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Color Question In BCI Morphs ?

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I have mainly kept locale BCC and am very familiar with their color as they age. I am thinking of getting a nice, high end BCI morph. Not a hypo or albino. Looking at jungles and harlequins. Which would you recommend for good saddle and tail color with light background color potential with age? I thank you for your advice. Bill
 
Either a high quality Jungle or Harlequin should be a nice adult.

Any high quality one would be, the key is just finding one that is, in fact, high quality.

Junk bred to junk generally creates junk, regardless of what morph is involved.
 
ShadowAceD said:
Either a high quality Jungle or Harlequin should be a nice adult.

Any high quality one would be, the key is just finding one that is, in fact, high quality.

Junk bred to junk generally creates junk, regardless of what morph is involved.
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Thanks for the reply. That makes a lot of good sense. Bill
 
Harli and Jungle, my two favorites! :D

I agree, high quality of either one should give you what you are looking for, even a really nice quality pastel will have the look you're wanting. In general, jungles may have a higher contrast with a lighter base creme color on top with the thick black borders around the tail saddles giving a good contrast. Harlequin lines may give a really great base color saturation (oranges and pinks all over) along with some neat patterns as well. So for contrast, I'd go jungle and for color, I'd go harli.

I'll try to get a shot of a jungle with a normal harlequin (most of the ones I kept are hypo harlis) to add to this thread. Although mine are nice, I wouldn't say they are 'the best of the best' but to try to illustrate the differences I'm mentioning.
 
AbsoluteApril said:
Harli and Jungle, my two favorites! :D

I agree, high quality of either one should give you what you are looking for, even a really nice quality pastel will have the look you're wanting. In general, jungles may have a higher contrast with a lighter base creme color on top with the thick black borders around the tail saddles giving a good contrast. Harlequin lines may give a really great base color saturation (oranges and pinks all over) along with some neat patterns as well. So for contrast, I'd go jungle and for color, I'd go harli.

I'll try to get a shot of a jungle with a normal harlequin (most of the ones I kept are hypo harlis) to add to this thread. Although mine are nice, I wouldn't say they are 'the best of the best' but to try to illustrate the differences I'm mentioning.
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Thanks for your help and advice. If you could post some pics that would be wonderful and appreciated. Bill
 
haha nice!
I don't have any hypo jungles but I do have hypo harlis so I'll add them too. If I can't do it tonight, I should have time Saturday to get some pics for you.
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I hope April doesn't mind, but in relation to what she mentioned about pastel animals ...

Any line selectively bred for color, with or without morph genes added into it can produce amazingly colorful animals. Here are a few examples of some European Pastel Hypos.

This is only one line I work with. Color is my self-appointed forte.
 

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The way I've kind of built my collection at this point is to have the ability to create really powerful base animals; non-high end morphs that can be put to high end morphs and boost the marketability and demand for said high end morphs, if that makes sense.

The ultimate goal is just to be able to make the most stupid colorful normals or hypos possible, but I am also dabbling with anery projects, albinos and a few other things. However, generally, if it cannot boost color, I am not interested in it.

My main point in posting those for you William is that, in most instances, selective breeding is where it starts. Color and cleanliness is pretty much always in demand. If someone is breeding run of the mill Aztecs and they put them up for sale next to someone who is selling Aztecs exploding with colors/that are incredibly clean, odds are, the animals exploding with color/are incredibly clean are going to be the most desirable because there is more potential in what the buyer can do with those animals later on.
 
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