Question: Are they Melanoids?

[Bette]

Hi Everyone,

So, in the attached photos, you will see lots of leucistics and albinos in my current batch. There are about 3-4 spotted grey babies which appear melanoid or possibly purples?
The father is golden albino, and the mother is leucistic. To my knowledge, all grandparents were NOT melanoid(Golden,leucy,WT). Great grandparents, etc, I have no idea.
To me, they look different than WT larvae. There is no yellow or green, and their eyes do not seem to have a shiny ring('course they are very small yet). What do you think? I took these pics a few days ago... They just hatched today

 

[keiko]

They do look like melanoids. I got melanoids too even though the mother didn't have any melanoids in her family that i know of, but as it is a recessive trait it can be passed on unnoticed for a long time. There should be around 25% melanoids(or melanoid leucistics and melanoid albinos).

 

[Bette]

Thanks keiko!

 

[Bette]

They do look like melanoids. I got melanoids too even though the mother didn't have any melanoids in her family that i know of, but as it is a recessive trait it can be passed on unnoticed for a long time. There should be around 25% melanoids(or melanoid leucistics and melanoid albinos).

Now that you mention it, it does make sense because the mother is Leucy my leucistic.... and I have noticed that she does appear to be melanoid. In my tiredness last night, my brain forgot this detail I guess! Lol :dizzy: