Posted by lacie143 on January 17, 2003 at 13:38:57:
In Reply to: Re: Will sword tails breed with guppies? posted by PHSplendens on December 30, 2002 at 08:08:29:
HYbrids are very very rare and are generally genetic glitches. A few common cases are mules, but they can not reproduce with other mules. I dont believe it to be possible. If it is, i am sure it would be doctumented and it would not be just a mere exception to the rule, all swordtails would have to be able to breed with all guppies, but it would have to always be one sexof one breed with the other sex from the other. ie... if a male sword and a female guppy did manage to reproduce, it would always be that combination, never the opposite, a female sword with a mail guppy etc. this is just what i know from basic genetics and biology... Lacie
