Checked the fertility of the unfading service station. I picked up a proven female Cichlasoma melanura for mating. As a result, the male fertilized the eggs. Should we expect interesting hybrids from this cross or immediately get rid of the larvae?
SRT x Cichlasoma мelanura cross
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Still nice looking even tho he never faded. Granted he could still fade but highly unlikely from how big he is in the pic.
I would expect pretty much the same result, may be better body shape, RT are 25% vieja, 25% midas, 50% texas (Fading comes from midas side). Your fish would be majorly a vieja.
I would say let the fry grow up and then decide, at least pick few pearly ones and cull.
I would say let the fry grow up and then decide, at least pick few pearly ones and cull.
Thank. Your opinion was important to me. I read your posts about the carpinte x gus red spot x red texas project and saw the latest male video. I will add a little information about my male SRT. It belongs to the red Texas F generation (3rd on the poster). As the seller explained to me, the fader gene in this morph manifests itself through a generation. How this feature of the male will affect the color of the hybrids is very interesting.
I agree with you that the offspring will be more related to the hybrid vieja than to RT. I have already seen an almost similar cross https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/vieja-texas-fry.737843/
Age 50 days. Shiny dots begin to appear.
Looking good.
Wonder why the seller of the rt said the fading skips a generation as it is a dominant trait? With the fertility and non fading it is likely a regular or line bred pure carpintis.
I have tried to make super red vieja with a bifaciatus x srm but the 13" vieja is not interested in any females.
Wonder why the seller of the rt said the fading skips a generation as it is a dominant trait? With the fertility and non fading it is likely a regular or line bred pure carpintis.
I have tried to make super red vieja with a bifaciatus x srm but the 13" vieja is not interested in any females.