Mark,
Thats a nice example of the axanthic and anery gene in neonate Florida kings.
Here is a pic of an anery Florida king and a New England line "brooks" king (both still floridana but the New England line comes from s.Dade county high yellow phenotypes.
This probably an outcrossed Lemke line axanthic. Probably crossed with the darker Florida phenotype. This is what you see a lot of on the classifieds for around $50.:
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This is a normal dark Florida king. The higher ed and darker pigments is what probably causes the gene looking more anerythristic. You get the Black and white anerys and the muddy adults anerys from this phenotype:
Another dark phenotype but this one originates closer to s. Florida. Note the absence of the red sides but has the dark rust brown pigment. This type is a great ingredient when crossed into light color reccessive traits like the hypo and Peanut Butter and lavender genes. Then those browns and rust colors come out brilliant red when mixed with thoses genes. But not the aaxanthic/anery gene.
These are New England line axanthics. They are not as blue as the lemke line as neonates but turn much lighter and get a shade of blue as adults:
Hard to tell the strudlties with the neonate axanthic and anery lines , isn't it.
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