Questions About Producing Super Ball Hybrids

[Aedryan Methyus]

I can't help you that much on the genetics of the thing. Hybridization is not something I have studied much. Maybe one of the genetics guys will jump in with something productive. What I do want to make you aware of is being careful about where you have this discussion. People on here are pretty mellow but there are some who have very strong negative opinions on the subject in general. I personally don't have a problem with it as long as the animals are coming out healthy and they are being sold as what they are.

I know this is a touchy subject for some people. I feel the same as you about it... Just so the offspring are healthy and fertile and they are sold exactly as what they are, I don't see the harm. My only concern would be if/when they exchanged hands in the future after the initial sale. I would hope that the future owners would be honest and responsible enough to make sure the buyers fully understood their genetics. At the same time, I feel like Bloods, Sumatrans and Borneos should be kept pure and not crossed with each other. I definitely look forward to making some Woma Balls in the not too distant future, too. Those are definitely awesome looking and I think they will open up a lot of very interesting possibilities for line breeding in the future!

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Fire is a co-dom trait so only the visual fires in the clutch would carry the fire gene. The 'morph' genetics will work the same as they do in BPxBP or any other species.

Thanks, April! That makes sense... Here's an interesting thought... What if an albino Ball was crossed with an Albino Blood? Also, what if the Ball and Blood were both only Het Albino? Could they still produce Albino offspring?