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Striped Topaz SK SG Free
I received this guy from Carlos Lahitte. I am very pleased with him. He is very unique and not quite like anything that I have seen before. His diffused pattern is very distinct. He is very light in coloration, but I am not sure if I would put him in the Cotton Candy Hypo group. He does have quite a bit of pink, which doesn’t show up well in these photos. Carlos thought that he may be a Hypo Lav Blood, but wasn’t sure because he had not seen one before. This one is much lighter than the one that Mike Panichi received from the same clutch, so it appeared to be a hypo to Carlos. There were two Hypo Bloods in the clutch as well, so the gene can be there as homo or het.
I am not sure what color to call his eyes. They are not black, and darker than ruby. They look like they may be dark purple. If you copy the photo to your computer and zoom in on the eye, they are dark purple. That is also my impression in person. That is not black dust on your screen either. He has a few random black scales here and there, which are similar to what I have seen in my Paradox Ice Ghost and Lava Lines.
I wanted a Lav Blood to breed to my Ice Lavenders in a few years. I didn’t want to put the Hypo gene in the mix with the Ice Lavenders (Lava Lavender), but I think the Ice Lavenders and Hypo Lavs could pass the brown bag test. I can only dream about what the Ice Lavender Bloods will look like. Hopefully, this will be the second step toward that goal.
I am not sure what color to call his eyes. They are not black, and darker than ruby. They look like they may be dark purple. If you copy the photo to your computer and zoom in on the eye, they are dark purple. That is also my impression in person. That is not black dust on your screen either. He has a few random black scales here and there, which are similar to what I have seen in my Paradox Ice Ghost and Lava Lines.
I wanted a Lav Blood to breed to my Ice Lavenders in a few years. I didn’t want to put the Hypo gene in the mix with the Ice Lavenders (Lava Lavender), but I think the Ice Lavenders and Hypo Lavs could pass the brown bag test. I can only dream about what the Ice Lavender Bloods will look like. Hopefully, this will be the second step toward that goal.