I got a pair of xanthic carriers from Bolty's xanthic jag. They were very ill but I sorted them out with some Amikacin injections. Shortly after completing the course of antibiotics here they are:
Xanthic Jag carrier pair spawn
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wow thats very cool.
i dont have a clue about breeding/gene pools really how do you know they are carrying the xanthic strain? will every spawn from the boltys xanthic carry the strain?
does this mean both fish have the strain upping the chance of xanthic?
im a bit confused
i dont have a clue about breeding/gene pools really how do you know they are carrying the xanthic strain? will every spawn from the boltys xanthic carry the strain?
does this mean both fish have the strain upping the chance of xanthic?
im a bit confused
the xanthic is recessive (r) and normal jag is dominant (R)
and they carry both.
i believe these two to be (Rr) and that means half the fry could come out xanthic?
or a 4th depending on what the parents of these two were.
and they carry both.
i believe these two to be (Rr) and that means half the fry could come out xanthic?
or a 4th depending on what the parents of these two were.
If xanthism in Jags is inherited like xanthism in humans (and indeed in convict cichlids) then both of these fish are carriers (ie their parents were xanthic x normal).
When crossed together they should produce 1/4 xanthic fry - though xanthism is often a trait that becomes apparrant later in life (ie when a few inches long) - so we shall see!!
When crossed together they should produce 1/4 xanthic fry - though xanthism is often a trait that becomes apparrant later in life (ie when a few inches long) - so we shall see!!
The eggs have now hatched and the wrigglers are being moved into a pot (which is scarily close to the filter intake... lol) by the parents - they seem to be pretty attentive