http://www.wikihow.com/Breed-Hybrid-Cichlids
This is the first article I've written. What do you think? Any suggestions to improve it?
This is the first article I've written. What do you think? Any suggestions to improve it?
How to breed Hybrid Cichlids
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<_< Don't promote the random breeding done by hobbyist.. Tbh hybrids that us hobbyist make are never really that appealing.. and the chances of mislabeling fish start to arise..(Like we don't have enough of that). Let the breeding be done by experts in Asia..
Did you read the article? It doesn't promote random breeding of hybrids. It promotes hybridization with a goal. In the warnings it says breeding similar species together should not be done and giving/selling fish is not recommended. I have seen a few interesting hybrids on here from members. Why would only other countries only be able to produce quality fish?
Yeah it kinda does. "Breeding with a goal"? More like take 2 fish you think you would make a decent looking hybrid and let them make babies. Honestly, theres always going to be that one person out there that WILL sell their creation. Its happening as we speak. Interesting? Maybe.. Appealing to the masses? Hardly. Quality fish? Ha.
You think someones going to stumble across my article and think "Cool, I want to breed some hybrids" ? Chances are if they were searching how to breed hybrid cichlids, they already were planning on trying it and maybe try and sell them. People are going to breed random species and sell the fry, regardless of whether my article exists or not. My article is for people who want to make something better than a simple two species cross. It doesn't matter if its going to appeal to the masses, it just needs to appeal to you. It might appeal to a few friends or maybe a few people on a forum might be interested. I have seen a lot of people interested in a Jaguar Synspilum Hybrid. Just think, If the hybrid was refined and selective breeding took place, it could become an amazing peice.The asian breeders probably had an idea of what they wanted there hybrid to look like. In short, they took fish they thought would make a decent hybrid and let them make babies. They probably went through much trial and error. Eventually the hybrid became a very beautiful fish that many wanted. Why do you believe it is not possible for us Americans to produce nice fish? The Europeans can produce much more vibrant pure species than the wild fish. The Asians can produce amazing hybrids. Why cannot we do the same? Not all of us are fat and lazy 
Not everyone wants just a FlowerHorn. Maybe they want something different. I used to think of trying to make a FH from scratch but now I realize it would be pointless. There is already Flowerhorns!
We haven't even scratched the surface on all the different body shapes, colors, behaviors, lengths, etc. of hybrids.
We haven't even scratched the surface on all the different body shapes, colors, behaviors, lengths, etc. of hybrids.