The other thing wrong with society is you cannot disagree with anyone these days with out somebody getting all worked up
Excellent point.
Great example of Caveat Emptor. Proper research is needed to give buyers the knowledge of what they're plunking down their hard-earned money towards.
Yep. So, how about it? Where can I get some more detail about the history of OP's breeding program? Because I'm very interested in some Festae, I don't think I can just go order a bunch of WC Festae, and details and pics of the fish in the line would be greatly appreciated.
Because, when you buy dogs with pedigree, what you get is generations of information about the registered ancestors of the dog you're buying. I can see pictures, meet owners, get medical information about genetic conditions like hip dysplasia, look up field trial results, and talk to people who have hunted with ancestors of the pups I'm looking to buy. These are the things that establish "pedigree" for duck dogs in South Louisiana. And that's what makes a $400 pup worth $5000-$10,000.
For fish, I'd think collection point of the WC ancestor, where it was bought/imported from, importation paperwork, pics at adulthood of several generations of the line, something similar for the CB ancestors, would be germane. Also, info about the breeding project would be good, too--how long, how many fry were sold how often, introduction of new blood into the line, where from, pics and descriptions of the breeding facilities. I'd think all of this info would establish something like "pedigree" for fish from a specialized breeder of a species? It would make a fish more valuable to me, especially if I wanted to buy enough to have my own breeding pair and keep generations of the fish for years.