Jimbob1
11-07-2006, 1:14 AM
I was wondering if my red devil male can fertelize my female jack dempeys? Shes in a 55G tank with a 6 inch oscar and just lays eggs on a rock and guards them, then eats them. Could my JD possible pair up with my red devil and have fry? I seems like shes confused because the male oscar won't fertelize them.
jagarundi
11-07-2006, 2:48 PM
I was wondering if my red devil male can fertelize my female jack dempeys? Shes in a 55G tank with a 6 inch oscar and just lays eggs on a rock and guards them, then eats them. Could my JD possible pair up with my red devil and have fry? I seems like shes confused because the male oscar won't fertelize them.
First of all, clap yourself on the back for those optimum water conditions you got going on there! Secondly, sadly, the cross fertilization will probably never occur between the JD and other males because she won't let them NEAR her eggs. Find yourself a male JD and let nature take it's course. I had a breeding pair of GT's and they had fry every five minutes it seemed. Now, the Oscars are female and they lay eggs like your JD. I wind up having to scoop them out because the Oscars disrupt the tank when guarding.
Flowerhorn916
11-08-2006, 8:15 AM
It could happen I have seen wierder things