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Re: Typical M. Ramirezi & Gold Ram
What kind of pet store is this?! It certainly wouldn't be one I would patronize -
no matter how cheap their stock. Sadly, too many people don't recognize the
difference between cheap and inexpensive these days. I feel that this has led to
more low quality merchandise (and not just in the pet industry) now than in the
past. The old adage generally holds true - you get what you pay for.
Mike Wise
"S. Bunch" wrote:
> At the LFS where I bought the fish, it's better to catch them when the fish
> first come in. They're usually healthy when they get them in, but they don't
> always stay that way after
> they have been in the store tanks a few days.
>
> Sherry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <IDMiamiBob@aol.com>
> To: <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 11:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Typical M. Ramirezi & Gold Ram
>
> : Sherry writes:
> :
> : > I saw some Rams (M. Ramirezi) at my LFS today. I asked the salesperson
> to
> : > bag up four of them for me. Once I got home, I realized I had gotten
> only
> : > three regular Rams, and one Gold Ram. My questions are:
> : > Will the two types inter-breed?
> :
> : Yes
> :
> : Am I right in assuming the Gold Ram
> : > is just a color variation?
> :
> : Yes. It is a captive bred variation that does not occur in the wild, or
> at
> : least does not survive in the wild.
> :
> : > Is it acceptable to cross breed these two types?
> :
> : Depends on who you ask, but generally, yes.
> :
> : > Will it lead to a
> : > weakened coloration of the regular type of Rams in the fry?
> :
> : Depending on the dominance issues of the color genes the first generation
> : will be either all blue or all gold. I would suspect all blue. Breeding
> of
> : siblings should give a 75/25 ratio.
> :
> : > I hate to have to bag the Gold Ram up and take it back to the store if
> I
> : > don't have too. Please advise.
> :
> : Considering that 99% of the gold rams in the LFSs are from Asia, you can
> bet
> : it is a male. The best way to succeed in breeding the golds is by
> crossing
> : with a wild form (blue), and then breeding back to get the gold. Do as
> you
> : like. If someone has a problem with it, tell him/her where to get off.
> They
> : are the same species, and the gold has no wild population purity to
> protect.
> :
> : Bob Dixon
> :
> :
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