Breeding Generation

[bnoel210]

I was just wondering if you had an F0 male and a F1 female what would the fry be? Would it change if it was an F0 female and F1 male?

[ree123]

F1 / F1
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F0 fo1 / fo1
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F0 fo1 / fo1
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Sorry, but this drawing is the best I could do.
Based on your scenario of a full blood F0 and a Full blood F1, this is what you would get.
1/2 and 1/2 or a 50% cross across the board.
But remember a F1 is already only 1/2 wild, so the fry would be 25% wild or 25% F0.
Follow me ?
I hope I drew this right. I know what I am trying to say, hope it came across clear as mud.

[jon carman]

Whatever you call it, it is everu bit as good ad f1. What happens with f2, f3 and so on is they are bred with siblings or half siblings and deformities start showing up. A wild and f1, as long as it is not parent to offspring will breed great.

[ree123]

I agree with Jon. I have found that you can breed siblings and back cross to parents for 4 to 8 generations @ which time there becomes serious malformations and growth issues. One must outcross before that happens.

[signde]

i've read that cichlids are pretty resilient to inbreeding

[ree123]

I agree with you Ryan, and have read the same, but by experience I believe about 4 to 5 to 8 or so generations, is about as far as one can attempt to line or back breed a line before a new line must be introduced for outcrossing to avoid genetic problems.