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Leucistic (?) C. cyanurus
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paris
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WOW!!! is it YOURS??
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Yep. I have what I hope is a M-F pair of light-colored ones (if not leucistic ones), though I'm not quite sure the one pictured above is a male or not.
The other one, which is not as light, is definitely a female. This one here:
She's much in need of fattening up.
(Message edited by TJ on June 27, 2006)
The other one, which is not as light, is definitely a female. This one here:
She's much in need of fattening up.
(Message edited by TJ on June 27, 2006)
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I'm not so sure that Leucistic is the correct term to be used here, but you've definitely got something!
If we want to be literal about the terms, Leucism is complete lack of pigment cells being activated, creating a completely white animal without any pattern or colors - sometimes not being complete across the whole animal which is what creates pie-bald animals. And for whatever reason, the animal also keeps color in the eyes, although more often than not, having blue eyes.
I suppose what you have going on here would be more along the lines of a hypomelanistic animal, lacking most of the dark pigmentation normally found. What it does make is a very interesting and different animal - good luck on breeding them, chances are it is a genetic trait, but only time will tell.
If we want to be literal about the terms, Leucism is complete lack of pigment cells being activated, creating a completely white animal without any pattern or colors - sometimes not being complete across the whole animal which is what creates pie-bald animals. And for whatever reason, the animal also keeps color in the eyes, although more often than not, having blue eyes.
I suppose what you have going on here would be more along the lines of a hypomelanistic animal, lacking most of the dark pigmentation normally found. What it does make is a very interesting and different animal - good luck on breeding them, chances are it is a genetic trait, but only time will tell.
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anthony
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I'm not sure what you would call that exactly, but never the less, it's a gorgeous animal! One I would love to add to my collection............Congrats on the beautiful animal Tim!
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jennifer
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Interesting, Tim. This is one of the neat things about breeding these animals - you get to see all the unusual specimens.
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ian
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hum... I think it is neat. but it also remind me of some Japanese ghostly figure.....
anyway, Nice rare animal
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william
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extraordinary animals! good luck with breeding!
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Thanks, ya'll
I should point out though that the first one pictured above does have a dark phase (though in it's dark phase it is still lighter than the normal ones are in their light phase). Indeed, the other one, from the second picture, gets lighter than it is pictured there. Here is the first one in its dark phase:
I should point out though that the first one pictured above does have a dark phase (though in it's dark phase it is still lighter than the normal ones are in their light phase). Indeed, the other one, from the second picture, gets lighter than it is pictured there. Here is the first one in its dark phase:
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Cool animals Tim.
I have some time off next week and will try to get an updated picture of the light colored larva as it still hasn't morphed. It is looking like it will be a neotonic adult which may allow it to keep that light color.
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I have some time off next week and will try to get an updated picture of the light colored larva as it still hasn't morphed. It is looking like it will be a neotonic adult which may allow it to keep that light color.
Ed
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Very nice, Ed.
I'd happy to also have a potentially neotonic animal, a cyanurus that hasn't morphed after several months, and has a brilliant set of gills. But it's a normal-colored one, unlike that incredible animal of yours.
I'd happy to also have a potentially neotonic animal, a cyanurus that hasn't morphed after several months, and has a brilliant set of gills. But it's a normal-colored one, unlike that incredible animal of yours.
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Well I finally got around to that picture. This is the same light one that starred in the other pictures and is looking like it will end up being paedeomorphic.
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That's a very cool animal, Ed. I admit I was skeptical that it would turn out differently, considering the wide variation in color among cyanurus larvae. But it's really quite unique!
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Hi Jen,
It is looking cool, it is about a 1/4 of an inch smaller than the parental group. I am still not sure that it still won't color up as pigmentation can be triggered by a couple of different things, metamorphosis is one of these items. So if it decides to morph, it could still color up.
If I get any more in the future, I probably should send them out to someone else to make sure it isn't a husbandry thing..
Ed
(Message edited by Ed on September 02, 2006)
It is looking cool, it is about a 1/4 of an inch smaller than the parental group. I am still not sure that it still won't color up as pigmentation can be triggered by a couple of different things, metamorphosis is one of these items. So if it decides to morph, it could still color up.
If I get any more in the future, I probably should send them out to someone else to make sure it isn't a husbandry thing..
Ed
(Message edited by Ed on September 02, 2006)