Possible Enchi? What do you think?

Initially while picking out a couple CH dinkers, after looking at the stomach I grabbed this one because of the high yellow color and the spot on the head.

Now that I have it home, I am wondering if this is Enchi. Sorry for the poor lighting and photo quality, I will eventually take some nice pictures to show the color. But the pattern is still obvious even with the poor quality pictures.

What do you all think?

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...o/Dinker13.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...o/Dinker12.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...o/Dinker11.jpg

That looks very much like an Enchi to me, but I am still relatively new to morphs.

Thanks Igby, I am relatively new to morphs as well.

Anyone else with an 'eye' for the enchi morph?

Its pretty high yellow, but I'd be happy to get some better pictures if need be. Thanks, Mark

Doesn't look like an enchi to me

Looks like a nice normal.

Thanks Freakie_frog

I wasnt sure and really picked it out for the high yellow and head spot anyway, but figured its good to check even though it began to look enchi when comparing it to pics. But thats what you vets are for! :)

I will have to break out the better camera to capture the color anyway. It would be nice if the high yellow and pattern (no midstripe until the end of tail and slightly reduced) proves.

Thanks Shescountry,

I am still very new to BP's and need to stop picking through bush babies. Some nice normals never hurt :)

Mark

Not an enchi, some normals have that goldish/yellowish color shown in your last pic. Normals really vary alot

Thanks iCandi,

is it color that makes an enchi? Or a combination of factors? Is there a dead give away for an enchi?

I am gradually learning to spot morphs, might as well begin to learn how to spot the enchi. :)

Heres an excellent example of an enchi, courtesy of GHI

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...lla/Ohyeah.jpg

Pretty normal is all. Enchi is both a color and pattern mutation, and nothing in that pattern says enchi, sorry to say.

However, again, nice normal.:)

iCandi

:O wow, great looking enchi!

Like Malcolm said Enchi's are both a Pattern and a color mutation..

here is one of our's
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...i/DSC_0320.jpg

Here is an Enchi up next to a normal
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...g/DSC_0049.jpg

It's bright, but it doesn't have the lack of brown crawling up the sides--see the two examples shown so far. And the pattern suggests banding, but again... it's not quite as obvious as the two examples pictured.

But I'd still say it's worth a small dinker project! See if it's genetic at least. And if you're still convinced it's an enchi, even after all this nay-saying, you can always breed it to a "real" enchi and see if any supers pop out.

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Originally Posted by MTovar

Thanks Shescountry,

I am still very new to BP's and need to stop picking through bush babies. Some nice normals never hurt :)

Mark

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It's quite alright, haha. Everyone has to start somewhere and there are a lot of very pretty normals out there. I've had quite a few in the past, and also have one female normal currently :)

For another comparison here is one of my hets with similar yellowish coloration near the belly which runs the entire length of the body.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10..._IMAGE_523.jpg

I am slowly but surely getting to all these morphs. Thanks for all the help everyone. And the pics too. I have a good handle on some morphs, but I cant believe how some of you can just pick out the ingredients in pictures posted! Amazing! Deffiniately working to get there.

Thanks! Mark

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Like Malcolm said Enchi's are both a Pattern and a color mutation..

here is one of our's
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...i/DSC_0320.jpg

Here is an Enchi up next to a normal
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...g/DSC_0049.jpg

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I know that normal!