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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i get these mixed up. which if any are sterile. hybrid or albino.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	albinos aren't sterile. hybrids can be sterile but aren't always
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	Albinos of some species are sterile, or at the least haven't been able to breed successfully yet. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	I've heard that albinism sometimes comes with blindness... so that may hinder breeding in some albino fish, but that doesn't mean they're sterile. Hybrids are often sterile biologically (depending on genetics, some hybrids are not sterile) ><>
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Sane Red Fox Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2004	No, no, no, you silly people you. haha. ^_^ Albino genes are a rare gene, but it does not come with a sterile gene unless it's albino and hybrid to the point of sterility. The gene for albino characiture is rare, so few animals may be produced with the actual gene -- but other animals without the gene are easily produced [[yet may have a recessive gene that can show up in further generations]]. I'd know because I have a female fantail and she breeds quite easily, but it's rare to see an albino fry.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
tribblehappy Enthusiast Posts: 221 Kudos: 283 Votes: 41 Registered: 23-Jun-2003	Either can be sterile. Genetics are tricky; the official definition of a species is two organisms that can reproduce and produce fertile offspring; by this definition any fish that hybridize and create fertile offspring (ie parrot cichlids to name one) are the same species. Obviously this definition needs to be reworked... Often melanistic fish (melano bettas for example) carry a lethal gene and don't live long enough to breed, some albinos are sterile too. I'm so adjective, I verb nouns!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55


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