A Quick Rant on Hybrids (the fish, not the cars)

[DivaMan]

MAtt i truly do respect you for that, and you are right, however, I have something to add to that. Not only must the geneic integrity be kept alive, but when a fish no longer behaves in a natural manner, it is essentially a strain. Like you said, when the wild is lost to us, how will we find hosting clowns? It is my opinion that although it may be an inconvenience, anemones should be kept in growout, because not only are proven-to-host tank bred clowns far more valuable, but it also improves the behavioral integrity of the species.

 

[phender]

Matt,

FWIW, it is not unusual for WC sebae clowns to loose all the yellow on their fins. I don't know if it is a captive thing or if it occurs in the wild as well.
I think that the striping on the fish are misbarrs rather than being genetic.

 

[tmays]

I would like to hear what you think about hybrids that happen in nature. I have a friend that imports these fish from Bali every year. They don't seem so rare or uncommon to me. There are also cases of other clowns crossing in the wild. Our breeding of these fish is the least the clown fish or any other wild fishes worries! We should worry about the habitat they live in. Mwp used discus as an example as if the current state of the discus is bad. I do not agree! The wild discus are doing quite well, and as far as the man made varieties go, they are perfectly healthy, beautiful, and have not done any harm to the wild populations.

 

[Kmiec123]

ok