Unfaded RT x SB Tex(?)

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jakeca77 said:
Hey, I need to take some more pics!!

I did notice that there were SBs at the 3/4 week mark. They look almost normal but hella fat! Actually, some of the SBs I have are the fastest growers and most aggressive. I have a theory as to why that is BTW. It goes like this:

Although the SB fish may not be the fastest (which is why they probably don't survive in the wild very often), I think they are able to compete or out-compete in a home aquaria because they win in jaw-locking fights for dominance with other fish. My SB fish seem to win most of the fights because I think the shorter body makes them more powerful in the close quarter fights that cichlids get into. You ever notice how shorter people have a stronger center of gravity or how bulldogs are so powerful? Dominant fish will usually get more food which leads to greater growth, blah blah blah. Again, it's just my theory....

I'm really interested to see how yours turn out though. I haven't seen any other threads about breeding unfaded RT w/unfaded RT.
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Lol! You have a lot of time on your hands. Good observation though!:thumbup:

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It will be interesting to see if there are any that fade. Some of the fry I have that had no flower line turned out to be faded or just lighter colored texans. The flower line fades on some and not on others. I would look for ones with different looking colors if I were you, even slightly different...

gutted said:
Yes you do! And so do I but I don't have a real camera. The fry move way too much for my phone's camera.

Looks like I don't have any SB's in my batch. Your SB theory makes sense. It'd be harder to move a short stockier object vs a longer skinnier one.

Mine is actually unfaded male RT x female green texas so my hopes aren't high about the fry. I'm still very interested to see how they turn out though. They'll be 3/4 carpintis and 1/4 BP so we'll see how strong the fader gene is.

Do you have any idea on how the fry with no flowerline might turn out? At the moment that's the only different group I see.


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ice blue said:
Lol! You have a lot of time on your hands. Good observation though!:thumbup:

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I probably have as much as anybody else. I work in a laboratory so observation and attention to details comes with the territory.

MidasMixer said:
Nicely done Jake, keep it up!
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Thanks! I hope I get some that turn out as good as yours.
 
Very nice fish you have sir! Can we have an update? Also try turning your filters and bubblers off for a couple minutes before you want to take pics... That will calm them down for you to get better shots.
 
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