Possible Axanthic

[Chondro788]

Well here is another girl I am working with. This girl is VERY light in color, and possibly some sort of axanthic. She is currently being bred with a Het ghost male, hopefully she will lay a nice clutch this year.
Thanks,
Jason

[Jeanne]

She does not look like axanthic...all the ones I have seen are more grey looking in the markings. I could be wrong..Kara would be the one to ask, she know bp's pretty well!

[BallKingdom]

Thats a really big looking female, she should give you quite a few healthy eggs. Good luck with her.

[Jeanne]

I did some picture finding for axanthic, and this is what I found.



I dont understand how this could be axanthic, unless it is het for axanthic.



This is what I know to be axanthic. As you can see, this is a beauty. They are expensive also. But in any case, one of these will be in my next purchases.


I guess we all "collect" different bp's for different reasons, mine is based on the love of the animal and its many looks, so I collect just for having that specific type that I have taken a liking to, not to breed. Mine are all much loved pets and will always continue to be so.

[RPlank]

Jeanne, Axanthics are silver or grey and black as babies, but brown out as they age. That's why snows are getting more of a yellow/brown tint to them as they get older. I have never seen one yet that kept the stunning baby colors into adulthood.

[BallKingdom]

I have

[Chondro788]

Thanks and all replys are appreciated. I just want to say I am by no means calling this an axanthic, but I do think it "could" be something differant from a normal. It is true alot of axanthics brown out with age, but some, especially VPI's line, can make awesome silver and black adults. I think this animal looks alot like an adult Joliff strain of axanthic. They seem to have this kind of pattern. Also I am working with some Het VPI axanthics, so hopefully I will be able to compare this animal to a true axanthic soon!
Jason

[BallKingdom]

I've heard many stories of axanthics coming from breeding two wc's in a farming facility and popping out some axanthics. How common is this?

I also saw a guy who is from Belgium or something FIND a wc axanthic in a pet shop of all places, and it was only 62$!!! It's an amazing axanthic as well, probly one of the better ones. In a few years there could be a new line out.

[emroul]

I saw that too $62 GEEZ did he get lucky! It was quite a spectacular specimen if you ask me....

Jennifer

[BallKingdom]

I know, it was so silvery, definitely better then what is typically out there. It did have some scarring that was brownish, I thought maybe it was a fluke and lost hope that we may see a new line. But then he busts out some new pics and they'd healed. It was so nice I, and others, believd it to be the work of photoshop for a while. Some people luck out I guess.