Chuckie Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 In horses, it's Sire and Dam. I have seen some betta breeders use Sire and Dame, which is kind of cute, but I'm not really going for cute so much as reputable ... Is there some established term of use in fish breeding to describe the parents of a spawn, that you guys know of? I'd really rather not make one up. I am such a stickler. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 The two sources I found are hardly comprehensive, but list fish as having no specified gender denominators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 It's Sire and Dam for dogs and cats as well. I've seen one breeder that uses Sire and Dame for bettas. Probably the same one you've seen Lilli. It always strikes me as a spelling mistake or misunderstanding of the term. Wonder if he realises that it's actually supposed to be Dam not Dame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Oh, just another thought tho, Sire and Dam are not actually names of the genders, they mean father and mother, so you would be correct in using them. (eg. Male dog is a dog, female is a bitch, but papers for offspring list them as Sire and Dam.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canfeleq Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 I think Bender is right, in all animal species that I know of, including humans, the parents of an individual are referred to as sire and dam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Sire and Dam are applied to humans too, in a more formal way. I am using Sire & Dam for my pairs, but only in the text that would be displayed if the photo didn't load in my spawn log. Male & Female are fine terms though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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