Breeding Sibling Bristles..

[Ebbo]

Hi,

I own a really healthy breeding pair of bristlenoses, who spawn every month or so - they are both from different parent fish - completely separate blood lines.

Would it be possible to in-breed their young once mature and have healthy fish - or will I end up with allsorts of problematic fish?

Thanks,
Paul

 

[nuttyJD]

Some how I don't think your going to get any kind of healthy fish from inbreeding!! Have you seen the Royal family?? That's what inbreeding does!! Why not invest in another female??

Leanne

 

[badenmate]

my mate has done it with endlers for about a year now and there hasd only been one disformed fish i dont know about egglayers

 

[Truck]

livebearers and plecos, big difference lol.

i think that it would cause deformities and/or weak batches

 

[Ebbo]

I thought as much..

The only reason I ask is that in the 'grow up' tank there is a remaining pair of sibling bristles, one male and one female - they are starting to mature and I'm wondering whether to split them or see what happens.

Regards,
Paul

 

[rocknurworld2006]

I thought as much..

The only reason I ask is that in the 'grow up' tank there is a remaining pair of sibling bristles, one male and one female - they are starting to mature and I'm wondering whether to split them or see what happens.

Regards,
Paul

by all means breed the pair tgether

I thought as much..

The only reason I ask is that in the 'grow up' tank there is a remaining pair of sibling bristles, one male and one female - they are starting to mature and I'm wondering whether to split them or see what happens.

Regards,
Paul

by all means breed the pair tgether