Has anyone seen this cross as a success before? Just got eggs today, and the severum is the male. This parrot last successfully bred with a convict.
Platinum Parrot x Gold Severum
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Most South American fish can only breed with their own kind. They can do the dance and and all but the eggs won't be fertilized.
Red Terror (Mesoheros Festae) are the only one that I know of that can cross with Centrals.
There have been lots of rumors over the years of Heros hybridizing with convicts but I’ve never seen documented proof. Make sure to photograph and video it, so if they’re fertile we’ll have a documented case.
Australoheros is a SA fish but can breed with CA's. Just like festae. Afaik these are the only exceptions? except that one person on here that had a GT breed with a convict with success. I feel like convicts genetically can (and make an effort to) just breed with anything.
I will keep everyone posted. Eggs are still looking good. Only problem is if I get fry, I still have the parrot x convict fry in my 10 gallon. Hopefully they’ll survive with the parents in the 75. There is a female convict in there as well. Here’s the pair:
That Heros looks too young to fertilize anything. It's still in its juvenile coloration and isn't showing secondary sex characteristics yet.
Can’t you leave me with a little hope?? ? What are those secondary characteristics?
I know I've had my convict "Lokir" breed with one of my mbuna's I had at the time but I obviously didn't get anything out of it besides a good laugh and show. Lokir got all POed when the mbuna "ate" the eggs after they did their thing. She held the eggs for a few days but eventually ate em after she realized they were duds. Lol it was honestly hilarious to see how confused/mad he got when she did that. If I were to describe the look on his face, just imagine your wife/GF/partner just suddenly having a baby and then immediately shoving the whole thing in their mouth while ya sit there and whatch in shock and horror just to get thrown into a blind rage afterwards.
Got home from a weekend trip and the eggs are all gone, no wrigglers. Some started turning white right before I left, so she had to have eaten them all.