Juli's mixing it up

[cichlidwoman]

Hi,

My Julidochromis Marlieri (juli's) has breed with my with Julidochromis Ornatus, never expected it as I didn't know until now that they cross bred.

So, as we all know most hybrids are looked upon as worth nothing. What I am wondering is if anyone knows if the offspring of these two have a name and if they're disregarded as hybrids in a negative way? As far as i know(I've been googling the topic), no other juli's crossbreed. For anyone who's interested they look like Julidochromis transcriptus...

Alana

[LordFlashHeart]

Yeah they are feeders ...
sorry mate :(

[Tangman]

Juli's certainly will crossbreed as you have discovered. It is not unheard of. They prefer thier own species though. They certainly are a crossbreed, and regarded as a hybrid in a negative way. As already mentioned,  you should keep or destroy these fish in the interests of the hobby.
Transcriptus 'gombe' are supposed to be a hybrid between Marlieri and transcriptus. But this occured in the lake itself, and they breed true to form hence their acceptance I guess.


Cheers....