Could some of the experts on here explain all the reasons why it is important to prevent shrimp from cross breeding within - or outside - their species?
Is it because of a concern to keep a "pure" bloodline for each species?
Is it a fear of creating a monster?
Or is it because in most cases you just make an ugly "wild type" with no aesthetic value?
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Playing the role of devils advocate just as an exercise here:
- Are not some of the coolest species we have today the result of cross breeding? Probably wrong on that assumption, but I'm wondering.
- If someone never sells or give away shrimp, why does it really matter to you what they do in their breeding stock?
My guess is that the reason is largely because the breeders have invested dozens+ of generations of breeding to get to the current "state" of their gene pool, and then someone could ruin all that effort with a bad breeding decision... which goes against the entire reason all that work was done.
I also further assume that breeders are worried that inferior cross-breeds will get out into the market and make things even more messy than they already are in terms of species ID and marketing?
Please let me know...
Best Regards,
-steve (and yes, I keep my shrimp segregated. )
On avoiding intra- or inter-species hybrids - why, exactly?
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Re: On avoiding intra- or inter-species hybrids - why, exactly?
The answers are in your own post.
Re: On avoiding intra- or inter-species hybrids - why, exactly?
infopimp,
I see what you are sayin and ask your self one question why would we WANT them. they are already commen with red cherry shrimp and they are like a weed (not to say anything about weeds) in sombodys garden of sheimp. they look ugly sped quicly and take up the sunlight.
max
I see what you are sayin and ask your self one question why would we WANT them. they are already commen with red cherry shrimp and they are like a weed (not to say anything about weeds) in sombodys garden of sheimp. they look ugly sped quicly and take up the sunlight.
max
Re: On avoiding intra- or inter-species hybrids - why, exactly?
Mustafa, please remove these links if they are against board policy.
There are three articles on "why not to hybridize shrimp" found here:
http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/blog/archives/182
http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/blog/archives/184
http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/blog/archives/186
I thought this was the most indepth answer to the question I posed above, so thought the forum could benefit from these links.
There are three articles on "why not to hybridize shrimp" found here:
http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/blog/archives/182
http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/blog/archives/184
http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/blog/archives/186
I thought this was the most indepth answer to the question I posed above, so thought the forum could benefit from these links.