Heterandria Formosa And Girardinus Metallicus

[starrynightxxi]

Is it possible or likely for these two species to interbreed successfully? I have some sharing a tank right now and the adults ignore one another, but some of the older blackchin fry like to school with the formosa which got me to thinking. It's not a huge deal, I'm not trying to create hybrids or selling fish, but if I ever decide to move some on, I'd like to know for sure what they are, or at least know that they *might* be hybrids.

Thanks!

 

[dunchp]

Is it possible or likely for these two species to interbreed successfully? I have some sharing a tank right now and the adults ignore one another, but some of the older blackchin fry like to school with the formosa which got me to thinking. It's not a huge deal, I'm not trying to create hybrids or selling fish, but if I ever decide to move some on, I'd like to know for sure what they are, or at least know that they *might* be hybrids.

Thanks!

No chance whatsoever.

You shouldn't keep any species together which shares the same first name (Genus name), or any species which is closely related such as Poecilia and Limia, other than that you are fine.

 

[starrynightxxi]

awesome, thanks a lot

 

[Sticky Wicket]

Is it possible or likely for these two species to interbreed successfully? I have some sharing a tank right now and the adults ignore one another, but some of the older blackchin fry like to school with the formosa which got me to thinking. It's not a huge deal, I'm not trying to create hybrids or selling fish, but if I ever decide to move some on, I'd like to know for sure what they are, or at least know that they *might* be hybrids.

Thanks!

I keep H. Formosa in their own tank. They produce very tiny young at a very slow rate. However the parents don't eat the young.
G. Matallicus is a much bigger fish and H.F. young would be sitting targets for G.M.