I personally think hybrids are a major problem, perhaps more in Europe and
the North Americas than here in Oz. Gary Lang was playing with some ?Albino
Rainbowfish when last we discussed this topic. How did they go Gary? I
personally don't like the idea of "sports" and "mutations" being propogated
but I can see that they may have a legitimate place in the commercial
culture of aquarium fish but not hybrids of the fish we want to conserve.
Bruce Hansen
ANGFA
email: bhansen at ozemail.com.au
Don't miss the ANGFA web pages at -
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
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From: Christopher Philip Benes <beneschr at pilot.msu.edu>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
Subject: Re: [RML] bogus diet
<< I don't like
hybrids, I don't think that they should be made. I don't even like
line-bred
fishes. However, in many cases of hybrids the hybrid product sells better
or
for more money than the non-hybrid fish would. I would say that discus are
a
prime example. Also, you can look at gouramies, livebearers, etc. A lot
of
these fish are worth a lot more as hybrids because they generally look
'better'
than the original fish. Retaliers have to cater to the more generalized
hobbyiest because there are more of them, a lot more. These people don't
really care what kind of a fish it is, as long as it is 'pretty'. A
retailer
who only went after experienced or professional aquarists certainly would
gain
the respect of many people, but probably wouldn't stay in business very
long.>>