Bill, were these the standard hatchery raised HBG, male BG X female GSF cross? The reason I ask is that seems to me the resulting male offspring tend to take on more of the physical characteristics of the female than the male in appearence. Over time I suspect these slightly more dominant charateristics would become more prevlent in subsequent generations of offspring. It makes me wonder if a female BG X male GSF cross would look more like a BG in subsequent generations. I am probably all wet on on this one but it's something to think about since the other type of hybrid is not readily offered by most hatcheries.

Shorty - Cody says the hybrids came from a hatchery but he is not sure of which species was the male. Not all hatcheries use the same male female combination.