barred midas and orange midas babys?

[justarn]

Hey all my barred midas has paired with my orange and white female, will the fry be barred, orange, or a mix? Is there. A dominant gene like electric blue dempsey?

 

[musica123]

I dont have experience in midas but i would assume that the dominant color would be orange, with maybe a few light bars/stripes. as for recessive genes, from what i understand, the "white" is a color morph and that its not super uncommon. Its not on the level of EBJD where EBJDxEBJD = no no

 

[Blue Demp]

There will be a mixture. Most will peel, and a few will be barred. Pics?

 

[justarn]

View attachment 772242malefemale with white gills. They haven't layed yet that I can see but they are digging and won't leave each other, they defend my bog wood cave. Looking promising!

 

[Blue Demp]

I really like the male.


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[justarn]

Thanks blue, I'm happy with him he was really drab with no hump until around 4 months ago... The female is a bit smaller so I'm hopeing she does the same!

 

[Blue Demp]

Did they spawn yet?


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[justarn]

No eggs yet, unless my pleco is eating them. I've seen her egg tube? They left each other alone for a bit, now they are digging again... Dunno if she's old enough, approx 8 months 8 inches??

 

[njmduff]

There will be a mixture. Most will peel, and a few will be barred. Pics?

Probably mixed, let us know if the results if they do mate.

 

[justarn]

Well I know now that all midas are barred To start out then about 4 inch they change to their adult colour unless they're barred of course... Unless I decide to set another tank up they either get eaten or be given to my lfs. Would be interesting tho, I may sort a tank yet!