Cacatuoides Coloration

[Jonathan A]

Hey everyone,

An online order of 10 A. macmasteri was switched out for some wild A. Cacatuoides. At first I was pretty mad, but since I was already breeding A. C. var. Orange Flash, I figured it wasn't so bad of a mistake after all.

So, after setting up the 2 males in separate tanks with 4 females each (

), and bam, we have fry. But then I started wondering, what is I crossed the wild with the O.F., so I did (Male wild, Female O.F.). The fry are all still too young for coloration. Any ideas on the colors these guys will have?

Her are the two types of males I got
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/...gramma/Ap_cacatuoides_Picuruyacu_male_001.jpg
http://apistogrammaidiots.com/cacatuoides-wild_blue-m.jpg

Thanks,
Jonathan

 

[Mike Wise]

I wouldn't be surprised if the 2 males in the photo are from the same/nearby population(s). The Rio Picuruyacu is a tributary of the Rio Nanay, very close to Iquitos. This is the area that Römer does most of his work now - and probably from whom Dave got his "wild blue" cacatuoides. Crossing the wild with domestic strains normally results in a mix of characters, but the wild traits will probably dominate. Only way to find out is to raise the fry to maturity.

 

[Jonathan A]

Cool, can't wait to see what happens!