What to breed with texas cichlid to make a red texas?
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robbryan;4070835; said:hey guys new to the cichlid world, would a green terror breed with a texas cichlid?
Ive had my green terrors try and court my green texas, but the texas has shown little to no interest in green terror.
Now I have a question, I recently aquired a female blood parrot cichlid, I have put this fish in with a male Green Texas cichlid and theyve courted (good news), I also have another breeding pair of the same exact species, male green texas and female parrot cichlid.
ALthough my first breeding pair are always busy at it, Ive gotten very few reds that actually peel to the vibrant red color we all look for. My question is this. If Im able to breed this new pair, get some fry hand pick and raise a few and them breed them with the fry from my other pair am i more likely to get a better peel off from breeding 2 red texas cichlids? Does that make sense?
ALthough my first breeding pair are always busy at it, Ive gotten very few reds that actually peel to the vibrant red color we all look for. My question is this. If Im able to breed this new pair, get some fry hand pick and raise a few and them breed them with the fry from my other pair am i more likely to get a better peel off from breeding 2 red texas cichlids? Does that make sense?
Breed your Texas to your female Parrot and then select the best female from the off spring. Breed her with a male Red Devil, and then you can breed back.
From crossing with Parrot the males will probably be infertile, so you can't breed a male and female from each batch. It will take a lot of work to get nice R.T and still only some will peel. I hope this was helpful.
From crossing with Parrot the males will probably be infertile, so you can't breed a male and female from each batch. It will take a lot of work to get nice R.T and still only some will peel. I hope this was helpful.
How many times would you reccomend doing this? Also, would it be better to breed my texas with a female Red Devil as to avoid the infetile male parrot cichlid gene?
Ive been told the parrots have the best results when trying to breed red texas, but Im not sure.
Basically I can do all kinds of cross breeding, I have the Male Green Texas and Female Blood Parrot paired up, there actually looking like they may leg eggs any day.
I also have another male green texas in which Im trying to pair with a female Red Devil, but the red devil may be a bit to small as of now, the meale is not interested.
If Im able to get fry form each pair, would cross breeding these fry do any good as to get the SRT im looking for. I have more time than money and really want my SRTs, not to mention theyre extremly rare in my part of the world.
Ive been told the parrots have the best results when trying to breed red texas, but Im not sure.
Basically I can do all kinds of cross breeding, I have the Male Green Texas and Female Blood Parrot paired up, there actually looking like they may leg eggs any day.
I also have another male green texas in which Im trying to pair with a female Red Devil, but the red devil may be a bit to small as of now, the meale is not interested.
If Im able to get fry form each pair, would cross breeding these fry do any good as to get the SRT im looking for. I have more time than money and really want my SRTs, not to mention theyre extremly rare in my part of the world.
Blood Parrot has been bred specifically for its red color, and is generally a better choice than a Red Devil color wise. Unfortunately male Blood Parrots are sterile, so only the females will be of use for breeding. The infertility will be passed on to the male fry. Chances are not that good you will have the fish you are looking for in the first batch, but the genetics will be there.
At this point it is necessary to out cross to a fertile male. In Red Texas getting the pearls is the easy part, but getting a fish that fades to red is the challenge. The most commonly available fish that could be used here would be Red Devil. I don't see why You couldn't breed two pairs ( B.P x Tex ) and ( R.D x Tex ) and cross the best two from the fry. If you have the tanks to raise two batches at the same time go for it. When your fry grow is when you will know what needs to be done next.
At this point it is necessary to out cross to a fertile male. In Red Texas getting the pearls is the easy part, but getting a fish that fades to red is the challenge. The most commonly available fish that could be used here would be Red Devil. I don't see why You couldn't breed two pairs ( B.P x Tex ) and ( R.D x Tex ) and cross the best two from the fry. If you have the tanks to raise two batches at the same time go for it. When your fry grow is when you will know what needs to be done next.
Super Red Texas is usually a grade A Parrot like Darmo or Red Shock Flower X Carpentis. Red Texas is usually Blood Parrot or Red Devil x Texas. There is a lot of confusion about this since these crosses are so very similar, but the out come is obviously different. From my understanding a Rose Queen is a Midas x Synspilum , and a Blood Parrot is also Midas x Synspilum. So that should make Red Texas when crossed with a Texas Cichlid. To get fish that peel into a deep red one of the parents has to be a deep red colored fish like like a grade A Parrot or a very red Flower. I hope this helps some.
Will substrate color affect the color peel? What color sand/gravel do you recommend I use, I have a neutral blue backdrop on my grow tanks, or does this even affect the outcome. Also, does diet have anything to do with coloration. Ive noticed in some of my larger cihlids that eat alot of real meats such as worms, crickets, rosy reds, thay seem to have more brilliant coloration as apposed to the ones that only eat pellets and flakes.
