RE: Re[2]: Rainbowfish Sports? was Albino rainbowfish

Bruce Hansen (bhansen at oznet02.ozemail.com.au)
Sat, 1 Jun 1996 18:58:11 +-1000

From: GWLANG at ccmail.monsanto.com[SMTP:GWLANG at ccmail.monsanto.com]
Sent: Saturday, 1 June 1996 15:16
<<gl - You have all missed the point of the original message. Has anyone
actually confirmed this (albinism) in a Melanotaeniidae? >>

Sorry Gary, I sent a posting re one only similar albino M. nigrans bred by Ian Michels,

<<A sport like an albino is certainly not going to take the place of the original>>
<<He got entirely 100% albinos. The only way that this can happen is if it is a
dominant trait. If we had a male that was "recessive" for albinism then 50%
would be regular kribs but carriers and 50% would be albinos.>>

I'm in agreement with you and Julie - it is worth following through to check on genetics, vitality. fertility etc. For what it's worth I expect the red lines on the side to persist and some of the metallic sheen but all the melanin to be missing.

Bruce Hansen ANGFA
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