Has anyone ever had any experiance with a cichlid breeding outside of its family not being the same i mean.For example i once heard someone bred a Convict A texas Cichlid,Is that Possible or was he making this up.??
2007-07-23 16:42:44 · 6 answers · asked by charlie lakeo 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
i Meant A Convict With A Texas Cichlid
2007-07-23 16:45:52 · update #1
Is there A method On Doing This!?
2007-07-23 16:46:21 · update #2
It may be possible but probably not very likely. If so, it would probably require a fish very similar to convicts so that both members would be interested in breeding. Also, assuming you surmount the obstacles of getting them to breed, then you have the question of whether or not the eggs will even be fertile. After that, the next question is whether offspring will be fertile. So yes, it probably is possible with the right cichlid, but highly unlikely (especially considering how aggressive they are).
2007-07-23 16:50:03 · answer #1 · answered by EChord 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is very possible. If 2 species of cichlids are closely related enough they often will breed together in captivity and it is not uncommon to see hybrid cichlids. As for a convict x texas cichlid I am pretty sure I have heard of it happening before.
2007-07-23 16:50:49 · answer #2 · answered by Ethan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard stories of someone posting he was surprised when his Black Convict bred with a Blood Parrot because he though Blood parrots were fertile because they are hybrids.
Needless to say everyone was so pissed off at him in the forum for Cross breeding and telling him to not let the fry live and kill them so they don't spoil the full bred species.
Pretty funny but possible. Not sure how his fry are doing though.
2007-07-23 17:10:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no sure-fire way to get fish to breed. That being said, you can encourage breeding by providing an environment suitable for breeding. To do so, you need to mimic the natural conditions of where the fish lives, such as very clean water, slightly acidic water, appropriate temperature (approximately 78*F, I think), and the correct hardness. On top of that, a good supply of high protein food, such as blood worms or something similar.
Basically, make life as good as possible (i.e. natural, with an abundance of food) for your fish.
2007-07-23 16:55:20 · answer #4 · answered by ryandday 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have about 6 convicts and i have 1 differnt kind of convict and rite now it is paired up with one of my male convicts and have eggs so yea it my b possible but seriously i dont know
-FISH GUY
2007-07-24 10:02:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It theory it could be possible, but the odds of it happening would be incredible. Even if it did happen, the chances of getting viable fry would be so large as to be considered all but impossible. Incredible long shot, personally, I would have to see it in person to believe it.
MM
2007-07-23 16:51:27 · answer #6 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋