Which BCI morphs age well?

[CloudtheBoa]

Selective breeding is as important as the morph itself. Breeders who just throw animals together because of their morphs will generally have lackluster adults. You will have much more impressive animals buying an offspring from a selectively-bred project. If your goal is adult appearance, you'll need to sit and wait for good litters, or find nice subadults/adults.


Hypo in general will increase red and color retention when paired with albino, but this isn't always the case; hypos are incredibly variable. I've seen some sunglows fade out worse than most normal albinos, and some albinos turn out more color than than the average sunglow. It's all in the breeding, and to a certain extent, the hets. I hear hets like anery can also wash out color - which may explain why my girl is fading out.

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Jungle is another great morph that will increase color, and jungles tend to get better with age. Color contrast increases, and they get brighter, though their general appearance will be much different than as babies. Despite their commonality and time in the market, jungles can be quite expensive, especially well-bred ones.

Breeder pics of my jungle as a baby:


One of my most recent pics of her, at 11 years old:



Leopard and IMG depends on what other genes are at play. In general, they'll darken colors in pigmented animals, and brighten albino-type combos. Hypo IMG tend to retain much of their pattern, but get an interesting contrasted look. Anery and motley IMGs seem to get the darkest.