Are These Mbuna Compatible?

[odannyboy]

maylandia greshecki and metriaclima calliainos.sorry if spelt wrongly.am i right in saying these are the same species or not?cheers gresheckis have changed name in thepast i think??

 

[Ferris]

Both Greshakei and Callainos are now classified as Metriaclima. They are quite different though, Greshakei are Omnivores whilst Callainos are Herbivores - they do tend to work reasonably well as tankmates though.

 

[odannyboy]

so could they cross breed? can you keep more than one species of zebra or is that a bad idea re crossbreeding?

 

[Ferris]

They can potentially crossbreed but so can most Mbuna species - Fish of a similar appearance are more likely to do so though.