Moderator: Mustafa
Have you tried breeding these Jaguars? If so, how do they look like? Like their parents or rather like their grandparents?hwchoy wrote:oh and just a note of caution. tiger seem to hybridise with bee (those common ones) I get hybrids coming out with stripes and mottled/peppered patterns, which I decided to name as Jaguar shrimp
Why not? Might be funhwchoy wrote:I'm an amateur naturalist so I'm not into artificial hybrids nor selective breeding.
they seem to breed true! I keep getting new shrimps with stripes and peppered pattern. I just let them live in the tank, plus as you can see the grass is very thick so it is not easy to see them clearly.Jackie wrote: Have you tried breeding these Jaguars? If so, how do they look like? Like their parents or rather like their grandparents?
Why not? Might be funhwchoy wrote:I'm an amateur naturalist so I'm not into artificial hybrids nor selective breeding.
rather hard to ensure, unfortunately.Mustafa wrote:I don't mind the distribution of hybrids if they are *clearly* marked as hybrids and not sold as some "new species."
If I were Heng Wah I would actually isolate these "jaguars" and try to see if they breed among themselves. That's the only way to see if they are fertile F1 offspring that can produce fertile F2 offspring. A lot of animals will hybridize but only produce infertile offspring.
Mustafa
yet the babies kept coming. 
this thing was going on for close to two years until they mysteriously dwindled in numbers and then disappeared entirely.crystal red is selectively bred from the natural black population. I'm OK with it since it does not involve mixing gene pools. however I'm not keen on them personally, which is a very good thing considering their prices!Jackie wrote:What about Crystal Reds?hwchoy wrote:I don't mind them hybridising in the tank but I will not distribute them. the world has enough interesting animals we don't need to create hybrids.
If the prices are shocking in Singapore, can you imagine the prices they will fetch in Malaysia? ~shudder~hwchoy wrote:crystal red is selectively bred from the natural black population. I'm OK with it since it does not involve mixing gene pools. however I'm not keen on them personally, which is a very good thing considering their prices!
hwchoy wrote:rather hard to ensure, unfortunately.Mustafa wrote: If I were Heng Wah I would actually isolate these "jaguars" and try to see if they breed among themselves. That's the only way to see if they are fertile F1 offspring that can produce fertile F2 offspring. A lot of animals will hybridize but only produce infertile offspring.
Mustafa
they must have bred amongst themselves as I eventually ended up with just these "jaguars" and no more tigers nor bees
There is a possibility that they might, although they are two different species. I have not heard about any reliable sources reporting such a hybrid though.Maxxx wrote:Anyone here has experience of keeping BumbleBee and CRS together?
Do they hybrid as well?
if green shrimp do not breed with bumblebees, does that mean that they do not breed with tiggers too?Mustafa wrote:There is a possibility that they might, although they are two different species. I have not heard about any reliable sources reporting such a hybrid though.Maxxx wrote:Anyone here has experience of keeping BumbleBee and CRS together?
Do they hybrid as well?
If you want to be totally sure, just go with "Green Shrimp" or some other Indian algae eating shrimp (or, of course, some color variation of Neocaridina denticulata sinensis).
Mustafa
