Question: Dark-eyed golden albino?

[minxytota]

So someone local recently questioned me about the axies I breed and I was asked if I could get a darkeyed gold. Scoffing a little I said no, golds were albinos and would have light eyes. I was then directed to google where they do in fact seem to have pictures of dark eyed golds. How does that happen? Is it a really light copper?

Just when you think you have the hang of axie genetics

 

[Petersgirl]

It may well be a light copper, or it might be a Melanoid Gold. Melanoids exist in all colours of axolotl - even Albino. Like the picture below.

 

[auntiejude]

It is also for a leucistic to show some xanthaphores and iridophores down their spine, but pretty unusual. Albino and dark eyes are mutually exclusive, but odd mutations of yellow and dark eyescrop up from time to time.

 

[Flee]

well what is my little guy? He has the gold ring and the dark center and to me is very cute :happy:. I didnt what a golden albino and I was lucky and found my little walker who to me has dark eyes.

 

[axowattyl]

I may be wrong, but that looks like a copper to me.

Despite their coloration, they are said to be an albino of sorts (not sure how/why).

Auntiejude...clarification?

 

[Skudo09]

Looks like a Copper to me too but I would not take my word for it as I am no expert on axolotl colours/genes etc.

 

[auntiejude]

Looks like a copper to me.
There is some debate over the genetics, but what is certain is that they don't produce melanin - the brown/black igment as they have red eyes and white eggs.
My theory is that they produce eumelanin - a red pigment - instead, and are the equivalent of redheads.

 

[keiko]

Looks like a copper to me.
There is some debate over the genetics, but what is certain is that they don't produce melanin - the brown/black igment as they have red eyes and white eggs.
My theory is that they produce eumelanin - a red pigment - instead, and are the equivalent of redheads.

That's what I've been thinking too after trying to find out any information about coppers. Would be interesting to find out what comes if you breed a melanoid and a copper. Would the offspring be normal melanoid or would it be possible to get some interesting variations?

 

[Flee]

ok awesome so know I will change my notes from gold to copper I also have one more which I dont know the colour. I will try and take a pic in the next day or two. :happy: and thanks everyone for your help :happy: and axowattyl you were right good pick from the bad pic I sent you :tongue:

 

[axowattyl]

ok awesome so know I will change my notes from gold to copper I also have one more which I dont know the colour. I will try and take a pic in the next day or two. :happy: and thanks everyone for your help :happy: and axowattyl you were right good pick from the bad pic I sent you :tongue:

So there you go...

You have a ginger axolotl!!

 

[Petersgirl]

Sorry to hijack, but I just had a thought. Golden Albinos generally have gold eyes, so doesn't that mean they are not technically albinos, as they have some colour, it's just nearly all yellow? 0.o

My Gally has gold eyes too, but they're not dark at the center.

 

[rachel1]

Golden albinos are albino in that they lack melanin, the dark pigment in skin. They still produce both iridophores (sparkly) and xanthophores (yellow), giving them their sparkly golden appearance. Some have more of either (or both) pigment than others, so they can have a varied appearance. Not sure what gives the pupil of the eye it's color, so I can't give any input there. Probably in albinos it's the blood vessels in the retina.