Hypo "Colombians" started as Panamanian/C.A. Hypos. No one questions a Hypo called Colombian Hypo, even though it is NOT.

With the recent 88.5% Salmontines I would love to see a male from that litter bred to an Argentine T-positive, then breeding a DH male that is in the 90% range back to an Argentine T-plus. They are NEARLY pure. Maybe more so than many "Colombian Hypos".

However, just to be clear, it should be noted the percentages, or at least the origin of the starting mutation.

It goes allong with the Suriname X Colombian Albinos. There are 75% hets, and there are some 50% Albinos that look like Surinames. But they shouldn't be sold as Suriname Albinos, because there are REAL Suriname Albinos.
I've seen Argentine X Albinos sold as Argentine Albinos, people might get them for their pure Argentine group not knowing (a new guy). Conversely I've seen more and more of them sold as Bubblegum Albinos, or Bubblegum Corals to describe the pink color commonly seen in them. Someone may buy one thinking it is a special form of Albino and breed it thinking it is just a different Colombian morph, not knowing it is a cross.

I see no problem in crosses, as long as the information is recorded, kept, and provided with every animal.

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