have you ever bred a fish with no ventrals?

[Ana6]

Just curious if anyone has tried breeding a fish with missing ventrals. Did the fry have ventrals?

[jeffegg2]

Originally Posted by Ana6

Just curious if anyone has tried breeding a fish with missing ventrals. Did the fry have ventrals?

Most ventral less fish are caused by a bacteria, not genetics. The offspring should be fine as long as that particular bacteria is no longer present in the spawning tank.

Jeff.

[Sena Hansler]

It's usually seen in fry who have been fed....too many microworms I believe? Anyways it doesn't seem to be genetics, so it should be alright.

[MrVampire181]

I bred two fish. Girl had awesome fins with no ventrals, boy had so-so fins with ventrals. Got a good batch of normal fry :)

[Ana6]

Originally Posted by MrVampire181

I bred two fish. Girl had awesome fins with no ventrals, boy had so-so fins with ventrals. Got a good batch of normal fry :)

Thanks MrVampire. There seems to be a lot of speculation on this issue, so I was hoping to hear some first hand accounts.

[MrVampire181]

It was my fault on the girl. I overfed microworms with that spawn and they ended up without ventrals in 50% of the fish.

[jeffegg2]

It's not the microworms, it is because the microworms sit on the bottom, and that is where the ventral fin eating bacteria sometimes are. Many feed microworms, myself included without problems...

[tpocicat]

The best male of my current spawn has one missing ventral (they only fry in this spawn to be missing any ventrals BTW). I can't show him, but I plan on using him for future breeding.