RE: Albino rainbowfish

Andrew Boyd (andrew at pcug.org.au)
Sun, 02 Jun 1996 18:54:00 +1000

At 07:12 AM 5/31/96 -0700, Peter Unmack wrote:
>On Fri, 31 May 1996, Bruce Hansen wrote:
>
>> Albinos are notoriously less vigorous in most instances so will probably =
>> be better raised at lower light levels and will probably be more =
>> sensitive to all stressors.=20
>
>So we should be willing to accept producing albino rainbows, but not
>accepting undertaking scientifically controlled crossing experiments?

My 2 cents worth.

IMHO the albinos have less potential to screw up captive stocks in the long
run...

I think that "scientifically controlled crossing" would have to mean
"terminate with extreme prejudice as soon as experiment over". The albinos
would be nothing more than 'toys', commercial exploitation, but the xbreeds,
if they found their way into the hobby, could prejudice future breeding
efforts. Who would potential breeders know who to trust? But the albinos,
such as they are, should they ever eventuate, will stick out like the
proverbial canine gonads.

Regards, Andrew Boyd
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