breeding albinos and commons

is it bad to have breeding pairs of common bn and breeding pair of albinos together as may cross breed. currently have in there own tanks but need the space for other fish.

is there a bad out come or just some albino and some common fry. or will there be pale brown fry

Your males will not discriminate against colour, they will let & trap what ever female in a cave for mating, if she is ready...Your colour outcome of the fry is usually approximately 50/50..
You may get some light brown colourings (calico or marble) But only if the parents have the genes...But thats a maybe...

I do it on a regular basis on purpose

I have a breeding pair of ancistrus teminkii and a breeding pair of peppermints in one tank both are different species, and they get on fine.... just do regular water change as normal and watch out for territorial disputes when the males can defend their caves

Are you asking about colour results from crossing bns or are you concerned about the males fighting ?...
to have two males in the one tank you will need more caves than males, and you will need least a 3 foot tank for the males to stay out of each others way......I personally wouldn't keep two males in the one tank...just in case as they can get nasty and injure the weaker male...

thanks guy for info.
i have 4 tanks set up 2 are for bn incudes 2 3ft one with common trio and 1 with albino pair i have a standard 4ft with 4 pepermints around 7cm. 3m electic yellows and 6f all large and breeding. and a 4x2x2 which has 4 sections and pairs of all different cichlids. what to change it all around and put all bn together and have 3ft grow tank for cichlids.
what size will i be able to tell peps sex

Ok this can be a varied question to answer..

Though I have been able to identify my peppermint L071's at around 3 inches, however
I do know others that have been harder and sometimes had to wait until they are about 5 inches.

I currently have 4 male and 4 female peppermints in my main tank with a breeding paif of ancistrus teminkii.

I do a water change on that tank every other day or every three days if my schedule is tight.

My ancistrus breed about twice every 6-7 weeks.

My peppermints are quite young but I think they are showing signs of pairing off as we speak

love the tank sizes... sounds ok to me... like most of us we vary our aquariums as our stock changes I think... lol

all the best...