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Albino molly babies | 9 comments (9 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

That would be interesting? What did they look (none / 0) (#6)
by unclescott on Wed Dec 26, 2007 at 10:24:22 AM PST

like? How did you know (how would your demonstrate or prove) that there were molly genes in them? I wish I had taken photos of an oddball case of Fp gardneri Misaje, not a cross, though because of a messed up pair we purchased we also did get a Fundulopanchax gardneri/walkeri cross (note that they were in the same genus) and I wish I had taken photos of that too. ;)

I could "prove" that cross by comparing them with the literature (images included) and getting others to witness that pair. Document, document, document. And maybe you would have an article for one of the slicks and $100-200 for your efforts plus a licensing fee for each photo. :) Ah... that is if your article were accepted for publication.

All the best...

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Re: That would be interesting? What did they look (none / 0) (#7)
by josh117 on Wed Dec 26, 2007 at 02:18:14 PM PST

see, i had balloon mollies and painted platies both in the tank with her. you really couldnt tell which one she was, its kinda like the panda, can tell whether its a raccoon or a bear (i personally go with bear).

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Of you use one of those image search engines (none / 0) (#8)
by unclescott on Thu Dec 27, 2007 at 06:23:02 AM PST

mentioned to molly-guppy you will find a number of very different patterns associated with painted platys. Would any of your fish's characteristics line up with the alleged non-platy parent or do they approximate one of the other platys?

Once again, just because a fry shows up in a tank where there are two species of livebearer, that doesn't automatically mean that it is a product of both species.

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Re: Of you use one of those image search engines (none / 0) (#9)
by josh117 on Sun Dec 30, 2007 at 09:13:03 PM PST

it was last year that i had it so i dont remember much about it but all i remember it that it loked like both and now i saw in the pet store today that they have a new type of platy called a balloon platy but it looked nothing like the painted platy molly thing that i had gotten.

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Albino molly babies | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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