New England Axanthic
Type: Polygenic
Aliases: NEA
Issues: N/A
First Produced In: Unknown
Availability: Rarest
Last Updated: 2022-01-24
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About
This morph is actually a recessive trait like the Llemke Axanthics, but since it’s been selectively bred for the clean crisp white background for many generations, I decided to place it under “Line Bred Traits”. [1]
History
The New England line originated from a pair of wild caught Brooks from the famous “Brooks Canal” by New Yorker Bill Perron in the 1980s. Steve Garnett obtained a pair of normally colored babies from Bill, and produced the first Axanthics. Later Garnett sold Axanthic offspring to Steve Fuller of New England, and so the line was dubbed New England Axanthic Brooks. [2]
The New Egland line stock all originated from the canals in Floridas S. Dade county during the 1980-90’s. [3]
Appearance
Head
NEA have dark eyes.
Body
The New England line is a much lighter color line of axanthic from the more common Lemke line. Adults are an opalescent bluish-white with faded dark markings.
New England females are darker than males, and like all Florida kings, they don’t get as big as males. Males are lighter. [4]
Thse animals are in high demand due to their light coloration as adults.
Controversy
It was once thought that the New England line of axanthics was not compatiple with the Lemke line because of their different appearances. Back in 2002, I bred a New England to a Lemke axanthic and proved that they are allelic with each other. Unfortunately, a few breeders got ahold of those offspring and are now calling them pure New Englands. [5]
Proven Lines
No known proven lines
Related Traits
Combos
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