My recent hybrid project ( not flowerhorn)

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
maxstillen

maxstillen

Dovii
MFK Member
May 10, 2007
529
482
102
Denver, CO
I'm recently growing out some fry from a male electric blue carpinte X Gus red spot X red Texas female. So far a lot of them are coming along very nice. Had to cull a bunch that were still nice just to grow out nicer ones do to limited space. So far largest ones is about 3.5-4 inches and smaller. Here's my favorite grow out right now. My buddy's call him blue face haha. Just seeing what you guys think of this guy?

20200417_171016.jpg

20200417_171001.jpg
 
  • Like
  • Love
  • Wow
Reactions: MatteoTheEnder22, Ozzie73, Magnus_Bane and 4 others
maxstillen said:
I'm recently growing out some fry from a male electric blue carpinte X Gus red spot X red Texas female. So far a lot of them are coming along very nice. Had to cull a bunch that were still nice just to grow out nicer ones do to limited space. So far largest ones is about 3.5-4 inches and smaller. Here's my favorite grow out right now. My buddy's call him blue face haha. Just seeing what you guys think of this guy?

View attachment 1413936

View attachment 1413937
Click to expand...
Wow, it looks absolutely amazing, you should definitely try to breed more and line breed them! He also looks like he is starting to grow a Nuchal Hump.
 
  • Like
Reactions: DwarfCichlidLvr and Magnus_Bane
maxstillen said:
Thank you cichlids keeper. Im planning to breed him back to mom as soon as he gets large enough. His mom is about 8 inches and is about 9 years old lol.
Click to expand...
Wow that's an old red Texas! I assumed they were like flowerhorns and didn't live as long as naturals! What traits are you going for? Actually is he proven fertile? It seems like he has a lot of vieja in him and when hybridized they aren't fertile/take some time to become fertile.
 
Last edited:
maxstillen said:
I really wanted to bring out the vieja finnages into the short face and the pearls of the carpintis. Sorry had to remove that photo. It was on accident.
Click to expand...
Lol, it's okay, I was just joking. Those sound like good goals, hope the project goes well. You should probably think of a name for the line so you don't have to repeat the rt + carpintis + red spot all the time.
 
Thanks again. Lol. I don't have a name planned for the project it was just something I decided to do since I had the fishes so mine as well try it to see what the out come was. I've been trying different crosses lately with no good results but this one was a random try and it came out better than the rest. More projects coming in the future.
 
  • Like
Reactions: MatteoTheEnder22 and Cichlids keeper
You must log in or register to reply here.
MonsterFishKeepers.com
Top Bottom