Cross 10

Purpose: ‘Sixth’ backcross (BC2) to one of Gandalf’s granddaughters to check his viability after the delayed result of Cross 9. This pair was introduced to each other on April 4th, 2024

Male (Gandalf):

  • Bought from a big box store during February 2023 as part of the initial stock.

  • Strain: Snow White

  • Relevant genes. Some are assumptions, indicated with italics. Although their decedents strongly support the claims:

    • Base body color: Blond (bb)

    • Magenta: likely homozygous (MM)

    • European Blau: (rr)

    • Stoerzbach: (ss)

Female (C5AF):

  • Gandalf’s daughter/granddaughter from Cross 5.

  • Strain: 3/4 Snow-White

  • Relevant genes. Some are assumptions, indicated with italics. Although their decedents strongly support the claims:

    • Base body color: Blond (bb)

    • Magenta: likely homozygous (MM) but could be het (Mm)

    • European Blau: (rr)

    • Stoerzbach: (ss)

This cross failed as it never produced any fry. This suggested that Gandalf is now too old to reproduce and I retired him from the breeding project.

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