Re: West Africans and cross breeding

[Ade Lau <adelau@uwyo.edu>]

Hi Ken,
P. humilius is too large and aggressive. They will kill anything in the
tank. 2 type of subocellatus from different location will cross if you
given the chance. You probably don't want to do that.

Ade

At 03:05 PM 7/8/01 -0400, you wrote:
> ... The plans include a pair of the following: Pelv. pulcher,
>Pelv subocellatus "Matadi", Pelv. sub. "Anwon Creek", Pelv taen. (haven't
>decided which locality yet... either Dehane, Mahone, or Bandurwori), Pelv.
>humillius, and N. transvestitus.  I think with proper decor and an adequate
>amount of plants, caves, and nooks they should all live well. My question
>is what are the risks of creating some genetic mutts with that mix.
> ...
>Ken Roese


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