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Outcrossing |
The one hard-and-fast rule in breeding goldfish is: There are no hard-and-fast rules. Given all the oddities in goldfish, there are only guidelines. However, if you are attempting to outcross (breed together two unrelated fish), there are genetic rules you should know. In outcrossing, you are generally attempting to join the best characteristics of the two unrelated parents. What you will eventually do is breed the first generation back to one or both of the parent fish, so as to increase the complimentary characteristics of the new fish.
Don't outcross without being serious about your goals. Outcrossing requires a very solid plan and a very solid end goal. Outcrossing is time-consuming and will require patience of the utmost kind. Creating a breed of any kind, whether it is one never before seen or one too difficult to find commercially, will require years of work.
The following is a sample plan that will pass on the strong characteristics in two parent fish and then attempt to reinforce those characteristics. I have labeled the generations so that you can better understand what is being explained. Notice the time element involved.
Year 1:
Parent l
+
Parent2
First generation
Year 3:
Parent1
+
First Generation
= Second Generation (1)
Parent2
+
First Generation
= Second Generation (2)
Year 5:
First Gen.
+
Second Gen. (1)
= Third Generation (1)First Gen.
+
Second Gen. (2)
= Third Generation (2)
In all likelihood, only a few fry of the first generation will be worth breeding back to the original pair. This will go for each successive generation. In the end, what you are trying to accomplish is to mate those fish that exhibit exceptional characteristics to give you the desired end result
This all takes time. The first generation will not be able to spawn for two years or more, depending on what you are attempting to create. By the time you get to the third generation, five years have passed, and in all likelihood you will have many goldfish. Outcrossing can be very discouraging and is recommended for only very serious hobbyists.
Don't outcross without being serious about your goals. Outcrossing requires a very solid plan and a very solid end goal. Outcrossing is time-consuming and will require patience of the utmost kind. Creating a breed of any kind, whether it is one never before seen or one too difficult to find commercially, will require years of work.
The following is a sample plan that will pass on the strong characteristics in two parent fish and then attempt to reinforce those characteristics. I have labeled the generations so that you can better understand what is being explained. Notice the time element involved.
Year 1:
Parent l
+
Parent2
First generation
Year 3:
Parent1
+
First Generation
= Second Generation (1)
Parent2
+
First Generation
= Second Generation (2)
Year 5:
First Gen.
+
Second Gen. (1)
= Third Generation (1)First Gen.
+
Second Gen. (2)
= Third Generation (2)
In all likelihood, only a few fry of the first generation will be worth breeding back to the original pair. This will go for each successive generation. In the end, what you are trying to accomplish is to mate those fish that exhibit exceptional characteristics to give you the desired end result
This all takes time. The first generation will not be able to spawn for two years or more, depending on what you are attempting to create. By the time you get to the third generation, five years have passed, and in all likelihood you will have many goldfish. Outcrossing can be very discouraging and is recommended for only very serious hobbyists.
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