Cross Breeding,

[ferrikins]

I have some Mertalic Livebearers (black-chinned). I thought it be nice ti cross them with my guppies, to see what happened, I know some may think the ethics behind this are wong, but I always want to breed for health, and thought maybe breeding a fish that has been inbreed to death with a less inbreed fish may come up with some nice looking healthy fish.

anyway botton line, Is breeding them together posible??

 

[ferrikins]

No One???

 

[Bustacapp]

to my knowledge guppies can only be bred with other guppies and if you do somehow come up with offspring they will most likely be infertil or borndead/deformed also im not sure what your planing to breed them with i assume you mean metallic livebearer?

 

[copeina]

Probably Girardinus metallicus. They likely would not be able to breed with a guppy (Poecilia sp.), though they may also surprise you. Both are randy little devils, so mating them won't be hard... just a matter if they are related close enough to reproduce.

Let us know what you find.

/Kris

 

[ferrikins]

Probably Girardinus metallicus. They likely would not be able to breed with a guppy (Poecilia sp.), though they may also surprise you. Both are randy little devils, so mating them won't be hard... just a matter if they are related close enough to reproduce.

Let us know what you find.

/Kris

Yeah there the little ones I talking about.

god my spellings terrible.

I have some metallicus fry about a week old, so am hoping to put the females to a male guppie, the fist generation or so will stay with me, (if I get anything at all). To see how they pan out.

Will let ya no if anything happens.

 

[willywonka099]

Do they have any guppy genes if they do then yes it is very possible

 

[ferrikins]

I not shore about the genectics.

but I do know the females look sape wize alot like guppies, and I have put guppies in to carlm my male down and it worked.

 

[GuppyDude]

what i know is that swodtails can be bred with plattys, guppys wit endlers, and i accually heard of crossing mollys with guppys but im almost positive it cant happen.

 

[copeina]

Girardinus metallicus, falcatus, etc.. are of Cuban origin. They are very similar in biology to the Mexican livebearers, but have been seperated for millenia, if in fact they were ever of common origin. It is not impossible for species from distant lands to be able to crossbreed, so the possiblility cannot be ruled out (yet). In taxonomic terms, they are considered to be of a different "tribe" than guppies, included only with Quintana and Carlhubbsia.

I cannot find any information on the web regarding hybridization of Girardinus with Poecilias, so it could be that nobody has bothered, it didn't work, or the results were of no real economic or scientific value.

Ethics aside, go for it and let us know. Keep good notes, write a book, and begin an aquarium club lecture series. I know it won't happen in my fishroom, but that is my choice. Everyone has their own idea of what they want to do with their hobby!

/Kris