Napalm Pastel x Yellow Belly

[Bill Buchman]

What does the Napalm mother pastel look like?

Mom is an "average looking" Pastel -- nothing special.

Is that napalm a desart ghost?

Napalm background:

I got him in the spring of 2007 -- all 65 grams of him.


Eric Davies (Fire founder) has seen him(Napalm) and has no doubt he will make a Black Eyed Leucy when bred back to his daughters. He also thinks their might be a second gene at work as well -- he thought an Axanthic type gene. Eric was very gracious and excited about the project. He gave me complete support to name it my line of Fire.

After some thought , I decided that I would be consistent with naming and follow what I did with my Cajun. While the Cajun has some similarity to Het Reds, Joe Compel's Brown Back, and BHB's Lori Ball -- it is not directly related and has differences -- and will likely make a somewhat different super.

I have a Davies line Fire male that has been breeding up a storm this season. Between the Napalm, Napalm Pastel, and Fire -- I should have more than enough girls to hold back. Maybe will let go of a few as well. It will be a few years before they will be breedable to prove the Napalm Super and find out if the Napalm will be compatible with the Fire -- my best guess is that they will be. But as they say -- you've got to breed it to know for sure. I could look into picking up a sub adult/adult Fire female this year to speed the process up a bit.

The breeding I am doing the season with both males will begin to show what is going on with him.

Both animals are SHOCKINGLY BRIGHT after a shed. There are some other pics in my photo albums -- including some belly shots of the Napalm.

Exciting project for me I must say. I am fortunate that they are both breeding well this season. I'll post pics, babies, and info as the project unfolds.

I am not a big proponent in secrets and partial truths with projects -- and I am not withholding any facts about the animals or their breedings. I just don't know "everything" -- YET. It will take some time to hatch some clutches to see what is going on with the project. Thanks ever so much for the kind/supportive responses.