I've never been a big hybrid guy, but I def appreciate those that are bred ethically and that can function properly as fish, which unfortunately not all are
You forgot about the important motivator for hybridization - money.I have avoided this thread, but figured it was time to add my 2 cents.
Although there are those that find hybrids interesting.
There are those of us that are interested in keeping species integrity.
Once you create a hybrid, they and all their progeny become mutts, and loose integrity as a species.
So to any of us that breed pure species, those progeny are useless as breeding stock, so worthless. (unless used as feeders)
there's enough beautiful, natural and rare species that one could never keep them all in a lifetime.No money from me.
Just look at the flowerhorn above. What exactly is that thing!!?I'm with CrazyPhishMan, as well as ScotCat, on this. Hybrids are pointless - we cannot improve on nature by making them.
A prime example of why hybrids are bad, rivalled only by the likes of the blood parrot and similar.Just look at the flowerhorn above. What exactly is that thing!!?
Btw here's a couple pics of some wild hybrids I've caught just earlier this year. These hybrids are actually starting to out compete both of their parent species out in the pond I caught them from. They are hybrids between pumpkinseed sunfish and green sunfish. These hybrids also tend to grow faster and larger then either parent specie from what I've noticed.A prime example of why hybrids are bad, rivalled only by the likes of the blood parrot and similar.