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	Can all livebearers be crossed...?
ronnfive Enthusiast Posts: 188 Kudos: 219 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	[font color="#000080"]This is the most FAQ's by the inexperienced livebearer breeders, and unfortunately the answer is "Negative!" Not all of them can be crossed. They will only breed within their own species, although some of the same genus will be genetically not compatible and will not breed.[/font] Genus: [font color="#800080"]Molly – Poecilia Latipinna Guppy – Poecilia Reticulata Endler’s – Poecilia sp. Endler's[/font] [font color="#008000"]Swordtails – Xiphophorus helleri Platies - Xiphophorus maculatus Variable Platy – Xiphophorus variatus[/font] [font color="#000080"]Platies, Variable Platies, and swordtails are so very closely related that they will often breed resulting to many color varieties of xiphophorus that we are enjoying nowadays. Mollies and Guppies are not that common crossed, but there are some rumor that they do successfully crossed them, but they tend to be sterile and eventually dies at young age. Endler’s and Guppies are so very closely related that they will often breed resulting to many color varieties available at the local fish store. Note: Before buying endler’s make sure that it is really an endler’s not just a feeder guppies. Hope this helped, thank you! Ronn[/font] [font color="#C00000"]Please feel free to correct me, if I’m wrong or add something... so that this will be very useful to others or new into fish keeping of this type of fish. Thank you.[/font] Last edited by ronnfive at 07-Oct-2005 06:02
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	Ronn, Nice that you post this summary, it gives a quick overview of which fish belongs in what group . There are 2 things I would like to add: - There is more than just a debate these days that Endlers ARE Guppies. I actually favor this assumption, but I guess this debate could fill a whole thread by itself (and maybe has already). - I don’t think the experienced livebearer breeder would ask this question as he/she would have either experienced it already or read about it many times by now. I assume you mean the inexperienced breeder. Thanks for this summary, Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
ronnfive Enthusiast Posts: 188 Kudos: 219 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	sorry 'bout that. Tnx for the heads up! well, let's see about the others. ronn Last edited by ronnfive at 07-Oct-2005 06:04
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47


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