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Re: A.cacatuoides cross breeding questions
Mike,
Hmm,that's interesting.My fry are still to small to tell if they have
elongated caudals.
I noticed that one male is starting to color up.
I did notice the elongated caudal in offsprings from the original pair I got
from you.I kind of like it.Some males had very long caudal extensions with
unbelievable long dorsal lappets.One of those males became the Alpha male of
the group.
I kept the males with elongated caudals and tried to continue that trait.I
have a batch triple reds growing out right now that I bred for the longer
caudal.I don't know if the trait will be present ,though.They are about 5mm
right now.I have to check for photos I might have of those.I'll post them on
my website.
I noticed that only one male of my triple red /orange flash crossbreeds is
starting to color up in his caudal.I probably know more about their
coloration in a few weeks.
Another reason for the spine deformities could be the way I caught them out
of the breeding tank.I used a 3/4" vacuum hose to suck them up after the
female decided to make a lunch out of her fry.Maybe she knew something
wasn't right with them?I'll grow them out and they probably end up in my 33g
"Runt Dump" at work.
Thanks for your reply
Max
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From: mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com
Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
To: apisto@listbox.com
Subject: Re: A.cacatuoides cross breeding questions
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:17:48 US/Eastern
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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