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Melanoid or GFP Wild Type?

RupertxGiles

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Hi Everyone!

So we purchased our axie Ickus off someone from here and were told he was a GFP Wild type. When we first got him he had spots but now that he has grown he looks like a melanoid. Are melanoids black from the start or does it take time for them to darken up? He no longer has spots he is one solid color. I have attached a pic from when we first got him.
 

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Chirple

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Looks like a GFP wildtype to me - see the eyes how they shine green ? That's a trait of the GFP axolotls (and I think it's really pretty). :)

Wildtypes have a lot of variation - and some do get pretty dark (and on the other hand, some are super light).
 
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