ChicagoDiscus.com     Golden State Discus

Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: PB X Purple Snakeskin + PB X Marlboro Red

  1. #1
    Registered Member hironobu's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Toronto
    Posts
    93
    Real Name
    Joshua

    Exclamation PB X Purple Snakeskin + PB X Marlboro Red

    I have two young breeding pairs. First pair is Pigeon Blood male and Marlboro Red female. Second pair is Pigeon Blood male and Purple Snakeskin female. Any predictions on how the fry will turn out? Are they worth breeding? (I'm not breeding for profit, I just rather not have any ugly babies)

  2. #2
    Moderator Team LizStreithorst's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Moselle, MS
    Posts
    13,031

    Default Re: PB X Purple Snakeskin + PB X Marlboro Red

    The first pairing sounds good, I'd like to see a pic of the purple SS and PB before I can comment. In either case you will have to cull for pepper.
    Mama Bear

  3. #3
    Registered Member hironobu's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Toronto
    Posts
    93
    Real Name
    Joshua

    Default Re: PB X Purple Snakeskin + PB X Marlboro Red

    I'll upload some pictures on Tuesday; sorry I don't have a camera handy. I read up on the colour inheritance thread and found that the fry from SS and PB should contain some turks, a few SS and lots of pigeons with varying amounts of pepper. So culling is definitely required when the time is right. It's unfortunate but part of breeding.

  4. #4
    Registered Member mmorris's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    Monson, Ma.
    Posts
    5,186

    Default Re: PB X Purple Snakeskin + PB X Marlboro Red

    You should only get turqs if the pb is carrying a barred recessive gene. I wouldn't cross a pb with a non pb because I would have to make a LOT of culls and it seems such a shame to have to cull healthy, large, nicely formed but peppered discus all because I mixed the parents for no reason but to get fry.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Cafepress