Vieja Synspilum X Vieja Maculicauda Just Spawned

[Stibnite]

I was caught by extreme surprise today to find out that my Vieja Synspilum and Vieja Maculicauda spawned underneath one of the giant slate structures in the back of my tank.

Does anyone have a clue what this combination turns out to be?

Unknown to me, they had completely dug out all of the substrate from under the giant slate to the bare bottom of the tank.

The reason it surprised me, is because I thought both of them were MALES. This took place in my male show tank.

The synspilum turns out to be a female, even though she shows far greater brilliance than my other syns and has been 3 times as aggressive since she was half an inch long in comparison to the others.

Both fish are beautiful and around 10" or so each.

I am trying to get pictures, but the wise couple pulled this off UNDER the slate structure in the far back of the tank. There is a tiny opening in the front that one of my texas' dug out, so that was how I found out there were even eggs there. Just a small piece of light breaks through enough to see them glowing in the back.

If I can get the digital zoom to get a clear shot, that might be my only way of getting a photo. I will work on it later.

Meanwhile, please let me know what this combo creates, if anyone knows.

 

[beantickler]

This will create Vieja Synspilum -X- Vieja Maculicauda. lol it will just be a Vieja cross. Mix it with a FH and you got a Kamfa...

 

[SiR831]

can you post pics of the parents.

 

[Stibnite]

Below find the best pictures I could get of the parents. They only came out because I teased them with food.

This must be a night of love (Valentine's Weekend) for my fishes, as I have a few spawnings--which I will also picture below.

Black Belt (m) x Red Head (f)

Yellow Parrot/Kamfa cross (m) x Red Parrot (f)

Midas (m) x Midas/Carpintis cross (f)

Check Pictures below.

 

[Stibnite]

So, did anyone have an answer as to what the fry will become?

I know they are both "Vieja," but surely there's a known cross name specific to this match.

 

[Camphilophus]

hybrid would be their common name

 

[Stibnite]

hybrid would be their common name

So, I am assuming it'd just be Vieja sp.

Well, hope they turn out to be beautiful hybrids nonetheless.

 

[Camphilophus]

So, I am assuming it'd just be Vieja sp.

Well, hope they turn out to be beautiful hybrids nonetheless.

No it wouldn't be a vieja species, it's just a hybrid. Do not release any of the synspilumXmaculicauda accept for what you want to keep yourself. There is no need to pass any of these around as there are enough bad vieja and paratheraps hybrids floating around already that have been ruining the blood lines of these fish for years. It's difficult enough trying to tell them a part already.

Yellow Parrot/Kamfa cross (m) x Red Parrot (f)
Midas (m) x Midas/Carpintis cross (f)

these ones would be okay to sell/trade

 

[suhongy]

any update on these guys? I think it's fine if you decide to sell them as long as you're absolutely sure that the buyer knows it's a hybrid. Sell to me!