Macropodus breeding stock selection for 2025. My goals this year are to continue to improve body lines, develop long flowing finnage and intensify the colors. I am always trying to lengthen the body and get the forehead shape to my liking. Most of the males have a little spoon in the forehead, but I think I can breed that out with time to get to a aggressive slope from the dorsal to the mouth. I am working on different color strains- sky blues with no markings, orange bodies with blue speckled capes and orange stripes. The blue is coming nice and also the blue speckled cape with painted tails and solid orange bodies are progressing.