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Hi everyone--- Can someone please explain to me the visual difference between an albino and a sunglow? Sometimes it seems very obvious --- but sometimes it doesn't.

I know there is a genetic difference, but I am wondering if there are visual markers that can say for certain one or the other.

And a related question---I understand that albinos' colors fade as they get older. Is the same true of sunglows? Or do they retain the bright orange markings as adults?

Thanks for your help!
sonja

One way to tell is to look at the tail blotches. Where the albinos have a white ring around them, the sunglows usually stop around the vent....like a hypo would lose the black rings generally. Fade is going to depend on the individual animals.