Quote Originally Posted by jknudson View Post
Well, it may be true the "look" is inheritable...but it could be like a phantom and create something even more stunning as a super form. If you breed it to other morphs...you may find out the look is inheritable yes...but you already know that. But you won't know the true genetics or genes at play if you're not seeing the "base morph" working alone. Combos can do some weird things to the appearance you may expect to see.

I think many are too fast to work stuff into combos without seeing what these genes do on their own. You're just going to have yourself a situation like Mr. Emberballs...no super proven for YEARS after hyping up a project...and I know he took a lot of heat for it. Luckily for him the super was more worthwhile, as a new line of fires.

But in the end...they're your animals...do what you will...that's just my suggestion.
I do see everyones points and they are all valid.

This is what I am saying though. I have 1.2
The females are not crosses so I don't have to worry about
"you won't know the true genetics or genes at play if you're not seeing the "base morph" working alone."
Because I have the male and 2 females to breed him to.
So while the 2 females are growing up
I breed him to nothing crazy but say pastels.
Then while all of those offspring are growing up
I breed him back to the 2 Females that are then big enough to try and prove a super.
Since they are not crosses I don't have to worry about another mutation hiding the "Base Morph"
If the super proves great I have pastel crosses already growing
If not oh well I still have pastels.

I could understand your point if the situation was of a single male possible new morph and you bred him to other morphs then tried to prove a super from the crossed offspring. This is not the case though.

I guess I could put it in a different perspective. These animals are not the original animal, their father is. So Step 1 ( Breed possible new morph to normals )has been completed already.
The father belongs to my buddy and these are from his clutches. So he still has the father and female offspring he is holding back to try and prove with.
I got 1.2 from him so I also have a shot at proving it out for him.
While waiting for the females to get big enough breed the male into something else and save all the offspring. Breed the male to the 2 females that are not crosses while his offspring with other morphs are growing.
So this gives the ability of proving the "Base Morph" and also being ahead on the crosses if it does prove to have a super.