Re: A.cacatuoides cross breeding questions

[mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com]

Max......I made the same cross a while back.  I still have the cross going 
right now.  There seems  be several things happening...and still happening.  
The coloration on the males is everything from full 3xred to full orange 
flash.  Some have 3xred dorsals and red flash orange caudals.....some have 
dorsals that are 1/2 orange and finish up as a normal 3x red.....likewise on 
the caudal and anal......quite a mix!!!!  I made no attempt to control which 
male made the F2 cross and I have the same mix of fish coloration in the F2's 
(F0 being original....not wild...not suppose to use "F" that way!!)........but 
I did not get any misshapen fry.  Have you noticed that some of the orange 
flash carry an enlongated caudal?????.......there is a mix of longer caudals in 
the fry.  I am not certain if I like that trait?!

Mike



> I have a question regarding crossing  A.cacatuoides triple red with  orange 
> flash :
> I managed to get a batch of fry from a red flash female and a triple red 
> male.I noticed  spinal and fin deformations in some of the fry.I don't know 
> if this is due to a small Blue Green Algae infestation in the breeding tank 
> or if those two strains aren't compatible?The fry reached about 8-10mm in TL 
> now. 30-40% start to show the deformations  . I also wonder about their 
> coloration.Anybody else ever tried to cross breed the two?
> On another note:I went to one of our biggest LFS yesterday for food and 
> supplies.I always check their tanks for new fish.
> Boy, I wish I had the 180 bucks for some of the gorgeous WC Discus they got 
> in now:(.
> Fortunately the new owner stocks some Apistos and they always have a nice 
> selection now.
> I learned yesterday that Apisto knowledge can save you a lot of money.
> They had  one tank with" A.ortmanni wc" for $3.99.I found "A.steindachneri" 
> two tanks down the line for $39.99/pair.Of course those were both 
> A.steindachneri,the ones for 3.99 looked like they were in better health 
> then the 39.99 ones.Go figure:).Unfortunately,they only had males left,I'm 
> looking for a female.
> Have fun at the OCA .I wish we could be there.
> Max
> 
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