Sorry I took so long to reply. :-) OK, my assumption was that these were F1 hybrids, and that the parents of these fish were the parent species. If these guys have been line bred for several generations, then I guess you'd get some that look like the hybrid parents. I'm more familiar with livebearer hybrids (and not too familiar with those, anyhow!) than Apisto hybrids, so I can't say a whole lot. :-) William > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2001 13:19:54 -0600 > From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com> > Subject: Re: apisto V1 #731 > > I'm not sure that I understand. If you define mutts (as in mixed > breed dogs) > as animals from multiple crosses, then crossing a mutt with a mutt > will give > large varieties of mutts & most will be different from their > parents. If you > breed a line bred hybrid with the same line bred hybrid, or one of > the > original species, I'd assume most would look like the hybrid parents > with a > few like the original species. Am I missing something here? > > Mike Wise > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://www.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!