Decided To Go Back To Angels

[rocknurworld2006]

well decied to go back to breeding angels.

so got 5 f3 young angels today will get some pics up soon.

 

[shroob]

As they are F3 does this mean they will be natural looking angels? Can't beat nature for stunning looks, they are my favourite sort.

 

[markandhisfish]

can somebody explain this whole f number thing to me please? ive seen people talking about f1 rotkeil sevs now i see f3 angels whats the f number mean please?

 

[rocknurworld2006]

can somebody explain this whole f number thing to me please? ive seen people talking about f1 rotkeil sevs now i see f3 angels whats the f number mean please?

ok u have the:
wild fish
then
f1=first generation which is the wild fish fry
then
f2=second generation which is f1's fry
and so on and so on

so the lower generation number ie f1,f2 then the better quality of fish and closer to wild stock

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Sounds good! Would love pictures!


Quite possibly they could take care of their eggs like wild Angels. This would probably make rearing the fry a little easier.

 

[markandhisfish]

ah i get it cheers rocknurworld . so that means that as my blue acara and green sev are both wild they must be f0s

 

[shroob]

ah i get it cheers rocknurworld . so that means that as my blue acara and green sev are both wild they must be f0s

Yep, F0 is the term

I also think that its the case that only one parent has to be a 'F' for their offspring to be labeled as 'F', which may be abit strange if you get what I mean. For example if you have a F1 convict, and you breed it with a 'regular non F store bought fish' their offspring would be classed as F2. Which could be misleading as if I had bought say, a F1 fish I would have hoped both parents would be wild caught to have the healthiest genes possible.

Hopefully someone who knows more about it can clear it up for me.