So I am planning on getting a herem of Apistogramma cacatuoides hopefully soon, and was wondering about their colors since I would like to breed them for specific colors.
I had read somewhere that the red vs. orange color morphs are genes while the double vs. triple are co-dominant. So then I went on to read that due to cross-breeding all three color forms can occur in an "orange flash" spawn.
Based on that it leads me to believe this:
Wild coloration would be a dominant gene that is co-dominant with all other wild forms that have occured via natural selection and isolation
(w) "Location Based"
"Orange Flash" is a dominant gene and is co-dominant with wild color
(O)
"Triple and Doube Reds" are recesive but co-dominant when together (?)
(t) (d)
This is where things get mixed up. In another article I read that triple red was bred by choosing doubles that had some red in the fins. So that would mean that these are produced my "improved" forms of the gene (d). This makes more sence, right?
"White Gold" is a recesive semi-albino gene
(s)
Shouldn't this be recesive to "double and triple reds"?
Albino is a very rare, recesive to all (including "white gold"), full albino gene
(a)
So based on the above the genotypes would include:
(W,W) Wild color/ mix of wild colors based on location
(W,O) Wild color with more orange than true wild
(W,d) Wild color carrier of "doube/ triple red"
(W,s) Wild color carrier of "white gold"
(W,a) Wild color carrier of albino
(O,d) "Orange Flash" carrier of "double/ triple red"
(O,s) "Orange Flash" carrier of "white gold"
(O,a) "Orange Flash" carrier of albino
(d,s) "Double/ triple red" mix with "white gold"
(d,a) "Double/ triple red" carrier of albino
(s,a) "White gold" carrier/mix with albino
So do I have this right, or am I completly wrong?
Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!!
I had read somewhere that the red vs. orange color morphs are genes while the double vs. triple are co-dominant. So then I went on to read that due to cross-breeding all three color forms can occur in an "orange flash" spawn.
Based on that it leads me to believe this:
Wild coloration would be a dominant gene that is co-dominant with all other wild forms that have occured via natural selection and isolation
(w) "Location Based"
"Orange Flash" is a dominant gene and is co-dominant with wild color
(O)
"Triple and Doube Reds" are recesive but co-dominant when together (?)
(t) (d)
This is where things get mixed up. In another article I read that triple red was bred by choosing doubles that had some red in the fins. So that would mean that these are produced my "improved" forms of the gene (d). This makes more sence, right?
"White Gold" is a recesive semi-albino gene
(s)
Shouldn't this be recesive to "double and triple reds"?
Albino is a very rare, recesive to all (including "white gold"), full albino gene
(a)
So based on the above the genotypes would include:
(W,W) Wild color/ mix of wild colors based on location
(W,O) Wild color with more orange than true wild
(W,d) Wild color carrier of "doube/ triple red"
(W,s) Wild color carrier of "white gold"
(W,a) Wild color carrier of albino
(O,d) "Orange Flash" carrier of "double/ triple red"
(O,s) "Orange Flash" carrier of "white gold"
(O,a) "Orange Flash" carrier of albino
(d,s) "Double/ triple red" mix with "white gold"
(d,a) "Double/ triple red" carrier of albino
(s,a) "White gold" carrier/mix with albino
So do I have this right, or am I completly wrong?
Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!!
