Re: Re: Cross Breeding In Apistos

[swaldron@slip.net (Steven J. Waldron)]

Hi all,
 I'm as pedantic as a purist can be (prefer to keep only animals with known
collecting localities) but...
What's wrong with producing an ornamental hybrid? As long as it is labelled
as a hybrid and not passed off as a new species or an undescribed form-
where's the harm? Not my cup of tequila, but some folks get their kicks
from producing inbred, cross-bred, mutated freaky fish (witness the red
parrot cichlid...yuuck). Don't these breeders have a right to their fetish?
BTW: What the heck is a "Whittley"?
- - Steve
Sorry I am coming to this late, so my point may be moot