[Killietalk] Avoiding in-breeding

["Joel Saunders" <fishguy5000 at hotmail_com>]

Hello.  I'm a newbie to killie keeping, and I currently have my first spawn 
of Aphyosemion Bitaeniatum "Majitam" that will be approaching maturity soon. 
 My question is: When I begin spawning this new generation (I want to 
maintain these fish as long as possible), is there a strategy that I should 
use to minimize problems from in-breeding?  It seems to me that it wont take 
very many generations for my line of fish to experience problems from 
in-breeding since the line began with one pair of fish.  Is there a way to 
maximize genetic diversity in a captive species when all the descendents 
come from a very small original collection? I would appreciate any advice or 
thoughts that anyone has, and I'm sure it could help other new 
killie-keepers as well.

Thank you!

Joel Saunders
AKA #08748

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