Got a NEW female for the Xanthic

[santoury]

Not really.
Breed them, then breed the daughters back to the father (Or to one of the sons) and you'll get a percentage of Xanthic babies. That's really the only way to get them. (Unless if, by a million to one chance, that the female is distantly related to the male.)

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

Not really.
Breed them, then breed the daughters back to the father (Or to one of the sons) and you'll get a percentage of Xanthic babies. That's really the only way to get them. (Unless if, by a million to one chance, that the female is distantly related to the male.)

my dad has some of the juvies from the male, they are 5-7" and no gold or xanthic on them although his are males so..

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Not really.
Breed them, then breed the daughters back to the father (Or to one of the sons) and you'll get a percentage of Xanthic babies. That's really the only way to get them. (Unless if, by a million to one chance, that the female is distantly related to the male.)

thats the only way to bring up the gene, the same thing happens with EBJD's.

 

[santoury]

So your dad has NO female babies?

Find some of the other babies - females - and breed them to dad - that's the way to go.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

So your dad has NO female babies?

Find some of the other babies - females - and breed them to dad - that's the way to go.

im planning on doing that anyway, how big does a female have to be to be mature enough to breed?

 

[santoury]

I have had them breed at 3 inches. So, 3 inches and up.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

I have had them breed at 3 inches. So, 3 inches and up.

yeh but the male is like 13" so wont he be a bit aggressive cause he thrashes them until they breed surely at 3" she get chomped??

 

[santoury]

You never know with jags - I've actually had MORE aggression where the two were closer to size - If the female is "ripe" (FAT) put her in, and chances are they will start clearing a rock shortly - never hurts to try - just keep a close eye on them. Provide lots of spaces for the female to hide that the male can't go.

 

[bolty]

looking good, she is more gold/yellow than any Jag Iv seen in the U.K.

lets see if she lays and what they turn-out looking like.

glad you got her home safe.

 

[killerfish]

the first female is normal and the second looks like a normal female with nice color but breed it and see the fry will be normal unless it is a gold female in which all should be gold but if the fry are normal then you'll have to breed a few pairs of them to find a pair in which both parents have the gold gene but when you do get some gold fry they and the parrents will be worth alot of $$$$
sounds like a fun project to

good luck