Poll: Breeding Pair Lineup

[Chkadii]

I've started to consider my 2015-2016 breeding season line-up recently. I've got some girls that are finally large enough to breed, so it'll be a bit more exciting than last year. So far I only have one pair I'm sure of- mojave x mystic. I have a normal female who laid last year, and I'm torn between breeding again or giving her the season off. She started eating right after the eggs were removed, so I have no concerns about her weight. In addition, I have a virgin fire girl that is finally up to weight, and I'm torn about which male to pair her to. Will you guys help me decide?

Edit: For mobile users or anyone who can't see the poll, here are the options:

• Black Pastel het. Pied
• Mojave
• Neither - buy a new male! (Make suggestion in reply)

[blk02ssmonte]

Get a new male for you fire girl. Since she is ready this season put her with the black pastel. and get yourself a fire male to put with her next season and make super fire (bel)

[Jayare]

Get a Pastel and make a Firefly.

[Viol8r]

Get a vanilla and make a cream

[MidSouthMorphs]

Get a Pastel Vanilla and make Vanilla Screams.

[STjepkes]

Get a Pastel Vanilla and make Vanilla Screams.

This is a very solid suggestion. Very affordable male, and great combos all around with that pairing!

[Eric Alan]

What other females do you have in your collection? I like the idea of making Vanilla Screams, but if you don't have other females that a new male would go to then I wouldn't get a new male for just this female.

Of the two you have listed, I personally prefer the look of Fire Mojaves over Black Fires. If you don't add a male, that'd be the pairing that I'd do.

[AjBalls]

Are the three females you mentioned the only breeder sized females you have?

What is your ultimate goal for that project down the line? If you have a goal, that is.

Myself, I'm hoping to get a fire girl up to size this year; as well as pick up another. One I would like to breed to my yellowbelly fire, with the goal of producing a black eye leucistic. Something I've always wanted. The other I would like to breed to my orange dream, because that combo goes together very well. Especially as you start mixing it with more mutations.

Personally I would shoot for an orange dream. They're a great morph to have in your collection.

[Chkadii]

Get a new male for you fire girl. Since she is ready this season put her with the black pastel. and get yourself a fire male to put with her next season and make super fire (bel)

That's actually why I posted this now - if I get a new male soon he'd be out of quarantine in December. I could use one of the current males to stimulate follicle development in autumn and then swap out around December/January and hope for a double-sired clutch. I'd like to get a multi-gene male, but do eventually want a super fire so it may have fire in it yet!

Get a Pastel and make a Firefly.

Actually just sold my super pastel male! Fireflies are nice, but the local market seems saturated with them and there aren't many that really wow me as adults. Though I wouldn't mind having pastel in my collection again, I'll be super picky this time around.

Get a Pastel Vanilla and make Vanilla Screams.

That's not a bad idea. My only concern is being able to tell the vanillas apart from the fires, but I have this forum to help with that.

What other females do you have in your collection? I like the idea of making Vanilla Screams, but if you don't have other females that a new male would go to then I wouldn't get a new male for just this female.

Of the two you have listed, I personally prefer the look of Fire Mojaves over Black Fires. If you don't add a male, that'd be the pairing that I'd do.

I have two females that are still growing - a pied and a leopard enchi lesser. Technically three with a mojave hatchling holdback. I've got a candy male lined up for the pied female (at least first; black pastel het. pied to follow the candy), but no one for the LEL yet. Still have time though, she's a whopping 450g. One of my eventual goals is to buy or produce a hypo pastel enchi, and a longer term goal is to get into desert ghost, so I could definitely make the excuse that a pastel vanilla male/eventual vanilla scream would be good for those projects. Hypo enchi fireflies? Desert ghost screams? Where do I sign up!?

Are the three females you mentioned the only breeder sized females you have?

What is your ultimate goal for that project down the line? If you have a goal, that is.

Myself, I'm hoping to get a fire girl up to size this year; as well as pick up another. One I would like to breed to my yellowbelly fire, with the goal of producing a black eye leucistic. Something I've always wanted. The other I would like to breed to my orange dream, because that combo goes together very well. Especially as you start mixing it with more mutations.

Personally I would shoot for an orange dream. They're a great morph to have in your collection.

Yes, those are the only breeders I have for the time being, with a few females still growing. I may pick up another or replace the normal female with a single/double gene, but that'd be tougher to line up for this season than a new breeding male. Too many variables as far as quarantine and follicular growth.

I don't have one cohesive ultimate goal, but a few different projects in mind. As I mentioned just above, I'd like to get a hypo pastel enchi anyway, and eventually bring in desert ghosts as another recessive project, so fire would definitely add well to either of those (especially if I combine the two!) I do want a super fire, but I like a lot of variation, so I'd rather land a BlkEL as a byproduct of other great combos than just try fire x fire. Orange dream would be another great addition to those projects. I like your idea of fire YB x fire - a YB BlkEL would be a clean-up powerhouse to have on hand!