spotted axy

[livingart]

I have this spotted axy and have bred it with a white male and a golden male,
i would like to know others opinions on what to breed it with to enhance or fix the colours in offspring
currently have eggs off this
i haven't seen another like this in N.Z.

 

[featherbutt]

aww, looks like hes in "blackface"

 

[livingart]

Blackface

Hi Mitch what is blackface please
cheers mark

 

[Kaysie]

'Blackface' is an old type of acting where 'white' actors would paint their face and hands black to portray 'black' people.

Your axolotl is a heavily pigmented leucistic. I suggest breeding it back with any leucistic offspring to maximize chances of getting more heavily pigmented leucistics.

 

[livingart]

blackface

thanks Kaysie
thought it was the name for a colour of axolotl
as i can't find this colour in nz. Ithought the only thing was to breed her and choose
one of her male offspring to use
she is about 2 years old and came from a black and white pairing
as young she was the same colour and has been more noticeable as shes grown

 

[dancas]

oh my gosh I want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ive been looking at an olive axie recently who looks cool but wow...... i want one like yours.. I want to cuddle that little puppy face awwwwwwwwww

 

[DantezGirl]

Awsome Looking Axie

Im in Taupo nz and have a male like your's here's a link to some pictures i just got him a few days ago

 

[clairey85]

awwww your axie is cuttteee!!! and I havent seen colours like that either!

Im going to breed mine someday when i get a bigger set up and more tanks I love the gold albinos!

 

[redtigrinus]

'Blackface' is an old type of acting where 'white' actors would paint their face and hands black to portray 'black' people.

Your axolotl is a heavily pigmented leucistic. I suggest breeding it back with any leucistic offspring to maximize chances of getting more heavily pigmented leucistics.

I agree. Try breeding it back to a leucistic or maybe a melaniod.

 

[Jake]

Leucistic is the best option for a mate for sure. If you cross a white with a dark axolotl, you get either white or dark offspring (generally). If you cross your heavily spotted leucistic with another leucistic, chances are, you'll get at least a couple heavily spotted ones like that. Leucistics have melanophores (dark pigement cells) when they're young, but they normally don't migrate off the neural crest. It is possible, however, for some to get more melanophores with age, as yours is quite obviously doing. Good luck with getting more of them, it's a beautiful leucistic!

 

[dancas]

ive got a male wild type and a male golden albino and 2 white female leucistic.. hmmmmmm possibilities... i wonder