All the talk about crossing fish breeds makes me ask a simple question. Is it really easy to cross breed? Do any pair male and female eventually mate. I realize it is looked down apon by some. I just wondered if this occurs in nature,if wild bred fish will cross breed if no other mate is there..
Hybird fish ?
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It is easy to crossbreed certain types of fish like cichlids, but not all fish will crossbreed. Like a silver dollar and an oscar can't produce fry together but different cichlids are pretty easy to cross.
I have also seen some pictures of natural occuring hybrids of cichlids from lake malawi.
I have also seen some pictures of natural occuring hybrids of cichlids from lake malawi.
there are naturally occuring hybrids. i am not sure of the species. maybe someone could add some of them
flowerhorns and parrots are not "naturally occuring" hybrids. 
and no, putting a male of one species with a female of another species (even if they're closely related...heck even if they're the same species) doesn't mean they will breed.
and no, putting a male of one species with a female of another species (even if they're closely related...heck even if they're the same species) doesn't mean they will breed.
i agree,it all depends how racial your fish is,lol.try meeting the breeding requirments for both species and you could end up with hybrids
I got flamed for asking a similar question a week ago so I stopped asking on here but from what I have read it seems fairly easy I know there are a few naturally occuring native fish in the waters of my home state (pa) tiger muskellunge (muskellunge x northern pike) saugeye (sauger x walleye)