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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 131231" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>It could have happened how it did with some fish, in particular the severum but I'm sure lots of Lake Malawi mbuna too.</p><p>Specimens are collected from the wild, often bought from native children and bred before it was realised that there were several species or subspecies. These original batches are bred and a new fish is released to the hobby.</p><p>By the time it is realised that there are more than one species the "hobby form" is well established and breeds true, essentially a new species not found in nature has been created, it breeds true so cannot really be classed as a hybrid anymore. </p><p>This could have easily happened to and probably has happened to Australian Tarantulas because for a long time science only recognised two species. We still have very few described species but hobbyists are doing all they can to try and keep localities separate, but unintentional and intentional hybridization must occur.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 131231, member: 27677"] It could have happened how it did with some fish, in particular the severum but I'm sure lots of Lake Malawi mbuna too. Specimens are collected from the wild, often bought from native children and bred before it was realised that there were several species or subspecies. These original batches are bred and a new fish is released to the hobby. By the time it is realised that there are more than one species the "hobby form" is well established and breeds true, essentially a new species not found in nature has been created, it breeds true so cannot really be classed as a hybrid anymore. This could have easily happened to and probably has happened to Australian Tarantulas because for a long time science only recognised two species. We still have very few described species but hobbyists are doing all they can to try and keep localities separate, but unintentional and intentional hybridization must occur. [/QUOTE]
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