Title: Good For Breeding #3
bettabelieveit - June 24, 2006 06:09 AM (GMT)
Here is my Black Copper HM, he has a nice spread and has short fin, which is good for not being too heavy I think...Wish I had a better picture of this one:
Rob - June 26, 2006 08:15 AM (GMT)
Sorry for the delay I have had a busy week.
This fish has a decent shaped body and looks strong. Color in the body is great!! Dorsal fin is adequate but could use some work. The front rays are too much shorter than the rest of the rays. A flaw that is only overlooked in DT's. The anal fin is slightly too long but not by much. The anal fin does have nice color. The caudal is a good length but not quite HM but it is the first fish displayed here that has the proper type of lead and trailing rays. The cello BF forming around the fish is not actually the BF trait coming into the line it is a sign that the line is starting to be line bred too long. Outcross will fix this. Would I use this fish as a foundation for a HM line? Definately!! All the problems and flaws are the type caused by line breeding too far and the fix is simple. I rate this fish a 5 out of a possible score of 10. You get an extra point for the caudal rays. Don't let the score deceive you it is an outstanding specimin to work with.
Rob
This fish has a decent shaped body and looks strong. Color in the body is great!! Dorsal fin is adequate but could use some work. The front rays are too much shorter than the rest of the rays. A flaw that is only overlooked in DT's. The anal fin is slightly too long but not by much. The anal fin does have nice color. The caudal is a good length but not quite HM but it is the first fish displayed here that has the proper type of lead and trailing rays. The cello BF forming around the fish is not actually the BF trait coming into the line it is a sign that the line is starting to be line bred too long. Outcross will fix this. Would I use this fish as a foundation for a HM line? Definately!! All the problems and flaws are the type caused by line breeding too far and the fix is simple. I rate this fish a 5 out of a possible score of 10. You get an extra point for the caudal rays. Don't let the score deceive you it is an outstanding specimin to work with.
Rob