No i don't think so, i think his stripes will "grow" in time.
I spoke to a german breeder who had 2 fry which developed their stripes after 6 months, they were almost completely white before that.
Greetings,
John
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Some of my fry have the broken lines too. The black line will eventually grow in, but they don't nessesary have to connect. It's in the gene, that makes me wonder if my female was relative to yours heh.
supposing the fry did not develop its stripes and someone wanted to breed this fish, would the offspring be spotted also?
what would this mean for the zebra plec if this where to happen? would it be a bad thing for the hobby?
thanks
dave
do you think this could be how new varients are created in the wild. if a female saw a spotty male as having more potential as a mate , could this create a new varient.
hope im not talking jibberish
regards
dave
Sorry, I've found the picture, but didn't have a chance to crop it and I am at work now.
Anyway, I don't think it'll be spots either. It'll most likely be broken lines, just like the wavy line for the L098.