Can I get your opinions on this guy?

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Originally Posted by rabernet

His pattern is unique, but he's going to be a very brown boy as an adult. Everywhere you see orange - that's going to turn brown. Just decide what you're going for - a bright pastel (he won't be) or a cool patterned one (he is).

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If he didn't have that pattern, I'd probably pass on him because I would like to have a bright pastel... but I'm willing to wait and pair this little guy with a nice female and try to get a bright pastel baby later on that might (hopefully) look a bit like him.


Since he's likely to grow up very browned out, how does that translate if I paired him up with another pastel? Is there such a thing as an "ugly" super pastel? :oops:

I just received this guy this morning but there's something wrong with him. He has a hard knot/bump on his back where the tail meets the body. I've never seen or dealt with anything like this before. Can I get your opinions on what would cause this? Would this adversely affect his ability to breed in the future? According to his feeding card he's been feeding well. I contacted the seller and he says he never noticed it before. Could this have happened during shipping? I was really looking forward to using this guy in future breeding projects and this knot/bump thing has me concerned. :(

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/55/cimg5719.jpg

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/1447/cimg5722l.jpg

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I bet his spine was damaged during rough sexing judging by the location :tears:

Oh no, that's not good :(

That looks like a serious injury poor little guy :(.Not sure if that will prevent him from breeding or not

I got more pics of this guy and I'm pretty sure it's not an injury. After looking closer at his belly, I think this may have happened during incubation and went unnoticed after he hatched. If that's the case and he's still eating, drinking, and voiding himself do you think he would ok in the longrun or should I send him back?

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8683/cimg5789u.jpg
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My guess is he will be fine. Let us know what happens though.

On a possitve note...he sure is beautiful :gj:

I'm going to keep him and hope for the best. He acts like any other baby ball I've had in my care. He's just got that funky kink on his lower back. Because I want to keep him, the seller is going to give me a partial refund and an additional credit towards a future purchase.

Thanks for the insight, guys. I'll update as he gets older.

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/9933/cimg5797k.jpg

He's a pretty boy. I'm thinking that's a kink from incubation - which might explain his crazy pattern as well. Just a theory though. I think he'll be fine!