Golden with black eyes?

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Hi there
I currently have some 3 month old baby axolotls
I am trying to figure out what they are.

They came from 'white parents' i was told.

The eggs were brown, now they seem to be a golden colour their gills seem golden too (not quite pink)
But they have black eyes.

I will try and get some pics but they are still not very large and my camera isn't very good!

Thanks
Mel
 
How long are they ? I Had some babies that looked like your describing, as they grew and developed they turned out to be normal wildtypes.
 
I have one abot 10 cms the others are smaller.

they do have very slight pigmentation on their heads and down their backs but not much at all.

their gills are orangy and also their skin.

Thanks
Mel
 
Photos please :).
 
Leucistic or Melanoid Leucistic. Melanoid Leucistic would explain the yellow.
 
Thank you!
I will get my camera found and post some proper pics.

I bet you get loads of what is my axie questions so thank you

Mel
 
There are melanoid leucistics. What other types are there? I know of melanoids, leucistics, melanoid albinos, golden albinos, wild types, axanthic albinos, and white albinos.
 
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Can you get an albino from a male albino and a black eyed female?
 
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Wanted to share this - the Axolotl on the left is being sold within the UK pet trade as a Gold. ...if you look close; there is a slight yellow tinge to it (in fact the yellow is more apparent on the photo - than by eye). The one on the right is a Leucistic.

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I'm not great with colours - but personally, I'd class these both as Leucistic; and assume the yellow tint will fade as it gets older. I'm keeping both these Axolotls - so time will tell.

What do you think?
 
Looks Leucistic to me. I don't believe all leucistics are creamy-white. I think there's a lot of subtle variation, from snow-white, to off-white, to almost-yellow.

As far as the albinos: if the black eyed female (either wildtype, melanoid, or leucistic) is carrying the albino gene, and mates with an albino male (or a male carrying the albino gene), they can have albino offspring. I believe (and maybe someone else can verify this, since I've never had albino eggs) the albino embryos are white from the beginning, even if the mother is dark.
 
Kaysie said:
As far as the albinos: if the black eyed female (either wildtype, melanoid, or leucistic) is carrying the albino gene, and mates with an albino male (or a male carrying the albino gene), they can have albino offspring. I believe (and maybe someone else can verify this, since I've never had albino eggs) the albino embryos are white from the beginning, even if the mother is dark.
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I was wondering if a dark egg ~ could develop to be an Albino (e.g. Female: Wild Type with Albino gene - with Albino Male - but dark egg). As white eggs can develop to be non-albino.

I assume not, as I assume the dark egg isn't displaying the albino gene - but don't know for sure.

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http://www.axolotl.org/genetics.htm
 
Eggs don't display genes, they are either black or white depending on the phenotype of the mother. That is all.

That left leucistic should be not yellow tinted all over if it is a leucistic - I'd like to see a side photo before I say anything else.
 
John said:
Eggs don't display genes, they are either black or white depending on the phenotype of the mother. That is all.
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Does that mean a black egg - can develop to be an albino? (assuming both parents have the correct genetics) :confused:

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That left leucistic should be not yellow tinted all over if it is a leucistic - I'd like to see a side photo before I say anything else.
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I don't have a side photo ~ but; this is a closer one I took the other day. Again, the yellow is more visible on the photo; than by the naked eye.

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Yes a dark egg can develop into an albino - the colour of the egg has nothing to do with the animal it develops into.

That photo doesn't help.
 
John said:
Yes a dark egg can develop into an albino - the colour of the egg has nothing to do with the animal it develops into.

That photo doesn't help.
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Thanks John, that explains some strange looking hatchlings I lost earlier in the year then. :eek:

I'll try and get another photo next week. Cheers, Phil
 
I know of GFP White Albino and Leucistic, that have that same coloration.
The Golden Albino has golden eyes and the White Albino has white eyes.
 
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