I have a couple of fish tanks with African cichlids in them. They have two types of cichlids and one of the types has different colors between them. One orange, one orange with spots, and one gray.
As they have bred, I’ve noticed that the two types of cichlids do not interbreed. Kind of maybe like a chimpanzee and a great ape? The different colors do interbreed, but over the years I have not noticed any more of one type versus another.
They also fight, sometimes for food, more often for territory, and definitely for breeding rights with a female. But that’s about it. They don’t understand what money is.
That’s just the way things are.