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Dragon_Lord_Tia
01-26-2004, 4:12 AM
im sure they can do that but if i put 2 colonys togeather will the females breed with the males from the other colony? or will the male fight the other male away from his girls?????
sorry if this confuses any1
You would have to get two species in which both the males and females look significantly different from oneanother. Easy for the males, not easy for the females. And there is always a chance of crossbreeding, no matter how careful your species selection will be.
Cypherman
01-26-2004, 5:59 PM
A. rubescens females, and I think A. baenschi are different looking from most females...You could maybe mix either of those species with a blue Stuatgranti type but then again, it might not stop the males...
valerie
01-27-2004, 1:32 AM
If you want to breed and raise the babies i would only stick one species of peacock in the tank. You can never be sure taht they wont' cross. I have heard putting very different looking peacock species together will help but IMO all the females look exactly the same and i dont' think the males are very good at telling them apart :D
SO if you want to breed and raise and sell the fry, stick with one species.Maybe add another sort of hap in or something?
Dragon_Lord_Tia
01-27-2004, 3:29 AM
well i got an other tank today so no worrys:D
A good solution.....and a main reason I have so many tanks! :p