Pineapple Butterfly OHM x Mustard Gas HM

[Mo]

I don't know what the real term is but there's definitely something going on badly with her topline

[RandyTheBettaFish]

I absolutly love the male but I agree something is odd about her topline it just looks off kinda.

[Mo]

Most if that spawn looked funky. Lol, the top lines weren't very nice from any of them that I saw from that seller.. I know where you bought them from Babystarz. The seller was selling them on AB

[finnfinnfriend]

Well, see how she is kinda lumpy on top between her nose and dorsal fin? It should be smooth and slightly curved.... I think :P

[Mo]

Let me find an example of a good top line on a female

[Mo]

This is a female with a good top line. Ignore the nip on her dorsal fin.. She got in a fight with her sis

[babystarz]

Yep yep they were from AB. Do you guys know the likelihood of her passing it on? I mean, what percentage of the fry could inherit hers instead of their dad's? I am planning to breed the babies to each other or the dad so hopefully it would be bred out of successive generations if I select for good toplines.

Edit: Yeah I do see the difference... the good topline curves down a little toward the mouth and my female does not have that, she's almost rounded over that area.

[tpocicat]

I'd say you have a 50-50 chance of the babies getting that top line from their mother, of course I don't know what the rest of the spawn she came out of looks like, that could increase or decrease the percentage.

[babystarz]

I did choose these females for their beautiful color and robustness overall, so form is a secondary consideration. But I don't want it to be so poor in their offspring that it distracts from good color and fins. I guess as long as there will be some babies who inherit their Dad's topline (and fins for the males) that's all I would need to breed another generation.

[tpocicat]

You never know, you may get lucky and have more with a good top line, or like me with my first spawn when I got all females with no ventrals! Just the luck of the (genetic) draw.