alanmin4304 Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Does anyone know the story with these as there were some for sale on Trademe? Will yellows bred from reds remain yellow or is it not possible to tell which genes the female is carrying? Is red dominant over yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Yes they will breed together Alan and then you'll be back to the "aquarium" strain of which the red is. It, the red, throws reds and yellows, but the yellows that we have now are ones that breed true to that colour, I'm hoping to find out the place of their origin, but have not heard back yet. If you have females of both strains, do not mix the females, in fact, keep a tank between them and label well any aggs or offspring, as once mixed, as stated above, they are then only "aquarium" strain. Just a little care and honesty with the breeders of these would go along way. If in doubt, don't call them "yellow" if they are in anyway crossed. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 What I am wondering is if yellow is recessive like albino? If you breed yellows, will you only get yellows or is it not possible to tell if the female is actually a red or split? Can you breed the red out of the yellow srain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Where did you obtain the yellows from?? The yellows that we now have are breeding tru, and the others that we have had in NZ for a long time are red/yellows. If you have any that you aren't sure of treat them as red/yellows. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 I don't have any, there was some yellows on Trademe and I was wondering if there was any way to be sure they were true yellows. Sounds like the NZKA is the best bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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