cilchid breeding just a quick noob question

[dazzaj38]

hii there ive just started out with the african i have 18 different fish there all fry max 3-3.5cm just wondering i have been shown alot about sexes and how to strip them just do they have to be unrealeted to be able to breed succesful fry
oh yea and i have
1x frontosa
5x electric yellows
4x benga peackock
4x electric blues
2xdeep water electra
2x acei,s
cheers daniel

 

[nolapete]

They don't have to be unrelated. Siblings from same spawn will breed. You just need male and at least one female for most africans, but usually the more females the better.

 

[dazzaj38]

so if the related species breed will there babies be fertile

 

[Imaginary.Fish]

Yes. However, if you get into 4+ generations of inbreeding, you'll start to see some mutations, and eventually they won't be able to breed (they won't live very long, either). Do you happen to know where your fish came from? If they're wild caught or F1, there's a decent chance that they're unrelated. Anything past that is iffy, depending on the breeder.

 

[FishingOut]

Your really want to avoid inbreeding to get quality fry. Go the mountains of mississippi and tennessee. You want fish like those freaky inbreds?
You f*ck with a genetic code, you get freaks.

 

[dazzaj38]

yea just wasnt sure so when my cichlids grow up and i can determine there sex ill sell my females or males and buy some unrelated fish