Fire x Pastel name

[MPenn]

I think it has to do more with professional courtesy. Mike Wilbanks is the one that termed the fire cross as a "firefly". Brandon bought his fire from Mike and may have got it at a discount and hence, Mike was the one who got to name it.

[AjBalls]

I think it has to do more with professional courtesy. Mike Wilbanks is the one that termed the fire cross as a "firefly". Brandon bought his fire from Mike and may have got it at a discount and hence, Mike was the one who got to name it.

That could be it. But I, for one, would still refer to it as the Nova. I have all the respect in the world for Mike and he is a great guy, but I think Nova fits it better.

[Royal Tartan]

I think it has to do more with professional courtesy. Mike Wilbanks is the one that termed the fire cross as a "firefly". Brandon bought his fire from Mike and may have got it at a discount and hence, Mike was the one who got to name it.

So if I get this right then it was Mike Wilbanks who actually produced the FireFly ( Fire x Pastel ) yeah ? Then Brandon buys a Fire ( NOT a Firefly ) and does the same breeding an calls it a Nova ?

If thats the case then I have to agree , professional courtesy should be observed. Meaning Mike got first call.

RKO ...surely the original name has to be respected ? your OP

Someone renamed a morph that was already named

kinda suggests that to me here .Whether Nova fits or not is academic surely . It was already named , by the original breeder. Not wanting to upset anyone here but your almost saying ( almost)
anyone can rename the same morph to a better fitting name ( in there mind ) if the breed th esame .

[MPenn]

I may be wrong so don't quote me on this.
It is my understanding that Brandon produced the first fire x pastel. He named it "Nova". But between him and Mike, the name was changed to "Firefly". Why? Not sure. Maybe Brandon can straighten it out. I haven't talked to him in some time but will see what I can find out.

[Royal Tartan]

Im confused now , lol , two breeders , one morph , two names .

My interest is that the Firefly/Nova is a truely stunning cross , I own a Pastel and wanna eventually breed that to Fire , I like knowing the history of morphs etc , so this is a good thread in determining the history of the Fire x Pastel morph. I am not looking to upset anyone here , just wanna learn more about a wonderful morph.

[AjBalls]

So if I get this right then it was Mike Wilbanks who actually produced the FireFly ( Fire x Pastel ) yeah ? Then Brandon buys a Fire ( NOT a Firefly ) and does the same breeding an calls it a Nova ?

Brandon produce the FIRST Fire x Pastel cross and called it a 'Nova'.

Then Mike produced a Fire x Pastel cross about a year later and called it a 'FireFly'.

[West Coast Jungle]

Half the morph names are totally confusing anyways.
Whatever it is the look amazing.

[AjBalls]

Half the morph names are totally confusing anyways.
Whatever it is the look amazing.

Excellent point!

[m00kfu]

I'm with Raul on this one, the morph naming craze is getting out of hand. Not to mention some of the names are just horrible. Why not just call them what they are? Just as an example, bradboa was showing off his pastel kingpin that he produced and everyone jumped all over it because it was a pastel/butter/pin rather than a pastel/lesser/pin. Now it's been dubbed the "emperor pin" ... talk about confusing, eh?

[PythonWallace]

I think whoever creates a new combo and announces it first should get to name it, and once it's named it should be official, no matter how crazy the name. Creating a first is an achievement, and the creator should get the honor. I hope to be the first one to make a combo one day, and I'm looking forward to naming it something ridiculous. Plus, things in this hobby are confusing enough without multiple names being thrown around for the same snake. That's my 2 cents.