Hey, isn't this a rainbowfish list, you say? Well sure, but come on, you can't
talk about rainbowfish ALL the time :).
Christopher Benes
beneschr at pilot.msu.edu
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>
> At 11:09 30/01/98 -0800, Michael Serpa wrote:
>
> >Carvi, A hybrid comes from the crossing of two different species,
> >a species and a hybrid or a hybrid with another hybrid. I doubt
> >that there are hybrids of Discus or Angels. Just colors morphs.
> >If you make a cross within a genus(betta splendens x betta coccina)
> >you have a hybrid betta. If you make a cross between a betta and gourami
> >you, technically, have a new genus. Creating and naming man made
> >genera is commonplace with orchids but doesn't seem to be the practice
> >with fish. (someone please correct me if I'm wrong)
>
> Michael, at last count there were three species of Discus, and some
> subspecies in there as well - someone correct me, I am going off memory
> here. They have all been pretty well blended by hobbyists. The two angel
> species I am not so sure of.
>
> Crossing fishes of different genera doesn't happen that often, but it does
> happen - there was a cross between an Australian rainbow (I can't remember
> the species) with either the Celebes or Madagascan rainbows...
>
> Regards, Andrew
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