>Hi Cary,
> >You're right of course, there have been fish shows for a long time.
>
>But, I think that senario would be self-defeating for our
purposes. If
>breeders strive towards an ideal and cull undesirables, then
the genetic
>diversity will be reduced not upheld. Unfortunately, I suspect
that the
>only true way to keep the gene pool viable in the long run is
to bring
>new material in from the wild, and that does not seem to be
possible for
>some of these fish :( Nobody ever said it would be easy <sigh>
But with at least three graphically captive populations ( USA,
Australia/NZ and Europe) it may be possible to transfer genetic material
from one group to another. To be successful it may have to be controlled
in some way or another.
For you genetic experts, would it be possible to breed a "cross"
with a pure strain, through a number of generations, so that all the
offspring are pure?
Regards
paul.carter at lor.co.uk