Caught this guy in my back yard and was looking to find out more about this fish and what it is worth
freshwater exotic rare albino leucistic
freshwater exotic rare albino leucistic
Albino / Leucistic peacock bass
- Thread starter John Dougherty
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Not albino but certainly not something you see everyday.
Matteus
Matteus
If it is not albino what should I refer to it as? Im not quite sure what this guy is to be honestNot albino but certainly not something you see everyday.
did you release this guy or put him in a pond of your own? Never seen this color mutation but it looks expensive
Looking like it's Leucistic
My boy Casper is a Leucistic Amphilophus Saggitae
My boy Casper is a Leucistic Amphilophus Saggitae
I have him in a large cooler with a few aerators, im interested in selling him to the right buyer
Fish Coloration Terms & Definitions
This is off the top of my head. Please let me know what I've missed. Albino: Lacking pigment. Amelanistic: lacking melanin (black pigment). Aposematic: Warning coloration. Chromophores: Cells responsible for holding pigment. Xanthophores: produce yellow pigment. Erythrophores...
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When Casper was young I dug around to get the scientific term for his coloring.
Leucistic fits the best. Absence of normal coloring with a slight yellowing around the face and fins.
He's in a 6ft 125gal
Leucistic fits the best. Absence of normal coloring with a slight yellowing around the face and fins.
He's in a 6ft 125gal
oh perfect thank you! I agree with leucisticFish Coloration Terms & Definitions
This is off the top of my head. Please let me know what I've missed. Albino: Lacking pigment. Amelanistic: lacking melanin (black pigment). Aposematic: Warning coloration. Chromophores: Cells responsible for holding pigment. Xanthophores: produce yellow pigment. Erythrophores...