TrikkyMakk;1698085; said:
This is the reason that Blue Dempseys are weaker than regular Dempseys!!!
Inbreeding isnt the end of the world, and provided we use logical approaches, then inbreeding in moderation can even be productive
But thats not what happened with Blue Dempseys They were heavily inbred and the breeders were selected for qualities such as elongated fins as opposed to a true Jack Dempsey body shape or overall health. You let a daughter spawn with her Father and it wont take many generations until you have a weakened fish
Please do not spawn your fish to their offspring or parents please avoid spawning sibling fish
We all know that it is a fact wild caught fish are better quality than aquarium bred I believe inbreeding is a HUGE part of this
How often do you think someone buys a few fish from a store (95% chance they are siblings) then they spawn (1st gen inbred) and the happy owner tells some friends well a couple friends ask for a few offspring they grow up and spawn together (2nd gen inbred) and they tell some friends and it goes on and on
Ive traced fish back 4 generations as inbred siblings from people in our local fish club being friends and doing what friends do sharing and the fish are suffering from it!
Ive kept fish for a lot of years and have never been a breeder, although Ive had a lot of pairs form and broods hatch. Only recently have I been paying attention to the quality of the offspring and Ive found that inbred fish have a much higher fatality rate in fry, the fry develop slower, grow slower, and have a higher percentage of overall weaker fish
Its common sense folks you dont get the best results by taking the easiest way you get the best results by doing things right and making a daughter screw her dad is never the right way to do things
PS - TrikkyMakk, I understand you weren't promoting such inbreeding, you were simply relaying information. No harm no foul
But we shuold be careful what information we relay as sometimes the information may be foul...