Discus mating question?

[jcm412]

Will different strains of discus pair off and mate?

 

[hillbilly]

Yes. This is a good reason to keep groups of different strains separate. If you mix groups of different strains together, they will often pair up with a fish of a different strain. However, careful crossbreeding over generations is how the hobby gets new and different strains.

 

[jcm412]

interesting to know. How do the crossbreeds generally end up looking? Ugly or interesting or what?

 

[hillbilly]

Often, most of them grow up to look like one of the parents instead of a cross of both.

 

[apisto]

interesting to know. How do the crossbreeds generally end up looking? Ugly or interesting or what?

Have a look at Mendel's laws of inheritence. That will give you an idea. It really become more interesting when you cross the F1 generation and the way the F2s look

 

[xboroinc]

just to add. i dnt know if this is true but i think it is.. i have read that u can also get paird discus of the same sex....

 

[apisto]

Parthenogenesis? You don't need a pair for this. It occurs in cichlids but is extremely rare. Never heard about it occuring in discus though