Mollymate Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 What is the best female to breed to Black Copper Hm male? I have two one has Red tail and fins the other is more silvery with a little red wash through fins. Suggestions please. If I used a non copper female would any fry be copper or is it that you breed siblings from that mating together and then you get it in the F1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Copper is steel blue with 2 metallic alleles. So you would need a copper, metallic steel or metallic royal blue to get copper in the next generation. F1 will give all heterozygous metallic offspring, so choose 2 steel or royal blue babies and you should get some copper back. Easiest way to get copper back would be if you bred a steel daughter back to father you would should get copper back (50% copper, 50% met steel) Hope that made sense lol Is the "silvery" girl copper as well? Any pics of her? If she is copper I would use her, then youll get 100% copper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollymate Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Thank you for that, have to find metallic female, anyone have them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollymate Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Or copper of course. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollymate Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 No the silvery one is also male, unforunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss_boy86 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 may be a lil late but I have a lovely metallic female or 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colour_genes Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Hi, I would be keen on a couple, if no-one else has spoken for them, and you are happy to ship to Chch. I have a copper pk boy, and no suitable mate for him. Maybe PM me if they are still available? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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