Risk Of Hybrids??
#1
Posted 12 April 2011 - 10:30 AM
I just read that Labidochromis caeruleus and Metriaclima estherae can cross breed so I was wanting to find out if any of my other tanks mates may do the same? Mine is setup as a display tank and I have aimed for an all male setup but the stocking started with nearly all at around the 30-40mm mark so sexing was a bit of hit and miss. I have no intention to be breeding, however so long as they will not cross breed then I'm not going to panic about it if they do.
Here are my tank occupants
Labidochromis caeruleus x 4
Metriaclima callainos x 4
Metriaclima estherae x 4
Pseudotropheus sp. Acei Msuli x 4
Cyrtocara moorii x 9
Nimbochromis venustus x 4
Placidochromis phenochilus Mdoka x 9
Placidochromis sp. Blue Otter x 8
Protomelas sp. Taiwan Reef x 9
Protomelas taeniolatus x 8
Auloncara jacobfreibergi Firebird x 5
Cheers
PP
#2
Posted 12 April 2011 - 10:44 AM
Protomelas taeniolatus x 8
Definately
Placidochromis phenochilus Mdoka x 9
Placidochromis sp. Blue Otter x 8
Definately
Nimbochromis venustus x 4
Will breed with anything
Auloncara jacobfreibergi Firebird x 5
Will breed with
Placidochromis phenochilus Mdoka x 9
Placidochromis sp. Blue Otter x 8
Protomelas sp. Taiwan Reef x 9
Protomelas taeniolatus x 8
Labidochromis caeruleus x 4
Metriaclima callainos x 4
Metriaclima estherae x 4
Without a doubt a 3 way orgy.
Don't consider breeding anything while your stock levels are as they are. Some people think keeping colony's in large numbers stops cross breeding, it may reduce the chance slightly but it does not eliminate anything.
#3
Posted 12 April 2011 - 11:40 AM
My numbers are high due to the size of my tank, as said I have no intention to breed them. What is the best way to deal with any cross breeding that may occur if I do have females amongst them? At what size do they start trying to breed? And at what size can they be sexed?
If it's easier is there somewhere that has this info so I can read up on it?
Cheers
PP
#4
Posted 12 April 2011 - 12:10 PM
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Posted 12 April 2011 - 12:23 PM
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Posted 12 April 2011 - 12:24 PM
#7
Posted 12 April 2011 - 12:45 PM
#8
Posted 12 April 2011 - 02:02 PM
#9
Posted 13 April 2011 - 01:13 AM
#10
Posted 13 April 2011 - 09:52 AM
I don't want females and will likely sell them on if identified.
The intention of the post was to see that if I did happen to have females, would they cross breed and how to deal with this.
When I am next on break I will try to sex my fish and replace any females with males. I had a quick attempt yesterday but trying to catch them is very tricky when they have 1500L to escape into. When venting I read that the oo is male and the oO is female, is this correct? I had trouble clearly identifying the difference, does this become more defined as they get older or is it pretty much the same?
Cheers
#11
Posted 13 April 2011 - 10:00 AM
As Malawi's get bigger it is easier to vent. A hap of more then 6 or 7 cm should be easy to vent
#12
Posted 13 April 2011 - 11:53 AM
What if it's o0o ???
#13
Posted 13 April 2011 - 12:38 PM
#14
Posted 13 April 2011 - 06:04 PM
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 08:25 PM
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