Another Albino For Me? Hmmm

[Synirr]

Guess what the breeder found in the female growout tank from the same spawn as my male albino? Oh yes, that's right, a female albino . Not only does that mean the line definitely carries the gene, but she might have better eyesight too.
He's going to send pics of her soon, and of the betta he offered me with no caudal fin too. It should be interesting to see both of these.

 

[sukie]

Jimmy woman! Albino explosion!

 

[Rynoah]

How exciting! I hope you can get her! It would be wonderful if you could start an albino line.

 

[Joby]

Oooh how jammy is that?!

Getting excited for you here Synirr

 

[smurfyy_2k3]

you are the jammyest (sp) person i know i hate that 8)

 

[Naughtygirlrlw]

Sweet!

 

[Jessica13]

No caudal fin?! At all?!! How does the poor thing swim?!! I think the kindest thing to do would be to cull the poor fish, thats no quality of life with a missing caudal

Good luck with the line though...

 

[OohFeeshy]

A missing caudal fin won't be *too* big a deal, I know all my bettas mainly use their pecs to move about. Think of fish with no caudals like tailess parrots, they get on OK and they're big and comparatively clumsy. And bettas who have has their caudals ripped off in fights get on fine Another albino though!!!! Bah, I swear I'm gonig to have to use one of those comic cycling helicopter things to come to your house and steal them, save on flight costs and no custom duty

 

[Jessica13]

A missing caudal fin won't be *too* big a deal, I know all my bettas mainly use their pecs to move about. Think of fish with no caudals like tailess parrots, they get on OK and they're big and comparatively clumsy. And bettas who have has their caudals ripped off in fights get on fine Another albino though!!!! Bah, I swear I'm gonig to have to use one of those comic cycling helicopter things to come to your house and steal them, save on flight costs and no custom duty

Mine use their caudals to move forward I just think a fish with that sort of deformity would be of no use to a line (unfair to try to breed a fish that WOULD have trouble swimming) and i get the impression that Synirr keeps the bettas mainly to breed so i just dont think it would be a good idea. Unless it was just going to be a pet with a tank set up specifically for its needs i would personally cull it. But i may have got the wrong idea.

 

[smurfyy_2k3]

you should never cull a fish unless its a extream case (especialy if its an albino betta ) and the fish will be fine with out it so there is no need to cull it

 

[Taridan]

Smurfy, Culling is a pretty gray area as far as you should never or you should always... I know if and when I ever get to the point where I can breed betta's I'll probably end up having to cull some of the fry either by leaving the father in longer after they're born, or later by picking out the ones with the traits I'm breeding for and either selling the rest or using them as food for my fiancees Oscar. -expects to get yelled at now.- honestly though, wouldn't a quick death be better than living in unsuitable conditions? I know I wouldn't be able to keep all the fry, so its either food or a fish store, -if- I could find any that would take them, and then what sort of life will they have, sitting in a cup and getting sick and dying slowly instead of quickly?

 

[Miss Dib Dabs]

^Do you feel like that about children born with disabilities? Same principle after all.
P.

 

[smurfyy_2k3]

^Do you feel like that about children born with disabilities? Same principle after all.
P.

 

[afireinside]

Cool to hear about this Synirr! So glad for you.

 

[Jessica13]

There's a big difference between fish and humans you know

Personally, i would only breed any animal in order to improve on a line, so with my bettas i try to improve the finnage and colour, and therefore any fish that aren't healthy would be culled as they are not going to improve the line. Harsh but its a fact of life!! The parents would do it in the wild.

That said, i have been guilty of taking home bettas with damaged fins and gills from a pet shop just cos i feel sorry for them... But if it were me breeding them i would cull any that have any deformities.