schroeder, i cant speak to the deteriorating genetic offspring of HBG, and how these will affect yer BG and RES.
all i can tell you is that i am trying pure (well probably as close to pure as anybody can get) pure BG, pure RES, and pure GSF in the same pond at the same time the results of which wont be known for at least a year.....will be watching and keeping folks posted.
as of now, all three are "swimmingly" co-habitating. all three have or are successfully spawning.
i have relatively clear water, so cross breeding should be kept to a minimum.
my goal of course is to maintain all three lepomis species, and grow them to large sizes, and not worry too much about Fx offspring....its a science experiement
one thing to keep in mind is that any of the three can cross breed with the others, so no matter what, depending on the kind or clarity of your water and pond structure/weeds, you mix the species you risk getting any type of Fx offspring....some really cool, others not so cool.
