Dreamsicle additions

[Daigga]

I am considering backtracking a bit to start this project by making my own dbl het dreams. Here is my chance to add other genes into the mix when I buy the pied male as I already have my lavender female.

Would adding a firefly pied or pastel yellowbelly pied on this ground level be too much? Would I be "watering down" the gene pool too much? I am willing to accept the decreased odds of my dreamsicle "dreams" with the understanding of possibly of getting a four gene powerhouse (dbl recessive AND dbl codom) at some point.

I am really considering this just for fun of the hobby and I'm not concerned with resales. Although, which one of the above males would make the most sense, in terms of odds of visual offspring (for eventual sales) and visual "cool factor" to start of with?

P.s.- I have done the genetic wizard but you guys can help me better than myself looking through the list.

The hardest part of having a small hobbyist collection is going to be keeping it small. Really think about the direction you want to go and try to stick to it, which is going to be much more easily said than done. Personally I think I would go for a visible pied male since it takes the guesswork out of the equation down a generation or two. Gambling a whole breeding season on a male hopefully having the proper genes or throwing 3 years at a female hoping she has the right genetics isn't the path I would choose. You won't get those visible lavs your first generation, but that's the price you pay I suppose.

This is going to be your breeding project, though, and ultimately your decision. You want fire? Get a fire. Pastel? Go for it. There is no right or wrong answer for what to purchase or produce.