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I was given two corns a few months ago, being told the male was "red ablino" and the female was "black albino." Its been several years since I've had corns, but looking over pictures I'm not convinced the male is amel - at least not plain. He has virtually no white except on his belly and is like... blinding orange color.

What specific phase or combo do you think he is?

I believe he is still an amel but can you post pics of your female as well? Thanks and cute pics with the dog.

Most pics of Amels have a lot more white, but of course it might just be normal natural variation. He's definately amel of some kind because of his eyes. What's the 'official' difference between a normal amel and dayglow?

Anyway, thanks for the input :3 And yes, my dog is too curious for his own good sometimes, but he's as gentle as a lamb. Here's a pic of the female, though I need to take a better picture because she's usually got better color (this was right before she shed):

They just had a clutch of eggs hatch, too.

Sunglow, reverse Okeetee, candy cane, etc., are all phases "red albino" corns. Sunglows are characterized by having little or no white (like yours).

While there is no debating if a corn is amelanistic (aka red albino), the specific phases of that trait are somewhat vague.

For example, how thick do the white boders of a reverse Okeetee need to be before it's not considered a "just another amel?"

If an amel corn is basically solid orange with only a few fleckings of white, it it still a sunglow? If so, how much white would it need to have to be disqualified as a sunglow?

And if candycanes are supposed to be red and white, why are most of them not those colors (rather, they have a pink background color)?

The fact is that there are some excellent examples of all these phases of "red albino," but truly outstanding ones are few and far between.

I reckon the same could be said for bloodred and Miami corns.

Tim

Third Eye