Jd X Jag Hybrid?

[Suicidal_AZN]

I was wondering if it was possible breeding a jack dempsey with a jaguar cichlid???
if so what would they look like???
they are both central american cichlids.

 

[kribensis12]

I think they ahve one in my lfs, it was misslabled as a flowerhorn, but dosent look anything like one. I cant really discribe it as i wasn treally paying attention and i looked just enough to think of what it could have been, as it looked nothing like the flowerhorns they were labled as.

 

[Suicidal_AZN]

give me pics of what there frys will look like if the bred??

 

[kribensis12]

I cant, i didnt get it, and my camera's memory is full and i cant empty it without my mom's permission. Also, i bet he will already be sold. Sorry!

 

[Suicidal_AZN]

its ok.
im am currently trying to breed my jd with my jaguar.
i know that my jaguar is a female but not sure about the jack dempsey.
my jack dempsey and jaguar cichlid is the same size both at 3 in.
my jack dempsey also has a red forehead is that normal???
could it be a female??
they hang out together but sometimes they get into fights.
i will find pics on what they look like.


my female jaguar looks the this:

my jack dempsey looks like this but has red forehead and fins:

what will there frys look like if they are a pair??

 

[severum boy]

Your jaguar is probably too small to breed yet. Wait for it to grow another inch or two.
I also dought that they could breed together, they are not really closly related. Just because they both come from centeral america does not mean that they can breed together. Like saying Lions and Elephants can breed because they come from Africa.

 

[Suicidal_AZN]

but is it possible to breed them together???

 

[andyourblueblood]

should be fine. ive seen both fish hybridize sucessfully, so i dont see why they couldnt do it together.

 

[Suicidal_AZN]

thx but i just found out that they both were females lol.
went to petco and got 3 more small jacks.
3 small jacks living with the bigger jack.
the jaguar was removed to live with my flowerhorn and red texas.
they did good overnight. the jag got in to some fights with flowerhorn but no major damage done.
just some ripped fins thats all.
hopefully get some males in the new bunch of 3.

 

[severum boy]

but is it possible to breed them together???

I dont think so, they are in different genuses (last time I checked). Cross genus hybrids do occur, but they are rare.

 

[caboose_122]

like severum boy said they are two different genuses and often do not cross breed, it is quite rare that they will with centeal american and south american cichlids

 

[Suicidal_AZN]

no......
there both central american cichlids.



see....

Common Name:
Jack Dempsey.
Scientific Name:
Archocentrus Octofasciatus.
Family:
Cichlidae.
Class:
Central American Cichlid.
Distribution:
Yucatan peninsula, Guatemala, Honduras.


Common Name:
Jaguar.
Other Names:
Aztec cichlid.
Scientific Name:
Parachromis managuensis.
Family:
Cichlidae.
Class:
Central American.
Distribution:
Costa Rica, Nicaragua.


look up your fishes be4 u tell me something.
i reseach them many times be4 ok.

if u still doont belive me heres the link. -------> http/www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/profiles/f...ids/jaguar.html <--------

 

[caboose_122]

i know what i was talking about you dont have to get mad sorry i worded that really bad what i ment to say is that most central american cichlids cant breed with other central americans same with south americans

 

[Suicidal_AZN]

explain hybrid cichlids!!!
theres so many hybrid cichlids out there.
southern with southerns centrals with centrals and south with centrals.
thats why theres a hybrid forum for hybrid fishes!!!!!!

 

[andyourblueblood]

there are just some fish that cant hybridize for whatever reason, like uaru's, oscars, aequidens, so on... i DO believe these fish can hybridize though.