2. Nilsafeller

    Your are NOT the father

    Feel like I need to bring my fish on Maury or something... I'll start off with asking my question before getting into a whole story so I dont bore people before they read everything lol! Has anyone ever had a tank with say 3 or more cichlids and ended up with a female laying eggs and...
  3. NotablySardonic

    GMO Cichlid Discussion

    I found a pretty interesting little fish today at the fish store. It was unlabled and in a 'relinquishment" tank. The guy in there refered to it as an Electric Blue Texas Cichlid. That was a product of selective breeding and genetic modification. Honestly, that doesn't appeal to me. I enjoy...
  4. weston

    Breeding flowerhorn

    Hi so my idea is this, if I were to get some of the not so desirable looking flowerhorn that come from every batch "still coming from good breeding lines" could they produce fry with show quality features such as large koks, bright patterns, and short face/body's like the grandparents? My pair...
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