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Any idea if cory hybrids breed.Are they infertile or even interested in breeding?
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minkweir wrote:Any idea if cory hybrids breed.Are they infertile or even interested in breeding?
Judging by other known hybrids (livebearers, rift lake cichlids, Hypancistrus), I'd expect they can and will breed. Best not to creatt them in the first place.

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Why breed hybrids when there are hundreds are lovely species out there! ~X(

Hybrids are frowned upon in the cory world [-X
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Oh no it was just an enquiry!Look @ whats happened to Endlers. :(( for example.
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What a coinsidence..I was looking @ your vid on youtube with the sparkling gouramis and have 10 on order for my last unassigned tank...no 12(just acquired 5 long rooted amazon frogbit for them too)
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I wondered this myself.
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