Perc breeders Q

[miniwhinny]

Last week I purchased 2 picasso clowns. I just want to make sure I have this info correct....both A's and B's have the same genetics - correct? They're the same fish and could come from the same batch, just some are more colored than others?

If that's correct I have a question for people raising fry.

Have you noticed any difference in the color of offspring raised from A's or B's, mixing the two or breeding A's or B's to straight Percs?

In horses...crazy as is seems with some color patterns (i.e. appaloosa) it's the less colored horses (few spot leopard) that are the homozygous ones that produce the wild crazy markings (full leopard) more than those wild colored ones do.

 

[phender]

From what I understand, A's and B's come from the same batches of fry. The crazy patterns are just more rare.

FWIW: I have a slightly picasso wild caught pair that didn't seem to through any picasso babies at all.

 

[miniwhinny]

Thanks phender.

That's interesting about your WC ones.

 

[Mojo Jojo]

WC are a hit and miss markings will not always be passed down