As there are now four "convict" species (plus undescribed HRPs), most LFS "cons" are most likely (technically) hybrids anyway...
Of course, re-classification (and lumping them back into one species) would make them no longer hybrids.
In my book, fancy fish are fancy fish, whether technically just line bred (from sports, unusual individuals, across variants/ collection locations) or whether hybridized (i.e. crosses between species).
You'll need plenty of tank space and do plenty of culling to develop something that better than random...
Matt
I know a fancy fish is a fancy fish
But I prefer that than hybrids don't get me wrong they are pretty but I feel like there are too many irresponsible people who make hybrids....(I know this topic can be debated for ever)
A large number of fish in the hobby have been line bred or have had some sort of selective breeding for desirable traits either on purpose or we collected the prettier of the species and housed them etc...
I was just looking at the cons and I thought maybe since they breed like bunnies lol (should prob be the other way around)
it would be easier to do since they don't care where they are, who the're with, they just pump out babies like factories. It would be a good fish to try it with, also they have great color potential if we can go by their spawning attire "suit and tie"
So is there a particular reason why 5 generations? Could it be less?
I've been doing a lot off reading on line breeding might be a huge project and might get luck....
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