Crossbreeding?

[Anethil]

Hey, so i have loved fish for quite a while and enjoy setting up tanks, but since i am in an apartment i only have room for a little 10 gallon tank right now, and i have come across something interesting... It's planted tank with a decorative cave, and i have had a Gardneri Killifish in it for quite a while, and i just added a female Peacock Gudgeon, since some sources online indicated that they would probably work as a compatible species (i couldnt really take the word of the pet store employee since they didn't even know what the killifish was when i bought him... they thought he was a gourami -.-). At any rate, the color patterns on these two species are quite similar, and upon introduction in the tank the male killifish took an interest in the female Peacock.. he has for a week now been chasing her around the tank, displaying and shimmying against her sides. So i would like some advice/feedback on this.. Can they become a pair or will he give up? Will the result of one female cause in him to excessively harass her to the extent i should have multiple females? Or should i simply remove her from the tank... i would rather keep them both since i enjoy the colorings so much!! I appreciate any feedback you folks have, since i am kinda new to threads..

 

[aakaakaak]

If you want to try and spawn them condition them with blood worms and other frozen/live foods. Considering the visual similarities I can understand why one would try to mate with the other. However, I doubt that the two would produce any offspring IMO. One is a goby and the other is a killifish.

 

[Kiara1125]

I agree with Aak. I highly doubt that the eggs will become fertile, but you can certainly try to breed them!!

 

[Anethil]

I suppose i should have worded it differently.. i do not expect them to make viable offspring, but i AM curious if they will pair up, or if she will be continuously harassed, and whether i should have multiple females to prevent harassing?

 

[lauraf]

Hard to say. Best to watch carefully, and if the behaviour doesn't change after another few days, then alter your stocking to protect the female from continued harrassment.
And welcome to the forum!
Cheers,
Laura

 

[Kiara1125]

I also agree with Laura. They might pair up, but watch out for the harrassment. Some fish *cough cough*My male Platy*cough cough* will continually harrass the female(s) even though they bred. They're just little hormonal things aren't they!?

 

[Anethil]

Thank you guys, i will do that and ty for the well wishing! So far i'm enjoying the thread alot lol