Severe confusing on OB peacocks

[jcarson]

Not gonna worry about it too much then, I think I just wanted to avoid further cross breeding.
I guess that's why species tanks are very important and relevant.

 

[dogofwar]

There's nothing wrong, per se, with OB Peacocks or line breeding them to develop lines with desired characteristics. No different than fancy livebearers or discus or bettas or whatever.

It's just different than keeping and breeding lines of fish that are as authentic as possible to wild lines.

I'd bet that the first line cross between an OB Metriaclima and a Peacock didn't look like much. But a few generations of line breeding for color, shape and other characteristics resulted in the fish that we see today with striking colors and patterns.

Not gonna worry about it too much then, I think I just wanted to avoid further cross breeding.
I guess that's why species tanks are very important and relevant.

 

[Seedy J]

Hey mkf

I have read a lot and watched a lot of videos on these ob hybrids, how the came about etc.

Can you post some links? I'd be interested in reading/watching.

 

[jcarson]

Can you post some links? I'd be interested in reading/watching.

I started by googling "first manmade peacock cichlid hybrids"


http://www.petworldrochester.com/cichlid-ob-peacock-aulonocara-sp-ob-peacock/

http://cichlidresearch.com/hybrids.html

Interesting picture/poster here too
http://michigancichlid.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=4240.0

https://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/ob_peacock.php

Then just kept digging into the query till I got tired of reading

 

[RD.]

One of those pics in the poster linked to above was stolen, from an image that I posted years ago. A photo of a red rubin that was sent to me almost 10 yrs ago by a breeder/importer south of me. The result of line breeding for color.

 

[Seedy J]

Thanks jcarson !

RD. Wow, great looking fish. My Ruby Red looks nothing like that... maybe he's still just young .

 

[RD.]

This is the original untouched photo that was sent to me by the breeder. I just came across it today.

 

[aae0130]

You guys are missing something.....all different lines of dogs are somewhat lab experiments. There would only be one type of dog if man didn’t interfere with the process.

 

[RD.]

I don't think that anyone here is missing anything.

 

[aae0130]

I don't think that anyone here is missing anything.

I said that because it seems people shy away from hybrids. U tube is full of self proclaimed experts (of the regurgitation variety.....) that seem to Pooh Pooh hybrid cichlids. I have been seeing some truly beautiful hybrids that are “one of a kinds”. I’m not sure why anyone would shy away from them. I get the part about loosing specializations but is it really tha bad for tanked fish in the new world.

Dogs are bread for specializations and the award winners are pure and mostly age old breeds. However, there are still new breed being developed.