i have these two cichlids that have recently bread and i was wondering if anybody would know what the offspring is going to look like?
african cichlid offsping?
- Thread starter markwright
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Those two bred?? That seems odd since they aren't even in the same genus. I'm not sure anyone will know what they'll look like, but I doubt it'll be pretty.
As stated already, the offspring would likely be ugly. I would allow the female to spit in the tank and let the adults consume the offpsring.... we have enough hybrid cichlid problems in this hobby already.
it may look yellow with blue tint to the body but i think yellow gonna overpower the blue zebras but at least your gonna have offspring who are omnivores
hybrids are a problem i agree & i have fish that hybridize, but , i would never introduce them into the public via selling, trading or to a lfs. They are for my personal intrest only
go ahead and grow them out, theres nothing wrong with responsible hybrid-keeping... that being said:
DONT SELL OR GIVE THEM AWAY WITHOUT THE RECIPIENT KNOWING THEY ARE HYBRIDS.
and dont give them to somebody you may think will try to breed them or make a profit. that would be just fuel for the african hybrid fire. best thing to do is to keep them as personal pets to see what they grow up to be, and maybe breed them to use their offspring for projects and/or feeders. try not to add more hybrids to the pet trade where somebody is bound to label them as some kind of rare purebred, lol
good luck, and post pictures of the babies here: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?444445-AFRICAN-hybrids
DONT SELL OR GIVE THEM AWAY WITHOUT THE RECIPIENT KNOWING THEY ARE HYBRIDS.
and dont give them to somebody you may think will try to breed them or make a profit. that would be just fuel for the african hybrid fire. best thing to do is to keep them as personal pets to see what they grow up to be, and maybe breed them to use their offspring for projects and/or feeders. try not to add more hybrids to the pet trade where somebody is bound to label them as some kind of rare purebred, lol
good luck, and post pictures of the babies here: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?444445-AFRICAN-hybrids
yeah i found out what they would look like and its pretty cool and i don't know why everybody hates hybrids.