Incest breeding of bristlenoses

Reprisal · Post by **Reprisal** » 23 Mar 2004, 07:47

rite now i have 2 diff parents
which bred and i have abt like 25 fry
im wonderin if i raise these and breed them what would happen ?
would there be pros and cons of doing this?

ClayT101 · Post by **ClayT101** » 23 Mar 2004, 22:41

Well, if the parents came from the same source at the same time, there is a good chance they are siblings. One thing that happens is that recessive genes that normally don't show up end up showing (such as albinoism or long fins). However, many of the recessive genes are not good and cause defects.

fishnut2 · Post by **fishnut2** » 25 Mar 2004, 21:28

Reprisal,
Other defects will show up as well. Crooked tails are common among the albinos. Try trading your fry for a new bloodline. If you belong to a club...I'm sure there's someone else willing to trade.
Best of luck!
Rich

Reprisal · Post by **Reprisal** » 27 Mar 2004, 14:41

ah ok
we dont have clubs here
well havent heard of much wish there was so i cna get new blood lines