getting back into breeding African cichlids.

[danielratti]

Since getting this house I've realized how much room I have in my basement. One this I was wondering about was breeding more than one species in the same tank I know you cannot mix pecocks because it will just be too much a like but let's say I get some redcap lethernops and put them in with peacocks is there a greater chance they will cross ? I know given a.chance.any fish will cross with another just ruling out my odds here.

[GVsailor]

I would feel comfortable with that mix, given a few conditions.  I would try to get as many females of each species as possible, as well as picking a peacock that has a darker female in comparison to a lighter one. 

[danielratti]

I was thinking blue orchids with redcaps. I know the orchids are darker if you can get a good strain

[GVsailor]

That would be a good look, or red shoulders would be sharp too. 

[danielratti]

I use to breed some awhile back wild caught ones at that. Went away for a bit and a family member wiped out all my tanks I had of breeding fish it was a bummer I still have one of the f1 fish in my main tank.

[GVsailor]

Those would have been sharp!  It's always the worst when you loose good fish. 

[danielratti]

This was the male

Yeah it sucks. but my girlfriend says for me to go for it if I want to start breeding fish again. I told her if I can get a big tank again for cheap we can breed some fronts.

[GVsailor]

Nice male!

Welcome back to Africans!

[danielratti]

I never really got out of them other than breeding. Had an accident moved to a smaller place now have a bigger place with more room and work at a fish store so I figured it wouldn't hurt to do some fish again and I have enough connections to get some different.