Gold Dust Axolotl (Iridophores)

[ChameleonCans]

We produced some really cool axolotl with iridophores. We hope they turn out really cool.

 

[usafaux2004]

Looks like a normal Wild.

 

[EmbryH]

Way to rain on someone's parade, Mike x)

I wouldn't say these guys are worthy of being called "gold dust," but they certainly do have some very fine iridophores, especially along the gills. It's a quite pretty juvenile.

Desirable for breeding

 

[zombieaddict]

I can't get over how pretty those eyes are! I can't wait to get mine and see how shiny there are in person. <3

 

[michael]

Where did the term "gold dust axolotl" come from?

 

[zombieaddict]

Is it just my imagination or does that axolotl have one black eye and one that is copper colored? At first I thought it was two different axolotls but then I realized that it just might be the same one.

 

[ChameleonCans]

I've lost a ton of sleep on these guys trying to figure out what they are. Here are some updated pictures of the same axolotl. I do not remember if the ones above are of the same axolotl. We have lighter ones and darker ones. This is one, from the new pictures, that we are holding on to and hopes that it turns out to be something interesting. My eyes might be deceiving me but I do believe that some have the blue eyes similar to the mother lucy. Either way, these guys amaze me and have messed to much with my head. Even if they are the typical wild type, its a fun hobby and I've enjoyed the experience. These pictures are iPad pictures without photo enhancements and color changes. I did use a light to better capture their oddness.

 

[zombieaddict]

I'm definitely a newb to the world of axolotls but from all the pictures I've looked at since I really caught interest in them, I'd be hard pressed to say that those just look like normal wild types. I have two wild types floating around in my tank and they are much darker and have no shininess on them.

When I first saw them, I almost thought they might fall into the "copper" category but I know those are hard to find in the US, so I'm not sure. I know they're suppose to have red eyes or something like that? But I'm not entirely sure how all that works.

 

[ChameleonCans]

I wish we could say that we were experts in herpetology but we are no where close. It's a fun hobby for us and puzzles us from time to time.

 

[Kaysie]

Even though they're pretty, I'm sorry to say they're just normal wildtypes.

Wildtypes come in a huge variety of colors. Think about people, nobody's the same hue, even within racial parameters. Salamanders are the same way.

 

[hzlotl]

Do you by chance know where the axies parents came from?
I've seen pictures of a hybrid between axie and tiger salamander that come out with speckles of gold. I've also read that golden albinos are actually a result of this mix. Who knows, they are sure pretty, though...:wacko: