Hybrids

[njcichlids908]

Are all first generation male hybrid infertile .......male Texas female red devil is the males in the first fry going to be infertile

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[Chrisplosion]

No, it depends on what you are mixing in with them. Texas x Red Devil is gonna have a higher fertility rate in males than Texas x Parrot. Since Parrot males are sterile it gets bred in making fry more likely to be sterile.

 

[njcichlids908]

So if I breed with female parrot for the males in the fry to have a better chance of being fertile I would have to breed my best female with a fertile male ......red devil or Texas help me out

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[Chrisplosion]

Breeding with a parrot mean less fertility not more.

 

[njcichlids908]

So why breeders use parrots instead of red devils......

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[Chrisplosion]

Well for starters Midas are better than Red Devils for hybridizing. People use Parrots because they throw out nicer traits: white eyes, strong fan tail, smaller mouth.

 

[njcichlids908]

Ok that's what I want so if I want more fertile males take my best looking female from that fry and mate her with.........midas, red devil, Texas , featae. what????????

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[Chrisplosion]

What exactly are you trying to do?

 

[njcichlids908]

Red Texas but males wit a better chance of being able to breed .......I had hybrids that were awesome but they were males that were sterile

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[Chrisplosion]

If you really want to try Red Texas I would say find a nice female Red Texas and get a nice male Green Texas (Carpintis). Most people that attempt this project from scratch only to give up when they realize their fish don't come out as nice. It takes a few generations to create halfway decent RT.