Can albino and normal bristlenose catfish cross breed?

Answer 1

Assuming they are the same species, yes.

MM

Answer 2

Ancistrus hoplogenys is black with white spots and sometimes may have a white edging on the fins. They are called white seam bristlenoses for a common name. The starry night pleco, Ancistrus sp. `PORTEL` , is another black bristlenose with white spots. There are a number of bristlenose species, so it's best to breed them with their own species. The albino, longfin, calico, and red varieties are man made from selective breeding and usually involve hybrids of two or more different bristlenose species. Some of the albino strains will cross with white spotted bristlenoses and some won't leading to conflicting reports and opinions about the topic. So they don't have to be black and white to breed, but the odds are not as good as if they are the same species. If you plan to distribute, sell or give away any of your resulting fry, it can be easier to have purebreds. If you have crosses, the longfin albinos are more in demand, and it often appears in the first outcross, so you don't have to backcross a second generation to recover a "lost" recessive gene.

Answer 3

A lot of the times, albinos can be sterile. However, being albino will not stop them from breeding. I have an albino goldfish(I saved him from the 'feeder fish' a few years back) and he breeds with my orange ones. No albino babies yet, but I'm hoping.

Albino is not a 'breed' but rather a mutation. So they can breed just fine. Kind of like an albino shepherd dog and a normal shepherd. They will be able to cross breed. So if you want to breed them, good luck and cross your fingers for some pretty albino babies!

Answer 4

Yes. While well developed, the albino colour strain of the Bristlenose pleco (Ancistrus spp.) is completely natural and deviates only in colour from the dark brown strain. I'm not sure crossbreeding them is desirable, although the albino gene would be completely masked by the natural gene and you'd be left with all dark coloured offspring, but there's no reason that it wouldn't be possible.

Answer 5

I have 5 breeding groups of breeding bn's they are long and regular fin with the albino gene but they are not albino.
I get regular bn's, long fin bn's, albino bn's and albino long fin bn's from these groups

Answer 6

Well, MagicMan nailed it to the right spot.... Well, I think they should be able to because albino is just another color morphs. So, I would like to know what the color of the fry looks like.

Answer 7

If they are both catfish, then yes they can.

~ZTM