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there are still a few visually pure around but who truly knows without testing

as i understand it 1 male and 4 females were used to start off females may have been related to male clarification would be good

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don't stop posting on the subject ruru i understand where you are coming from and agree entirely line breeding can be effective if original animals have good solid genetics and the person controlling the breeding is aware of possible problems that may arise the leos are a case in point where original animals and their breeding shold have been recorded and the offspring then sold on with a pedigree to ensure future owners could know wich dam line they had

spit roasts

from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector's_dolphin Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is the best-known of the four dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus and is found only in New Zealand. At about 1.4 m in length, it is one of the smallest cetaceans. Hector’s dolphin was named after Sir James Hector (1834–1907). He was the curator of the Colonial Museum in Wellington (now the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa). He examined the first specimen found of the dolphin. The species was scientifically described by Belgian zoologist Pierre-Joseph van Beneden in 1881. Maui's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) is a subspecies of Hector's dolphin found off the northwest coast of New Zealand's North Island[2]. It is the most endangered subspecies of marine mammal (other cetaceans with a similarly perilous conservation status inhabit rivers and estuaries only). There are approximately 110 Maui's dolphins remaining.

Malawi dolphins or is that maulawi dolphins

i would set aside more than that

yes saw that yesterday will be a popcorn topic for the purists

used them before no worries don't know about the fancy teas though

one doesn't get an answer without first asking a question

fantasy world no.2. maybe a reality world

scientific studies have shown that birds and reptiles have some resistance to inbreeding

basically, yes

tea bags? earl grey might taste better when syphoning the tank

fantasy world no.2. approach wholesaler and supply funds to land 100 fish in the country and share costs of quarantine keep 10% of what survives quarantine rest sold by wholesaler both recoup costs and share any profit

i would hazard a guess that most of the leos i this country are related i have done some line breeding and have not had a problem except making cows 85cm at 2 years old edit: black robins are a good example of a small gene pools survival

come get some

no offence taken, i was just expressing another point of view as would i there is the bread and butter stuff they know will sell and come through quarantine at a good return the harder to source species or not imported before have unknown outcomes so offer more risk to a profit line

still hovering

with no current importers responding what an ex importer has posted is the closest to an answer as to why they don't do it you will get at the moment HFF did communicate through this site a while back as to what should be imported a few said they would be interested in certain fish not as many purchased them i think if you set up a business on peoples wish lists disappointment may arise what we want, what is available, what arrives, what survives, what eventual price it is sold for is a lot of variables maybe best idea is to get some money together and finance an importer to bring in what is wanted

unless of course they are out of stock when the order goes in

i am hovering