Mojave!!!! Here is why. Most people giving opinons have pastels and therefore they would say pastel. Not that that is wrong, they are just stating what they like best. They are also a little biased becuase they do own them. I do own both, and I have produce many pastels, and I am about to hatch my first Mojaves in the next 10 days. Coming from a person who has both, I think the Mojave has a lot more potential from an investment stand point and here is why.

True you can get 1.2 pastels for the price of mojaves. Many pastels loose their color into adulthood, and I have 2 female pastels that hardly look anything different from a normal. However, I do have some nice adult pastels that have kept good color and they came from a Killer Pastel father. If you go with the Pastel, make sure you pick ones that you can see what the history of the parents have produced. Go with a breeder who can show you the babies of what the Father/Mother Pastel have produced and how they turned out. That way you can get an idea of what your pastels will look like. The Super Pastel has been shown to be an incredible animal, and that is very apealing to the pastel project, but don't count on the Supers being 20G when you produce them. They will be FAR less. So, if you do go with the pastel, you will go with a proven awesome morph that has a ton of potential. NOW- the Mojave has a ton of potential. Like the Pastel, the belly on the Mojave is UNREAL. It has a greenish outline to the white belly, and the eyes are awesome. The color seems to hold into adulthood better then the pastels. I have a 2 year old male that is 1300 grams and he looks as good today as he did at 400 grams. My female is 1100 grams and looks better then she did at 400 grams. 400 grams are when Pastels seem to look the best from my experience in the many I have held back and raised. Now, the mojave is also co-dom, but there are a TON less mojaves in the world. There are soo many pastles out there, and the market is going to be very much flooded with them in the next few years. By the time you produce the Mojaves, I can guarantee the market won't be flooded with them. Being co-dominant, and the relative easy to breed balls, they will come down in price faster then you would like, but that is the way it goes. The KEY to the Mojave is all in the Super. IF the mojave has a Killer Super like the Pastel, then I think the morph is going to have HUGE potential, and there won't be that many out there so I do think you will get a Much better bang for your buck then the 1.2 pastels. However, if the Super Mojave doesn't look that good, I can't say for sure that you will make more bang for your buck then the pastels. So, I guess it is a risk and a gamble. I think it is worth playing and paying for the mojave just simply for the fact that they are much more rare. Personally I like the Mojave look over the Pastel look, but that is COMPLETE opinion. The upside of the Mojave project is Really great. Once we see other morphs in them, I think they will be extreemly popular.

Bottom line, You really can't go wrong with either. Coming from a person who has both, I would say go with the mojave. They seem to be better as adults, and they will be a adults a lot longer then the are young. Also, if the Super Mojave is a hit, you will do MUCH better with the mojave. If the SUper Mojave isn't a hit, then you will be sixes with the 1.2 pastels. Just my 2 cents. You'll have to decide what you like better. However, BEFORE you decide, make sure you see a Mojave in Person. They don't photo nearly as well as they are in person, and I guess that can be a downside to that morph if there is one. You can't go wrong with either, but if you have to choose one, I would say Mojave. Good luck with your decision. Take Care, and sorry so long. Jeremy Stone

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