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02-06-2007, 06:13 AM

Smaller than the giants I've seen in the breeder's tanks.
Just like one would predict........

Are agricultural plants larger and domesticated farm animals larger and grow faster than wild types for the trait we desire?

Of course.

Otherwise we'd use the wild type

I hope folks make this distinction, horticulture and aquaculture are not "natural", nor is agriculture. We alter things dramatically and have enormous control to optimize conditions.

Same deal with Reefs and other systems, I'm not sure why so many assume that the natural parameters and sizes etc are the best or optimal. They just are whatever critters/plants are able to survive at this point in time under those conditions.

Natural does not imply optimal.
Many miss that concept.


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Tom Barr
  
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