i have a silver right now and am getting a black in a a few weeks is it possible to breed silver and black and would they be more silver or more black and could i do it with other fish in the tank like a fire eel and a pair of rays
AROWANA BREEDING?
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Seeing as how they are in the same genus, I'm sure it's possible with the right technology, but in a natural setting I wouldn't think so. There are so many breeding cues, both hormonal and environmental, that the chances of these two species, who diverged quite some time ago, to have retained the same cues, is, for all intents and purposes, zero.
Breeding two silvers or two blacks in the home aquaria would be challenge enough. I suggest breeding blacks, if you do attempt it and wish to make a significant profit.
Breeding two silvers or two blacks in the home aquaria would be challenge enough. I suggest breeding blacks, if you do attempt it and wish to make a significant profit.
Juxtaroberto;4760987; said:
not really looking to make a profit but i would love to see how they turn out and watching it happen would be something
scriving;4761040; said:
X2, at your location, it is almost impossible to throw them in an out door pond to breed ! And some time you have a huge pond and 2 aro in there(1 male, 1 female) but they don't want to mate !
you dont really need to get into techy stuff but you do need to get everything right.
i also doubt that the genetic material would suit each other. over time, genes alter and even beyond the fish probably not cueing up at the same instance there is another major hurdle. for example an egg will have a barrier that will not allow non similar sperm to fertilize it. i dont think it is known ( been tried properly) if this is the case with silver/blacks but a lot of time has passed. the asian arowanas that can cross with each other are much closer related to one another by time.
if you lived in the native area and had access to ponds and numerous stocks it would be fairly simple to try the cross. i certainly would not pin hopes on the pairing up naturally. so otherwise expect to spend considerable money and efforts to even hope to see if it is possible.
i also doubt that the genetic material would suit each other. over time, genes alter and even beyond the fish probably not cueing up at the same instance there is another major hurdle. for example an egg will have a barrier that will not allow non similar sperm to fertilize it. i dont think it is known ( been tried properly) if this is the case with silver/blacks but a lot of time has passed. the asian arowanas that can cross with each other are much closer related to one another by time.
if you lived in the native area and had access to ponds and numerous stocks it would be fairly simple to try the cross. i certainly would not pin hopes on the pairing up naturally. so otherwise expect to spend considerable money and efforts to even hope to see if it is possible.
