I know what F0 is, and F1. F1 is the fry of a wild caught pair. But what exactly is "F2"? Here' why I ask. If F2 is the fry of 2 F1's that are siblings, that is inbreeding. But if a breeder took an F1 from 1 pair of F0's, and an F1 from a completely different pair of F0's.....well those 2 F1's are completely unrelated. Their fry would be every bit as "genetically diverse" as any other fry produced in the wild and called "F0", right? so would those captive bred unrelated fish be F0? Assuming of course, all 4 F0's were of the same species and from teh same collection point?
And how much does this matter? I know fish are fine with alot more interbreeding than people, or dogs, or higher mammals. But at what point to problems crop up with interbreeding? And what happens? Colors fade and survival rates of fry decrease? Disease prone offspring?
And how much does this matter? I know fish are fine with alot more interbreeding than people, or dogs, or higher mammals. But at what point to problems crop up with interbreeding? And what happens? Colors fade and survival rates of fry decrease? Disease prone offspring?