Please do not breed

[ae2359]

Edit: what are you all argueing about anyways. i though all hybrids are steril. you cant breed them?
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Just to clear things up some hybrids are sterile, i.e. mules, bison x cow
But not all are if all hybrids were sterile I would not have a problem with these fish as they would have no effect on me. But the fact of the matter is most cichlid hybrids are not sterile. and they do affect me so I do care.

Hybridization is one of the reasons cichlid populations are so dynamic in terms of speciation. New species are created in the wild all the time to suit the needs of an ever changing ecosystem. If your telling me that the fish in your tank need to be mixed to survive then by all means.

The truth of the matter is that there are cichlids of all different varieties and colors already available through mother nature, does anyone really feel the need to create something new.

If anyone can honestly tell me they have tried every species of cichlid and none suited them except hybrids then I give you permission to create a fish that works for you.

 

[koliveira]

I am drawn to the conflict! I must resist viewing. Can't stop aghhh!!

 

[ammerman19]

ehh it's all good though because hybrid catfish are alright in his book

 

[johno27]

I am no hybrid fan I have never and will never buy one

But you honestly sound like a Twit telling people they need your permission to create hybrids

People can and will do whatever they want. Some actions can have severe consequences but you still can not stop them

Free will is one of the greatest gifts of higher consciousness and you have no right to deny anyone of it

 

[Bderick67]

ehh it's all good though because hybrid catfish are alright in his book

how is it that hybrid catfish is OK but not a cichlid? I think this guy just got burned buying some rare exotic cichlid that just turned out the be a blood parrot or something. A little reseach goes along way.

 

[Plumber]

So you think that people who breed, keep, and sell flowerhorns, for example, are sinners?

Could you respond to the above question please? TIA

Third and last time I'll politely ask you for an honest answer to this.

 

[benzjamin13]

Hybridization is one of the reasons cichlid populations are so dynamic in terms of speciation. New species are created in the wild all the time to suit the needs of an ever changing ecosystem. If your telling me that the fish in your tank need to be mixed to survive then by all means.

Have you ever considered that hybridization is nature's way of evolving? Think about it...the areas of where these fish live are deminishing, forcing this cichlids to travel to another area with other cichlids. They breed in the wild. Few are sterile, some aren't. The ones that aren't breed with other cichlids. By the time researchers realizes what's happening...they think they discovered a new species of cichlid.

 

[Mosdefenate]

really what the hell was the point of this thread? people are going to continue buying fish that they think look cool or whatever, if you are scared or whatever about buying a fish thinking you may get a hybrid why not just ask a question on the board? and i doubt out of all the millions of people in the world they arnt going to listen to you and send their hybrids away to be dinner for a catfish.

 

[ewurm]

I don't mind hybrids. Who can I flame? This looks like fun!

 

[ae2359]

Third and last time I'll politely ask you for an honest answer to this.

I'm sorry I totally missed your first two posts I will be more then happy to respond. Its honestly a ridiculous statement for me to say that people destroying a fishes natural bueaty is a sin and that the only way to renounce it is to destroy your fish is way over the top. It might not be a sin but I am not changing my opinion about how to purge our hobby of these monstrousities against nature.

I will ask one more time please humanly dispose of any and all hybrid fry you ever produce. I will compromise all fh's and hybrids can live as long as they do not ever leave the boundaries of your home