Copper babies.

[frogman]

Hello all,

One of my favorite axolotl colors is copper. I was wondering what pair of colors most commonly breeds this form of albino. I have a gfp melanoid and a non-gfp leucistic males and a golden albino female. When my melanoid male and female bred I got gfp gold and gfp melanoid and non gfp of both colors. There is one gfp melanoid that is kinda tan with a black tipped tail. I have it separate because it hatched 1 week early so I decided to separate him and see how he grew in comparison to the rest. So far he is growing healthy and strong. But I was wondering if gfp melanoid and golden albino could produce a copper. And does anyone have pictures of baby coppers with just arms? I looked all through old forums and didn't find much. And here are some pics of the larvae.

Thank you

Evan

 

[frogman]

More pics. I will post a pic of the one I described tomorrow

 

[Kaysie]

Axolotl colors aren't like paint: you can't put two together and expect a mixture of the two colors. Copper albinism is a gene. Your axolotls either have to be copper, or carry the copper trait, to make copper axolotls.

 

[frogman]

I know. But is this animal that I described copper?

 

[Martin21114]

That looks like a wild type. As far as I know the only copper axolotls in the USA are ****' or people who bought one from him.

 

[Kaysie]

That's definitely a wildtype. Coppers are albino. They have dark red eyes.

 

[frogman]

How can I tell if it is melanoid?

 

[frogman]

Here is dad.

 

[frogman]

And here is dad a year ago.

 

[Kaysie]

Melanoids lack the 'shiny' pigment cells, iridophores. This is usually most noticeable in the eyes. Shine them with a flashlight and look for the shiny eye ring.

 

[frogman]

Ok. Btw why is it that wild types sell for less than the other colors. I don't understand why because I believe that axolotl's are like snowflakes, no two are ever the same. Some wild types are beautiful.

 

[xxianxx]

Ok. Btw why is it that wild types sell for less than the other colors. I don't understand why because I believe that axolotl's are like snowflakes, no two are ever the same. Some wild types are beautiful.

It is simple supply and demand, some morphs are more in demand and attract a higher price. It is the same in the UK, wildtypes generally cost less than the other morphs.

 

[frogman]

Should I repost a new poll that asks favorite axolotl color. It was very popular before.

 

[Kaysie]

Don't we already have a poll? Feel free to bump the thread.

 

[frogman]

Bump?

 

[Kaysie]

Bump = to reply to an old thread in order to bring it back to the top of the queue.

Making new threads that are exactly the same just clutters up the forum. Bandwidth isn't unlimited, you know.

Here's a thread.

 

[frogman]

I made a more advanced poll a while ago and I can't find it. There is no record that I ever posted it. Any ideas?