Re: Sexing G. incisus
Jack Betz (jbetz at usaor.net)
Sat, 29 Jun 1996 12:54:44 -0400
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> From: Sofjan at aol.com
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: Sexing G. incisus
> Date: Saturday, June 29, 1996 11:18 AM
>
> Jack
>
> Sexing G.Incisus is probably the easiest . The male is brightly red
> color . female has no red at all more like Drab brown or olive green
with
> silvery reflection on the head and side .
>
> I usually separate the female into the spawning tank ( 15 gal ) to
> condition them. ionce you see the belly is full with eggs introduces the
> male.
>
> BTW Do not spawn your rainbow together with other species . The
rainbow
> WILL EASILY INTERBREED. My Boesmani and G.Inciscus regularly
interbreed in
> my comunity tank. But i never harvest the eggs from the comunity tank. I
> don't want any Mutts (Hybrid). In my Opinion Hybrid are vitually
worthless .
>
> Sofjan Mustopoh
>
Hmmm. So you are saying that Melanotaenia x Glossolepis hybrid would be
viable and/or fertile? What about Melanotaenia x Bedotia, or Glossolepis x
Cairnsichthys? I have no intention of different Melanotaenia species in
the same tank for breeding purposes, or mixed with Cairnsichthys or
morphologically similar rainbows. I have kept M. parkinsoni and B. gaeyi
in the same tank and have not had any hybrids hatch out.
Just looking for a little guidance re: what species can be kept together
w/o fear of hybridization.
If G. incisus females have little or no red color, then I must have all
males. :-(
Could explain why I have not gotten any fry yet.