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    Default Blue Diamond x Turq = Mutt?

    Just wondering what the offspring from this pair would look like if they succeed?

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    Default Re: Blue Diamond x Turq = Mutt?

    Probably a mix between parents along with some throwbacks. Not a bad cross since neither are PB, especially if you want to work with the offspring in a completely different direction...

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    Default Re: Blue Diamond x Turq = Mutt?

    I have a pair in the display with their second batch of eggs. Both parents have good shape and great color. I might move them to a 40 breeder and see what I get.

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    Default Re: Blue Diamond x Turq = Mutt?

    I could be way off here, so go easy. Isn't blue diamond a recessive trait, thus offspring should be turqs, unless the parent turq contains one blue diamond allele?
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    Default Re: Blue Diamond x Turq = Mutt?

    Well at least for now, in the display the farthest they will get is wrigglers as there are way too many hungry tank mates. I knew the Blue Diamond was a male from previous pairing, so now I know both Turqs I have are females as the other has paired with a Galaxy on the other end of the display.

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    Default Re: Blue Diamond x Turq = Mutt?

    If I remember correctly I make this cross a long long time ago and the resulting babies looked like Cobalt.
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    Default Re: Blue Diamond x Turq = Mutt?

    You're correct, Liz. You'll get turqs or cobalts, with very blue striation. It's not a bad cross.

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