I agree with most of that. Black and white will almost always command more. Pure big spot BD's do command serious $$$. Although like 99% of them the spots shrink, eclipse and break once adulthood is reached.
I disagree however that any other hybrid is cheaper than common average BD, no matter what continent it's on. You can get mid grade average BD's in Asia now for almost nothing because they are so common and over produced. It's the hybrid breeders that are being able to offer something new to buyers who are killing it right now. I'm not saying in every single case hybrids are more than pure. I never said that. It's the exceptional ones no matter what the mix is that command the most money. In those cases does it matter what color it is? No.
This fish isn't even white yet asking price is more than any pure BD I have ever seen.
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