A Cull?

[StiX]

Just readin thru some fishy stuff, and came accross this :

"Always cull, petshops will always be happy to purchase your culls."

I havent got a clue what a cull is ? lol am i just dumb or what ?

 

[semper fi]

not dumb. i think a cull is the unwanted fish. crossbreeds, deformed fish. pet shops will feed them to their fish for live food when fry.

maggie

 

[William]

Correct, or for weaker/deformed fish or even if you don't like the colour of the young especially true with guppies now if pro breeders don't get the offspring they want and can work with they just cull them bit harsh really.

 

[StiX]

Yup, thats rite, i just looked it up!

 

[Great Lakes]

Odd......my daddys nickname for me was cull,,,,hmmm.....

 

[cichlidmaster]

Absolutly correct....

Culling is a regular practice among MOST breeders. Although some breeders do not.

The ones that don't usually are not very reputable.

Culling is a necessary evil in order to keep the strains strong.

When I was breeding fish, I would cull the weaker/deformed fry regularly. However, there were times I would miss one or two and not notice it until the fish was older.

In this event I would NOT destroy the fish, but place it in a tank I labled "Missed Culls". These fish were allowed to live out their lives in this tank. These fish were NEVER sold even though I did have some that people actually wanted to buy. They thought they were unique.

I know I am just an old softy. Never really did like culling fish.