Spawns On The Go-Go

The girls are all better and so the breeding program is back on.

Currently in the spawn tanks are:

 

Ghost and

 

 

 

Pippa

 

Goals: branching in all fins is very good for Ghost and Pippa. Dorsal fins are spectacular on both. Ghost's lines are also very good - should give me some nice fish to work with in F1. These will also allow me to have dragon stock to cross breed with for my other crown tail (CT) lines.

Expectations: Long fin is dominant over the short fin so I should end up with CT who carry the plakat (PK) (short fin) gene, so a sibling pair should give me CTPK in F2. Ghost is a dragon and so should give me the modifiers I need to start the journey to a grass green CTPK in F3 or F4. With his marble gene, it will also be very interesting as to what colours and patterns I end up with.

Next up is the continued hunt for green with:

 

William and

 

 

Kate

Kate and Pip are full sisters (hence the similarity in looks (phenotypes)). The only real difference is Kate has a full mask whereas Pip does not.

Goals: haven't changed - this is the first step towards a grass green CT. I need a part dragon female, with full masking to breed back with dad. This should give me metallic green CT in F3. At that point, I'll be looking to add yellow into the mix, or possibly a lighter body specimen from Ghost's line. Introduction of the marble gene should also remove any red wash :)

Fun times ahead....I hope!