07-07-2007, 04:43 AM
the answer to your question is yes, they can cross breed.
if the above pic is not what you caught and it is all green with just a couple strips on the cheek you prabably did catch a bluemouthbass...LOL its as good a name as any other.....[
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the proper name isnt given because they fail to reporduce after crossbreeding. much like the tiger musky they are poorly adapted for sustaining their special breed. and since they are mostly stunted there is no demand for them so they end up being pond misbreeds.
this cross breeding usualy comes from canals where water temps are disturbed by drainage released by ajecent housing. water temps change causing the fish to breed at times they are normaly not ready to reproduce....
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if the above pic is not what you caught and it is all green with just a couple strips on the cheek you prabably did catch a bluemouthbass...LOL its as good a name as any other.....[
] the proper name isnt given because they fail to reporduce after crossbreeding. much like the tiger musky they are poorly adapted for sustaining their special breed. and since they are mostly stunted there is no demand for them so they end up being pond misbreeds.
this cross breeding usualy comes from canals where water temps are disturbed by drainage released by ajecent housing. water temps change causing the fish to breed at times they are normaly not ready to reproduce....
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