I think there is some misunderstanding as to what makes a pre New England. I bred the NE to Lemke 20 years ago and they all came out axanthic. The axanthic in NE is nothing different than any other axanthic. it is the phenotype and the fact it comes from stock originall collected from the old canal area which is now developed. So this line is gone unless resureccted from a pure NE animal. Which is what i am looking for a male to breed to this female. It is not to late yet to find one.



"can't you breed it to a WC animal and make hets? That would keep it pure.........."



I have done that many times in the last 20 years.And no, it won't make them pure NE's IMO.



What makes a new England is the original phenotype from the old canal loal. The axanthic trait is just like any other.



Oh and i have bred the New Egland into pure Love hypos I got in '94 to creat Ghost and I bred it to pure s. Florida original stock PB to create PB axanthic Ghost .



from those triple het breeding i have axanthics. but they are NOT New England axanthics.
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