Red v Pink Gill Stalks

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kate

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I've been dying to find a leucistic axie for ages.. I finally got her today!!

Just a question tho... why do some leucistics have pinkish gill stalks and some, like mine, has darker reddish purple gill stalks? Are both types leucistic then?
 
the colour of the stalks is dependant on the amount of blood flow in the axies body. if its active the gills will be very red because of more blood flow. if its not so active the gills will be pale. also temperature affects them aswell. in warmer temps the axies metabolism speeds up which causes more blood flow. in colder temps the axies metabolism slows down which causes less blood flow.

(Message edited by alex_axolotl on June 23, 2006)
 
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