Mary Ellen Sweeney wrote:
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> H'lo Oliver...
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> >
> > Some of the hybrids seen on a fish farm in Florida:
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> > Interestingly enough male D.compressiceps in breeding season
> > seem to cross with anything available, maybe because they are large
> > and quite aggresive.
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> I can't help but wonder what you did to inspire this kind of behavior!<G>
>
> ME
Certainly was not me , the person should not remain nameless, but will.
This goes on a lot. Most of the Copadichromis mloto Ivory are crossed with
Aulonocara maylandi to get a better egg yield. So are Sciaenochromis fryeri
crossed with Aulonocara "Benga" to get that nice orange anal that we love so much
and make the strain more aggresive. It's a joke, but the compressiceps is a
different story. Every time a compressiceps gets into a tank/pond/anything
with other Malawi fishes a cross is the ultimate result.
As a personal opinion these things are of no value to the hobby, business or science.
The Bloody Parrot is still one of the most popular "cichlids" in Asia.
Regards,
-- Oliver Lucanus biotope at odyssee.net