New to BPs, have a few, unsure of one.

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Okay took a couple extra pics of her sides, and I don't mind whether she is a banded normal or enchi, just want to know what I need to look for if I look at enchi's again. When I looked up Enchi on a couple different sites and forums, the main gist I got was that it should have a goldish color on the sides, that then has a notable jump/quick fade into a darker-ish brownish color or something like that. Is that correct, or is there more to it?

I looked at a male Enchi for sale a week or two ago and will include a pic or two of him, and he was said to be an enchi, and while he has both the gold and brown, it doesn't seem that bright or different than a normal sort of (he was just under 1000g, so maybe he faded with age?). Almost looks like the pattern on mine, but her fade/color switching line/area is probably a bit lower than the male's.

Side pics of mine:




Enchi Male (~1000g):



So what are the noticable differences between these two (and good quality Enchi's) that I need to look for in the future? Thanks.

You can find banded normals that, when bred, don't produce any banded babies. Those are what I'd call a "banded normal". On the other hand, you have genetic banded balls. They will produce more banded babies and are usually refered to as "Genetic Banded" when I see them for sale. It's very similiar to "reduced pattern" balls. Some pass on that genetic trait and others don't.

As far as ID'ing Enchi's...kind of hard to describe but they usually have a kind of milky, peachy tint to them and don't have the deep, dark blacks of normals. I've only hatched a couple clutches of Enchis but they were very easy to tell from the normals when you see the entire clutch together...