Larvae Coloring Question (PICS)

[officerPuckles]

My eggs are now 10 days old today! And I noticed that around day 7 they started getting a little black color to them. When they were first laid they were all just white (since mom is a GFP albino and dad a Melanoid)
But now it looks like ALL of the babies are turning black or dark in color. Does this mean all of my babies are going to be dark Melanoid?
I have done a fair amount of research on genes and I kind of understand it, so I don't think ALL of them will be Melanoid, but I was really hoping for Albino ones in the mix as well.
Does that ever happen where only one gene takes over the entire batch? Am I going to get nothing but GFP Melanoids and regular Melanoids? Or am I just totally mistaken and all we are looking at is their guts and stuff growing in?

Even the ones that look all white still have a black stripe down the top of them.

On the other hand, I am so very excited watching these guys change every single day! Its SO fascinating! They are coming along very well and soon I am going to purchase two large plastic tubs and some live plants to raise them in!

 

[LSuzuki]

You will only get some albinos if dad has a recessive gene for it.

You could get leucistics if both parents have a recessive for it. (Is mom a white albino? If so, she probably has two leucistic genes.)

You will only get melanoids if mom has a recessive for it.

You likely will get some wild types. It is possible you will get all wild types. (If mom has two recessives for melanoid, you won't get wild type.)

I think I figured it out correctly ... :happy:

 

[LSuzuki]

Oh, also, the albino babies I've seen all have light eyes. (They look eyeless unless you look very closely. So your dark-eyed ones are not albino, but if you have any with light eyes, they are.

 

[Bette]

From your photos, I see some very pretty wild types and what looks like leucistics!

 

[officerPuckles]

So I will get GFP wild types? Because I heard that GFP is a dominant gene meaning it will take over at least half, is that correct?
Mom is a GFP Albino but she is more yellow in color than anything. So maybe a GFP golden albino? Her gills have a fair amount of sparkles (iridophores?)

 

[LSuzuki]

Yes, you should have either 50% or 100% GFP.

It sounds like you should get some GFP wild types, since it sounds like mom isn't also melanoid (due to the iridophores).

Bette has much more experience that I do, and she sees leucistic babies, so you have those too.

Unless you have some with colorless eyes, you don't have any albinos. :-(

I don't know when you can tell melanoid from wild type. I'm only just now raising my second batch and my first were all leucistic.

So you have wild type and leucistic. You probably don't (I can't tell from the picture have any albino. You might have melanoid.

Isn't axie genetics cool? A golden albino and melanoid producing leucistic and wild type offspring!

 

[officerPuckles]

Yes, you should have either 50% or 100% GFP.

It sounds like you should get some GFP wild types, since it sounds like mom isn't also melanoid (due to the iridophores).

Bette has much more experience that I do, and she sees leucistic babies, so you have those too.

Unless you have some with colorless eyes, you don't have any albinos. :-(

I don't know when you can tell melanoid from wild type. I'm only just now raising my second batch and my first were all leucistic.

So you have wild type and leucistic. You probably don't (I can't tell from the picture have any albino. You might have melanoid.

Isn't axie genetics cool? A golden albino and melanoid producing leucistic and wild type offspring!

It is super cool!!! Who would have thought?! It's like a Pitbull and a Chihuahua giving birth to German Shepards hahah.
(Sorry, dumb comparison)
I counted 6 that are still white ish and I can't see their eyes. But I had thought they were just slacking on developing. But if that means albino or leucistic then I am into it!

Is there any way to tell if they are going to be Wild Type or melanoid at this stage? Or will I just have to wait until they hatch and are growing up and start to change?

 

[keiko]

You can point a light on them to see if they have any yellow in them. If yes -> wild type. If not -> possibly melanoid.

 

[Bette]

You can point a light on them to see if they have any yellow in them. If yes -> wild type. If not -> possibly melanoid.

Yes, this is an easy way to tell!