Re: albinos

["Mike" <mikeymeyer@sprintmail.com>]

I think that a main attraction (at least for me) is the uniqueness or
rareness of such a color sport.  I doubt that very many people will say that
an albino color morph is prettier than the regular variety.  However, some
colors can be seen differently without dark pigmentation around it.
Secondly, the study of the genetics of albinism can be interesting in
itself.  Why are albino kribs easy to find, when a closely related species
such as P. taeniatus is impossible to find?  No one is claiming that albinos
are better, just different and unique.  I'll bet many of you naysayers would
plunk down $50 to own the first documented A. cacatuoides, not because it
was pretty, but because no one else has one. Perhaps it is the Dr.
Frankenstein in me, but establishing a new color strain of a species of fish
is quite fun.
Michael in KC - It's alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: <NaturalDTP@aol.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: albinos


> In a message dated 16/02/01 18:52:40 GMT Standard Time,
satansperch@webtv.net
> writes:
>
> > I'm just curious.  Why aren't there any apisto albinos or gold morphs?
> >  There are all kind of african albinos.  Inquiring minds want to know
>
> Quite simply, Apisto breeders have got more taste :-) Why would anyone
breed
> an unpigmented Apisto, after all surely it is their beautiful pigmentation
we
> are keeping and breeding them for.
>
> I can't think of a single fish which has been improved by breeding for
> albinism.  OK Albino bronze corys are OK (if you like that kind of thing)
but
> i've seen albino neons - what is the purpose of a neon without colour?
>
> Alan W
>
>
>
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