tukituki Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 I bought several young GBA's a few months ago and one has a black eye (black patch around its eye), I got a few fish from the same breeder the other day and another young fish has the same marking. Does anyone know why they get this? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Genetics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukituki Posted March 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 I take it that its not such a desirable trait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 depends on what you like really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 yeh sometimes pops up, I have a couple like that (I think its cool) but in general most people dnt like it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukituki Posted March 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 I think it would look more cool if they had 2 black eyes, like the panda cory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 If you buy a golden then it should be golden all over, no other colours. Some people like that different spots and splashes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Maybe he told her once already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukituki Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 All my others are golden all over, was just the one young gba who had a black eye, now we have 2 like that. I guess its not so bad but I won't breed from these 2 once they are older, will most probably sell them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 I've recently sold a heap of GBAs, most had no spots but the ones that did sold like hot cakes. It's all a matter of taste 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Hi All my others are golden all over, was just the one young gba who had a black eye, now we have 2 like that. I guess its not so bad but I won't breed from these 2 once they are older, will most probably sell them on. There is no greater chance of one with black spots passing them on to their offspring than there is of totally golden ones having offspring that have black spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 i thought the spots were the result from them being crossed with normal bns in the past. few years ago the goldens were just that, golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 i thought the spots were the result from them being crossed with normal bns in the past. few years ago the goldens were just that, golden. My imported GBA from 5 years? ago have had descendents that have had black dots/splotches I think it comes down to the "debate" about Albino being pigmentless Golden being "normal" without the brown pigment and "normal" being, well, golden with brown pigment (if you see what I mean). I see the dots / splotches very much the same as a birth mark. There is a small amout of discussion in this thread also http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=44186 Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 A red eyed golden bn is albino and a black eyed golden bn would be leucistic would it not? It is not uncommon to find a splash of colour in various leucistic animals. White birds with black feathers, golden frogs with a splash of green etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Leucism is a defect in the deposition of melanin so it can be all over the animal, mainly all over but leaving a patch or just patches with low or no melanin. You pays your money and takes your pick I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 A red eyed golden bn is albino and a black eyed golden bn would be leucistic would it not? That is how I understand it to be, correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 That is how I understand it to be, correct. GBA was made via hybridizing L144 and line breeding giving the appearance of leucisim, only 1 L144 is know to have been exported and confirmed bred to produce this strain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcon021 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Yea I have read that too rabbit. To be honest the standard and brightness of GBAs have come down a little from the original import into nz. Just an observation. There was a guy on the forum called fishboi who had alot of marked GBAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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