Cockatoos

[Jer-]

Hi

Is it just me or do u guys find it hard to determine whether a cockatoo female is carries double red, triple red, or orange flash genes?

I mean, is there a way? some females hav some specks of orange whereas some others have clear fins. Heck some have bright orange covered fins!

Oh and for males, i have learnt that the coloration on the fins will spread along the whole of the fin as the fish ages, but my male cockatoos' coloration doesnt seem to be expanding...there are still clear areas on the tail fin.... Shud i feed it some color enhancing flakes?

thx for any advice

 

[nc_nutcase]

From everything I've read (which should tell you I'm no expert, but am educating myself) just about all the currently available Cockatoos have a mix of coloration genes. It is usually said that a Male and Female Triple Red will very likely have offspring of Triple Red, Double Red and Orange Flash. As wonderful as it would be to have a 'pure' pair of any of these color variations, from everything I gather, we shouldn't expect it.

PS - Jer, I really love that little dude that dances (it looks like he has to pee) under your name. I really think you should post more often just to let us giggle at it more often.

 

[Jer-]

haha...thx nutcase.

I like ur crazy lookin cat or wotever there with the green eyes too. I actually stole the dancing medicine dude off someone else on another forum i think (i dont goto that forum no more )

but hey, U must post pics of ur cockatoos when u get them, i have read on some threads about u trying to get quality cockatoos! i would love to see pix

 

[Griz]

nutcase's comments match with what I have read as well. Cockatoos do not breed true. If breeding triple reds, one should expect a mix of singles doubles and triples. Also, temperature and pH will affect the ratio of males to females.

 

[nc_nutcase]

I'll definitely post pics when I can. I was told "we should know something by the end of the day (regarding Cockatoos)"... but I thought they closed at 8, but nope... 7PM.... Ratts!

And it's notta cat!! It is Foamy The Squirrel.
Here is a link to his cartoons if interested (but see the first part was still on topic!). It would probably be considered 'adult humor' as it has some swearing in it, but nothing 'illicit'.

http/www.illwillpress.com/vault.html

 

[lucky62]

Agree with nc and griz

I'd like to get one of the white ones [ not albino ] from mine . Whites are awesome , a sight to be seen , saw 1 white male about 5 years ago for sale near me $59 [ whitish coloring around the body , makes them look pale blue ]

Mine were sold to me as triple reds , all the fins show this to be true [ my male had about a year ]], only thing is he looks more orange, but nothing like pics of Orange flash I've seen .


My females [ siblings , had almost 2 months ] look slightly different from each other as well , one is more yellow with orange edge to the outside of her dorsal and anal fins , the other has no orange , and is more brownish than yellow [ but still a bit yellow ], and this is the more dominant female .
All 3 from the same shop , same breeder .


Just loaded them up with live brine

 

[pnyklr3]

My adult male's coloring has spread...a little bit....and only after feeding him a good mix of frozen foods. Most of his tail is actually clear. I think that specialized(proper) breeding brings out the large amounts of color after so many generations of fry.

I don't believe there is any way possible to look at a female and tell which color trait she carries (as dominent). I have a female who has no coloring on her tail, anpther that has a splotch on the top of her tail, and a third who has orange on nearly her entire tail. I know that all of these females came from a triple red male only because I know who breed them and saw the parents (not my male).

i don't think color enhancing food would do much; only enhance what is already there. Remember: The wild caught cockatoos are not nearly as colorful as what we call a triple red, or even orange flash.

 

[Jer-]

thx for all the advice.

I will post a pic of my cockatoo soon as well, probably when i get back from uni today.

Jus feel like showing him off. He is not that "pretty" but he is not that shabby.

POST UR COCKATOO PIX! (except for nc_nutcase. but im sure he'll be so proud of his cockatoos once he gets them that he will post pix in no time )

 

[lucky62]

I have some photos of mine in members aquarium pictures here .

 

[dwarf-puffers]

griz in your display picture is that a picture of a juvinile ciclid becasue i got 2 females and 1 male and it looks just like your display picture but they said that it will get a lot more colour

ya i find it hard between sexing them 2 personally they almost all look the same to me

 

[dwarf-puffers]

double post really sry bout that

 

[pnyklr3]

Juveniles don't necessarily have less color. A generation closer to the wild-caught strain may not have as much either. A full-grown male will be around 3 inches, and a full-grown female around 1.5 inches. Sexing, IMO, is easier with cockatoos than with livebearers ! Males are much larger and have much more colorful fins than their female counterparts. HTH