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Post by brenda on Oct 28, 2008 9:43:10 GMT -5
So, in my tank I have a male and female Rubescen and a male and female Sunshine. I always hear all the talk about how peacocks will all breed together and you really have to watch them...My female Sunshine had been out of the tank for a while having here babies, however there is still the female Rubescen (which is the same species of fish as the Sunshine, just line bred to get the red color.) My Sunshine hasn't never shown any interest towards her at all and even though she is little I know she is old enough to spawn because that is where my first baby came from. Well, when I dropped mama back in the other day within literally 10 seconds the Sunshine was all fired up and defending a territory....Which he had not done while she was gone. Maybe this will change as the female Rubescen gets older but I found it interesting with all you hear about hybridizing that my male even when left with no female of his own kind still wants nothing to do with another female he could have.
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Post by murdock6701 on Oct 28, 2008 9:50:04 GMT -5
maybe he's of the othere persuasion......
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Post by Carl on Oct 28, 2008 9:58:25 GMT -5
maybe he's of the othere persuasion...... My thoughts too ;D Carl
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Post by brenda on Oct 28, 2008 10:26:03 GMT -5
Well, he has spawn with his own female so I don't think that is it. LOL!!! It's just everyone says don't mix peacocks because they will cross breed but my guy only wants his own female. Which is fine because I obviously don't want him to breed with the rubescen but after all the talk about how they will breed with anything I just found it weird he has no desire for anyone but his own female.
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Post by jonv on Oct 28, 2008 11:46:06 GMT -5
Give him some time Brenda. It's still a possibility and the one big drawback I've found with my fish breeding, is they just kind of do it when they are in the mood for doing it. Unless you are keeping a very very attentive eye on the fish, you could end up being off when a female spawns by a few days. Sometimes too, especially in the younger and newer females spawning, you might not even see the bulge in the mouth until they are already a week along.
The one time I found my brown Peacock holding, I had no idea how long she was along let alone who she crossed with too. I am not 100% sure what species she is so I'm pretty sure whoever she did spawn with, hers were hybrids too. You have a better advantage of having some distinct and known species and sexes, however, unless you actually see the spawn, allow for some room that they may cross breed. I can say that males sometimes are devious and sneaky when it comes to females. Your male of the species could be hounding that female to spawn and she's getting ready, and say when she's actually ready just happens to be around a male of a different species and bang, here you go, nice gene mixing ha ha. It could happen is all I'm saying so try to watch all you can.
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Post by brenda on Oct 28, 2008 11:56:02 GMT -5
Yes, I do watch them very closely. I just thought it was funny how he was blah even with a female in the tank but the second I put his female back he was really excited she was back. At least with mine it wouldn't necessarily be the end of the world since they are the same species with the Rubescen being linebred for the color.
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Post by 8 in the Corner on Oct 28, 2008 19:09:17 GMT -5
One of the main reasons for not mixing peacocks is that the females all look very much alike and if you keep a few different color varieties in the same tank, you may not be able to tell the females apart.
Ideally, you should have at least 3-5 females for each male peacock. You can see how it could get very mixed up if a few color varieties were in the same tank.
Males are typically "always ready," but it is the females that make the final decision as to which male will be the one. They generally pick the healthiest and most colorful males, not always of their own color variety....
So.....there really is no way of knowing who the father is of a batch of fry (only the mother knows for sure...and she ain't talkin') until they grow up and color up. Maybe a mix of colors, maybe pure.
John
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Post by brenda on Oct 28, 2008 19:26:33 GMT -5
I guess it's better then that I only have 2 females and I can tell them apart. I know you should have more but they only had pairs so that wasn't an option. I do know the batch of fry I just had are pure because I saw it. I'll just keep an eye on things...which I am very good at.
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Post by Carl on Oct 28, 2008 19:44:32 GMT -5
So.....there really is no way of knowing who the father is of a batch of fry (only the mother knows for sure...and she ain't talkin') until they grow up and color up. Maybe a mix of colors, maybe pure.
JohnDarn, I was hoping maybe someone out there had a talking fish! Carl
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Post by goldenpuon on Oct 29, 2008 10:11:16 GMT -5
lol Try teaching them English!
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Post by 8 in the Corner on Oct 29, 2008 11:35:06 GMT -5
Darn, I was hoping maybe someone out there had a talking fish! Carl I did have some talking catfish (Raphaels) once. Every time I netted them, they started telling me things.
John ;D
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Post by goldenpuon on Oct 29, 2008 12:05:00 GMT -5
You mean the squeaking catfish? If I had those, even if they were not the most beautiful fish, i'd fall in love with them for their squeaking sounds. *grins*
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