swanson-07 Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Has anyone put 2 different breeds together and got some cool mix's? Keen to know what works for colour and what doesn't Currently running 3X 35L tanks + 1X 120L + 800L display tank(with 200L sump) Plenty of room for cool some breeding plus the LFS has told me they want ALL my zebras this morning soon as they're a little bigger Keen for a response. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Generally it is not a good idea to just randomly cross cichlids, you will find most of the Africans out there are hybrids, most the zebras and peacocks out there are crossed already anyway. Why don't you get some good quality fish and breed and spread some nice fish around? Maybe it's just me but if I am going to put my time and effort in to breeding fish and then spreading them around the place then I would rather do it with good quality fish than hybrids. Of course the hybrid debate will always go on forever and it depends on what your take is on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanson-07 Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I have in my Display 3X convicts - 1 Breeding Pair 1X Peacock 6X Zebras - + 30-40 Fry 4X Yellow Labs - 1 Holding Eggs 2X Albinos 1X Ram - trying to breed with Peacock I'd like something Orange/Red to stand out. Ive got buyers for my Zebra Fry already but im really looking for COLOUR! I had marine but had to switch to freshwater. I found Cichlids were as close as I could get to marine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackp Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Cross breeding Africans is more likely to result in less colour not more. A red fish crossed with a blue fish does not give a red and blue fish. More likely a washed out red or blue fish with dark lines through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 It usually takes a lot more than crossing fish A with fish B to create something that is enough of an improvement on the already existing natural varieties to be worth spreading around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 What type of ram is it? Is there an african cichlid named a ram as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanson-07 Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Pretty sure its called Bolivian Ram Cichlid - Looks very similar to anyway. thanks for the feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likoma Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Oy Vey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 If it is a bolivian ram you will be waiting a long time for it to cross breed with anything, especially as it's an S.A. cichlid, not an african cichlid haha. Also it requires completely different water parameters than africans dude, it prefers slightly acidic ph where african like highly alkaline ph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 If you want some orange then get some red zebras, red you can keep red kadangos or red empresses, neither are a bright bright red fish though, but you won't just cross a few and make anything better than them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanson-07 Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 This thing Could you please I.D it for me Please Cheers David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Random holding female peacock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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