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Originally posted by Frank Mularo
Why not discuss it? What harm is there in that? If we're not fish breeders, we can't talk about the process? Please.
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I think we should just be careful how it is discussed to make sure that people aren't misinformed. Discussion is fine, but speculation that is interpreted by others as fact could be dangerous.
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Breeding for desired traits is something people have been doing with plants and animals for a thousand years.
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Probably more like 10k years
The problem is that we've only been working with clowns for a few generations.
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Now, cross two different species of clownfish to make something completely new, and that would be something.
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This phenomenon has been reported on RC several times. One of note is the tomato x ocellaris cross. Also maroon x ocellaris, ocellaris x percula, and frenatus x melanopus, among others.