GOLD/EBJD MIX what do you think?
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How is it a new morph? Looks like a standard EBJD to me. Are you saying that they carry the blue and gold gene? If so, then I dont think thats technically a color "morph".
These are not hybreds they are Color Morphs.
They are so young the color will change give them a month they will look like differant fish. They are EBJD you will have to wait to see how blue they get.
They are so young the color will change give them a month they will look like differant fish. They are EBJD you will have to wait to see how blue they get.
Not hybrids, but they are nice looking fish. it will be cool if the JD keeps that color.smitty03281964;4120942;4120942 said:
from my understanding yes. Check out 74ray thread he is the guy I bought him from. I think its pretty looks different from my other ebjd's it has a lot of gold.
stuckinthemiddle;4120953; said:
Having bred quite a few Blue Dempseys myself... It looks like a typical baby Blue Dempsey to me... Blue Dempsey fry are yellow and "blue up" as they near the 1" mark. This one looks like a late bloomer to turning blue. I've seen it quite a few times in my own broods...
Having given myself a pretty thorough education on Mendelian Genetics... I do not believe a single specimen can be both "Blue" and "Gold" at the same time...
I'm looking forward to seeing the fish 74Ray is producing after they are mature...
Gold Dempseys are Leucistic...
Leucism is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.
Blue coloration is a result of an over abundance of blue/green pigmentation...
So how can a single specimen have both reduced pigmentation as well as an overabundance of pigmentation...
If a single specimen had an over abundance of blue/green pigmentation, and a reduction in all other pigmentations... it would have a lot of blue and very little of any other color... which is what an adult Blue Dempsey looks like anyway...
If the fish pictured was Leucistic and Blue... it wouldn't have black in it, as Leucistic means it doesn't have black...
I think it's pretty neat that 74Ray actually put the time/effort into breeding these guys, but I just don't think it is what he hoped it to be... Time will tell...
FYI - While I do not agree with what he suspects the offpring will grow into, he has been fully open and honest about what they are. I do not want anyone to misunderstand me to be criticizing his project in any way. I commend him for the efforts it took to do this project.
Having given myself a pretty thorough education on Mendelian Genetics... I do not believe a single specimen can be both "Blue" and "Gold" at the same time...
I'm looking forward to seeing the fish 74Ray is producing after they are mature...
Gold Dempseys are Leucistic...
Leucism is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.
Blue coloration is a result of an over abundance of blue/green pigmentation...
So how can a single specimen have both reduced pigmentation as well as an overabundance of pigmentation...
If a single specimen had an over abundance of blue/green pigmentation, and a reduction in all other pigmentations... it would have a lot of blue and very little of any other color... which is what an adult Blue Dempsey looks like anyway...
If the fish pictured was Leucistic and Blue... it wouldn't have black in it, as Leucistic means it doesn't have black...
I think it's pretty neat that 74Ray actually put the time/effort into breeding these guys, but I just don't think it is what he hoped it to be... Time will tell...
FYI - While I do not agree with what he suspects the offpring will grow into, he has been fully open and honest about what they are. I do not want anyone to misunderstand me to be criticizing his project in any way. I commend him for the efforts it took to do this project.