Title: Koi & blues....
Post by: Mugwump on February 06, 2019, 02:31:30 PM
Post by: Mugwump on February 06, 2019, 02:31:30 PM
..yanked a couple more spawns this afternoon.....Koi and a blue glitter spawn..... |^|...both looking very good size and have those wonderful golden eggs...
....let's see how good they got fertilized by their respective males....
....let's see how good they got fertilized by their respective males....
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Mugwump on February 08, 2019, 09:13:49 AM
Post by: Mugwump on February 08, 2019, 09:13:49 AM
..ta da....wigglers & vines... :) |^|
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Ron Sower on February 08, 2019, 08:06:57 PM
Post by: Ron Sower on February 08, 2019, 08:06:57 PM
...okay...help me out here a little...I look up blue glitters online and I see what look to me to be blue pearl scales...what is the difference?...
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Mugwump on February 09, 2019, 04:50:53 AM
Post by: Mugwump on February 09, 2019, 04:50:53 AM
Quote from: Ron Sower on February 08, 2019, 08:06:57 PM
...okay...help me out here a little...I look up blue glitters online and I see what look to me to be blue pearl scales...what is the difference?...
..the appearance....blue glitter is a pattern....pearl is raised scales....
blue glitter
pearl scale....
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: ghonk on February 09, 2019, 01:44:35 PM
Post by: ghonk on February 09, 2019, 01:44:35 PM
Quote from: Ron Sower on February 08, 2019, 08:06:57 PM
...okay...help me out here a little...I look up blue glitters online and I see what look to me to be blue pearl scales...what is the difference?...
The fish may have been labeled wrong too.
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Ron Sower on February 09, 2019, 10:19:57 PM
Post by: Ron Sower on February 09, 2019, 10:19:57 PM
Quote from: Mugwump on February 09, 2019, 04:50:53 AMBottom is definitely pearl scale...but I don't see a "pattern" in the upper fish...Quote from: Ron Sower on February 08, 2019, 08:06:57 PM
...okay...help me out here a little...I look up blue glitters online and I see what look to me to be blue pearl scales...what is the difference?...
..the appearance....blue glitter is a pattern....pearl is raised scales....
blue glitter
pearl scale....
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Mugwump on February 10, 2019, 04:06:22 AM
Post by: Mugwump on February 10, 2019, 04:06:22 AM
....it's a random expression......look around the gill plates and first bar.....glitter and snakeskin are markings inherited from wild caught scalare such as Rio Negro and Rio Nanay...
Here's a better pic....mine originated from Plumber Frank...it's thought that glitter may be an expressive gene ?
Here's a better pic....mine originated from Plumber Frank...it's thought that glitter may be an expressive gene ?
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Babers on February 10, 2019, 09:26:34 AM
Post by: Babers on February 10, 2019, 09:26:34 AM
Looks nice. |^|
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Mugwump on February 11, 2019, 05:27:11 AM
Post by: Mugwump on February 11, 2019, 05:27:11 AM
Quote from: Babers on February 10, 2019, 09:26:34 AM
Looks nice. |^|
..one of Frank's....and might be a parent of mine.. huh
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Ron Sower on February 11, 2019, 09:46:11 PM
Post by: Ron Sower on February 11, 2019, 09:46:11 PM
..so I finally took the time to get a pic for you...how is this little beauty named?...looks pearlscaled to me...
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Mugwump on February 12, 2019, 04:31:25 AM
Post by: Mugwump on February 12, 2019, 04:31:25 AM
Quote from: Ron Sower on February 11, 2019, 09:46:11 PM
..so I finally took the time to get a pic for you...how is this little beauty named?...looks pearlscaled to me...
..yes..that's a pearlscale......do you see the difference now?
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Ron Sower on February 12, 2019, 09:34:51 AM
Post by: Ron Sower on February 12, 2019, 09:34:51 AM
Quote from: Mugwump on February 12, 2019, 04:31:25 AM...Yes I do |^| and that's what I thought but wanted to make certain I was correct...Tanks a bunch...!Quote from: Ron Sower on February 11, 2019, 09:46:11 PM
..so I finally took the time to get a pic for you...how is this little beauty named?...looks pearlscaled to me...
..yes..that's a pearlscale......do you see the difference now?
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Mugwump on February 12, 2019, 10:02:56 AM
Post by: Mugwump on February 12, 2019, 10:02:56 AM
Quote from: Ron Sower on February 12, 2019, 09:34:51 AMQuote from: Mugwump on February 12, 2019, 04:31:25 AM...Yes I do |^| and that's what I thought but wanted to make certain I was correct...Tanks a bunch...!Quote from: Ron Sower on February 11, 2019, 09:46:11 PM
..so I finally took the time to get a pic for you...how is this little beauty named?...looks pearlscaled to me...
..yes..that's a pearlscale......do you see the difference now?
.... :) |^|
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Mugwump on February 13, 2019, 07:10:39 AM
Post by: Mugwump on February 13, 2019, 07:10:39 AM
,,they're all up..... :) |^| :)
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Ron Sower on February 13, 2019, 02:08:39 PM
Post by: Ron Sower on February 13, 2019, 02:08:39 PM
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Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Mugwump on February 14, 2019, 05:04:39 AM
Post by: Mugwump on February 14, 2019, 05:04:39 AM
..I love watching fry... |^|....
( the koi pair spawned again already )
( the koi pair spawned again already )
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Ron Sower on February 14, 2019, 10:01:19 AM
Post by: Ron Sower on February 14, 2019, 10:01:19 AM
Quote from: Mugwump on February 14, 2019, 05:04:39 AM....the factory is in high production mode again...!
..I love watching fry... |^|....
( the koi pair spawned again already )
Title: Re: Koi & blues....
Post by: Mugwump on February 14, 2019, 10:28:29 AM
Post by: Mugwump on February 14, 2019, 10:28:29 AM
Quote from: Ron Sower on February 14, 2019, 10:01:19 AMQuote from: Mugwump on February 14, 2019, 05:04:39 AM....the factory is in high production mode again...!
..I love watching fry... |^|....
( the koi pair spawned again already )
....yup..kinda left the barn door open.....