Hybridizing D. diadema and D. variegatus? [Archive]

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JesseD

10-20-2009, 07:40 PM

Does anyone know if it is at all possible to hybridize these two together? I'll get some good pics up soon so I can do a proper species ID.... I think my buddy and I have the same kind, but who knows.

Snipes

10-20-2009, 08:37 PM

What is the point. D. variegatus are not common, why would you want to mix the genes?

zonbonzovi

10-20-2009, 08:56 PM

Agreed. Don't you know? Pig & elephant DNA just don't splice.

Scourge

10-21-2009, 03:33 AM

I'm not sure if they would hybridize or not, but I doubt that you have any variegatus. Most, if not all, hobby 'variegatus' turn out to be diadema.

Deroplatys

10-21-2009, 04:48 AM

There really is no point unless you want to mess up the culture and confuse people of you stock gets distributed, heres a useful way to determine which species it is.

http://www.bugnation.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=397&t=35027

JesseD

10-21-2009, 12:07 PM

Yeah I do agree last time I was told I had D. variegatus it turned out to D. diadema. The only reason is because I have a lonely female and I'm pairing it up with a buddy's male. I also wouldn't sell them as one specie or the other, but yes people who buy them would eventually get things confused. So I'll make sure they're properly identified before hand.