Hybridization in progress...UGH!!

Pink Convict Cichlid(F) and a Rio Grande Cichlid(M) that are spawning...should I:

  • Allow them to spawn to see what the fry will look like as they grow up

    Votes: 55 58.5%
  • Kill the eggs

    Votes: 4 4.3%
  • Separate the pair

    Votes: 10 10.6%
  • Use the fry as feeders only

    Votes: 25 26.6%

  • Total voters
    94
sully after reading that incredibly long yet suprisingly interesting "speach" I get a better view on the whole hybridization thing. Yes I may disagree with killing the hybrids but that does not give the right to start new species or at least try to maket them. I hav seen many hybrids jack d and convict, fire mouth convict just to name a few although their behavior was pretty interesting They seemed to die a lot quicker for unknown reasons. anyway I appreciate that your reply was courties it actually made me think. THANK YOU I FEEL THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE I CAN HAVE AN INTELLIGENT CONVO WITH.

honestly I thought you were going to reply with some stupid rude comment that would have made me reply with an even dumber commen :P:

I became interested in the hobby when i was ten my first fish were goldfish and after they died in 6 or so months in a bowl I decided to do some research on fish in general and wanted to know what makes them tick fastforward 10 years and here I am now head of the fish department at petco :D I know alot about fish sometimes i think i know too much :joke: and believe me I am not new to this hobby and I cannot stand seeing a fish die or suffer it gets me real bad I actually started to cry when I had to give up my red devil, he was like family to me, at least I have two of his offspring. I understand that you are against me trying to mix my damsel with my cichlids and I can honestly say that it has been thriving in my tank for a good 2.5 months now and I do have the resources available to me to make sure that the damsel and/or the cichlids are proparly cared for if i start to see any signs of weakness and suffering. I have access to plenty of well astablished salt and fresh water tanks. so dont worry about the fish they are in good care. anyway my point is that I know a lot about fish but not everything if I need help I will be sure to ask you because you seem to know quite a bit too, that and you are not a rude person. :dance:
 
You can assure me your fish are thriving all you want, but what I'd like to know is how you know your fish are thriving, since your such an expert fishkeeper, you should know...

This isn't starting an un-intelegent conversation is it?
 
dorkfish no matter how many times I say it you still will not believe me but im going to try again... My fish are thriving because they growing and they hav healthy appetites. I see natural cichlid and damsel behavior. A suffering fish would be either on top or laying down on the bottem struggling to breath and a fish in that condition would not be able to eat and mine have not showed any signs of that. But it is useless because you have your own opinions and you are entitled to them and I respect that.
 
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