gwandana Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I have recently inherited a small colony of these guys. LOL after much confusion with the actual species, (thanks ACE forums for clarifying) I am led to believe it would be OK to have another similar Victorian in the tank due to the crimson tide female looking different to most other species females.I was considering Christmas fulu (xystichochromis phytophagus) or similar as the different diet could be an issue.What are the thoughts in here on that? Would it be safe as far as hybridisation goes? Or should I just fire up the spare tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolla Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Personally i wouldnt do it. the chance of cross breeding is too great.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwandana Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Yeah, probably right Rolla. I still get mixed messages on this.I have decided against it though. Its a risk I just dont want to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzman Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 i think most people just keep them with Malawi cichlids, victorian and malawi water is not too far different.or did you just want a pure vic tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aymenz Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hi Gwandana,Both these fish are stunning in color, breed like rabbits though The chance of mixing is high, however, you can try and report back to us their behavior...Some close friends had tried it and they didn't end up with crossed bred babies, everything went as normal as they do mix in the wild....Regards.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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