artic reef Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 can i keep these 2 fish together or are they going to cross breed? and if they will cross breed how do i tell the yellow females from the reds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 IF you are planning to breed peacocks, I wouldn't risk mixing species. Cross breeding is high between species of peacocks so why risk it. Plus once you mix females of 2 different species, its near impossible to divide them back up with 100% certainty since they look so similar. So if you plan to keep males and females of both species its best to keep them in different tanks, especially if you are going to breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artic reef Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 k sweet thanks for the info im just lucky there is still such a large size difference between the two breeds that i can still seperate them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairdeal Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I can without a doubt absolutely guarantee that these types of peacocks will interbreed. There is not the slightest doubt. To a male the females do not have tags on them and they all look alike and even if the males cared the females won't. If you plan on breeding them it is imperative to keep them in seperate tanks and the same with the fry as they grow out. It is highly unlikely that anyone would ever be interested in the resulting fry from an interbreeding. The fry and resulting adults would not look anything like the male parent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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