you know JK47, I purchased 3 1.5" severums at one of my lfs bout' 4 months ago for $3.00 each for the hell of it, and it was labeled Brown Severums.. (go figure!). and you know.. one of them ended up being super pretty with blue hue around the eyes and orange specks around the gills... really nice looking! the other look like crap but I still kept them so basically I think it's just a matter of gene I guess.... Ive had special sev from a rare breed that ended up looking not to nice and others that ended up looking sweet... hope your's turn up really nice keep us posted...