Bah, I think we put too much effort into "Thinking" about such things. After all - humans breed selectively every day ("I'm gonna nail her, she's hot" etc).
As far as fish are concerned - I see nothing wrong with it. At various times I've bred angels, bolivian rams, raised a spawn of discus, and was working with some HB yellow guppies trying to get some like we used to see in the 80s. (Failed in the end, got some snake skin gene in there somewhere and ended up with junk). I see it as little more than natural selection - albeit we choose their mates for them.
I see nothing wrong with it. I have less of a problem with it than I do with hybridization of many of the cichlids, and all those painted 'terminal fish'.
Andy
As far as fish are concerned - I see nothing wrong with it. At various times I've bred angels, bolivian rams, raised a spawn of discus, and was working with some HB yellow guppies trying to get some like we used to see in the 80s. (Failed in the end, got some snake skin gene in there somewhere and ended up with junk). I see it as little more than natural selection - albeit we choose their mates for them.
I see nothing wrong with it. I have less of a problem with it than I do with hybridization of many of the cichlids, and all those painted 'terminal fish'.
Andy
