FishProfiles.com Message Forums

	Genetics - copper to platinum
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	I thought you guys might like to see this. This is fish #005 at 2 months: And this is the same fish at 3 months: Pretty cool hey? Some of the fish seem to have the red loss gene which causes the fish to develop red pigment and then lose it as they age. Some also seem to have a type of marble gene that causes colour loss. When this happens under the metallic layer the effects can be pretty impressive! We are currently not certain that this marble colour loss is permanent, but all indications are that it is Marble is kind of a catch-all term, so many different types with such varied results. So yes, fish #005 Interesting little cookie, isn't he? For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 11-May-2009 08:54
zachf92 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 255 Votes: 233 Registered: 31-Dec-2005	Wow, that is truly incredible i would have never imagined that such a change in color could occur in a betta.
Posted 15-May-2009 03:06
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	wow yeah I'd have never imagined such a change either such lovely fishies ^_^--
Posted 15-May-2009 03:23


	Jump to:

The views expressed on this page are the implied opinions of their respective authors.
Under no circumstances do the comments on this page represent the opinions of the staff of FishProfiles.com.

FishProfiles.com Forums, version 11.0
Mazeguy Smilies