Hybridizing Journal

[kendrew]

I have used dividers. Left the pair divided in a 55 for a week. The GT would attack the divider for a while then calm down, but once the divider was lifted he was back into kill mode. The GT was "in love" with my other F Jag. He would follow her around and do th cichlid tail shimmy. He would clear off all of the rocks and move the gravel around, but she wasn't producing eggs yet so I put my big Jag with him. In the mean time my RT killed the smaller F jag. I had them divided for 5 days, lifted the divider no problems, next morning she was dead. Same with the trimacs. I think using the "A.I." method will save me some dollars in fish. I am trying to cross some really aggressive fish and so far I am paying for it.

I have seen some youtube videos of JagxGt they are very pretty.

My sevs are too small still. I just got them last month.

How do you AI th eggs??? i would liketo try it....

 

[oddball_freak]

I've only read how the asians do it. Google has more info than me on it. research research research.

 

[Capeace13]

I've also had my supposed "red" texas breed with my midas, all the eggs ended up molding over, but here are some pictures anyway.

My supposed to be red looks just like yours

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

He is 4". I have been doubting his maturity since the first batch of eggs.

I am thinking about putting the M texas w/ the F parrot. I know he is fertile.

yea ive seen those crosses before very nice looking fry

 

[Dominator]

I am going to make this thread my Hybridizing Journal. I have been keeping fish for 10 years now. I have had many different species of fish. I started with mostly oddballs, but here as of late my tastes have changed and I have mostly cichlids.

My breeding pool list of fish:
2 Oscars 10"+ 1M 1F
1 Jaguar 9" F
1 Trimaculatus 8" M
1 Green Terror 8" M
1 Red Parrot 5" F
1 Red Devil 3" M
1 Electric Blue Jack Dempsey 5" M
1 F Jack 4" w/ EBJD
2 Jack Dempsey 4" M
2 Texas Cichlids 1M 1F 3'
2 Black Convicts 5"M 4"F Pair

I have other fish too:4 africans 3", 3 severums green and gold 2", angels 4", pike 8", wolf fish 8", black rhom 8", 2 red bellies 6", 3 red hooks 7", tinfoil barb 8", black con 3", firemouth 3", 13 plecos 1 for each tank.

My tanks
125, 55 x2, 40B x3, 30 x3, 29, 20H x2, 20L

I have lost a few fish in the past couple weeks, due to me trying to cross breed and having them kill each other. I had my 7" red terror kill 2 female trimacs 4" and 5"and a 6" F jaguar. traded the terror off for an angel. My trimac M killed one of my female parrots, he bit a hole in her stomach right by her vent. She was in the process of laying eggs. I have found it is better idea to let the female establish herself in the tank first then introduce the male when she is ready to breed.

When I am preparing my fish to breed I feed them a variety of foods 3-5 times daily. I feed Hikari Massivore Delite, Jumbo Min, Krill. I also make my own fish food. I blend together and freeze shrimp(shell on), catfish(locally caught and frozen), I make carrot juice and add the pulp and juice, garlic juice(natural antibiotic and all around good plant, I put it in everything), I also add cyclopeeze and spriulene algae(more color enhancing), and gelatin.

I also do frequent water changes anywhere from 25 to 40%. I also refill my tanks with cold water, it helps stimulate the fish into spawning like a spring rain. I keep my lights on 10-12 hours a day.

I think that is enough for my first post/entry.

awesome stock and congratulation, u have more fish tanks than the petstore.