Hello! I am new to BPs. I have been reading up and speaking with some breeders about the set up I need and the things I should know before bringing a baby home and I finally think I am ready. I already have a 10 gal tank set up with everything the new guy will need until he is ready to move into something bigger.
While looking for reputable breeders over the last few months, I ran into all of the different morphs. I find all of them absolutely stunning. There is not telling how many hours I have spent in recent months reading up on countless color and pattern possibilities. I'm not really looking to go purchase a pair of proven breeders or anything. I am more concerned with just finding myself a good buddy to enjoy right now. With that said, I have also decided that I would like my first guy to be something that I could breed later on if I am bitten by this morph bug. If I decide not to breed him, thats ok too. I'll just have a really pretty boy to brag on.
Anyways, earlier this week a friend of mine mentioned her friend who has a phantom male BP to re-home. He's 100g so he's obviously young but she said that he eats well (2 f/t mice a week) and doesn't mind being handled. He's obviously a little pricier than normals that I originally looked at. Being new to BPs let alone morphs, I'm not sure if I can visually separate a phantom from a normal. I want to make sure that this gal isn't just selling me an over priced normal baby.
Can anyone tell me what to look for in a Phantom? What visual differences are there between a phantom and a normal? I have a picture of him but I can't figure out how to upload it onto this post.
Thanks for all of the help and sorry this was so long!
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