Cross 12
Purpose: The second of the intercross phase where I am crossing the separate lines that have formed from the individual backcrosses. This cross is intended to try and stabilize the snow white phenotype using a male and female that both seem to express snow white. This pair was introduced to each other on June 23rd, 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: Maybe heterozygous? (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.