Is this a platinum Senegal?
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Yeah I sold my 8" platinum Senegal for $350 or so in 2012/2013. Someone then sold it for like $800...
Low quality shot of my 1st platinum Senegal back in 2010.
I agreeI guess it could be platinum seeing yours
The yellow is probably xanthic? A camera won't change the colour like that imo
Don't think it's xanthic. Probably the lighting that makes it look that way. But does look like different fish.
I messaged the seller as you can see in the photo. Think I'm going to go ahead and purchase it. Fingers crossed.
Hao
's platinum is extremely high quality. All white, no color cell spots except in the eyes.The pic of the fish you sent, still appears to be platinum, but to me looks like a slightly lower grade than
Hao
's due to color cells on the fish (yellow fins and color spots on the head). However that would still make it a platinum. There are variations of leucism. Some are pale 100% white except the eyes, others will have spots/patches/fins of non-white colored cells.Couldn't find adequate information about leucism or grading systems....so going to explain this with a clownfish, because I've kept them before.
These are ranked by the 3 bands on the fish touching and the amount of white on the fish. the more bands/white, the more the fish is worth. Obviously there are variations in each of the ranks as well.
0 band connecting: grade B
2 bands connecting: grade A
3 band connecting: extreme
IN the possible platinum poly case:
IMO, the seller's fish in the clear pics is a lower grade "extreme" platinum, due to minor yellowing on the fins, but still a nice fish. In the pics where it looks yellow, I would say a grade B platinum. Platinums are really cool, I mean I would get it if the price is decent. Hope this helps.
Anyone please feel free to correct or add any info.
I do agree there are different grades of leucism.
The pic of the fish you sent, still appears to be platinum, but to me looks like a slightly lower grade than
Couldn't find adequate information about leucism or grading systems....so going to explain this with a clownfish, because I've kept them before.
These are ranked by the 3 bands on the fish touching and the amount of white on the fish. the more bands/white, the more the fish is worth. Obviously there are variations in each of the ranks as well.
0 band connecting: grade B
2 bands connecting: grade A
3 band connecting: extreme
IN the possible platinum poly case:
IMO, the seller's fish in the clear pics is a lower grade "extreme" platinum, due to minor yellowing on the fins, but still a nice fish. In the pics where it looks yellow, I would say a grade B platinum. Platinums are really cool, I mean I would get it if the price is decent. Hope this helps.
Anyone please feel free to correct or add any info.
Here are my old low grade platinum silver aros.
One was blind. I think the blind one was little bit higher quality. The other one I think is the lowest quality for a platinum silver aro. You can tell these are low quality since the back is not fully white like those "snow white".
