Regular Member ichthius Posted July 11, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2013 These are out of the calico ranchu I imported from Japan last year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted July 11, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2013 Why is it transparent, David? Some random mutation? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GoldenSpoiledRotten Posted July 11, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2013 I wonder exactly what's going on here... and if they'll stay that way. It's really interesting, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member yafashelli Posted July 11, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2013 That's kinda cool! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shellbell4ever Posted July 11, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2013 I'm not completely sure if I like this or not? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Narny105 Posted July 11, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2013 Not something I would like. But regardless, it is very interesting! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Moucho+Moncho Posted July 11, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2013 Awesome? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member I-Goldfish Posted July 11, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2013 Aww ! I thinks its sweet ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ichthius Posted July 11, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2013 Why is it transparent, David? Some random mutation? Complete lack of guanine. Some calico lines have this in a percentage of the pink mattes. Most pink mattes retain guanine in the peritoneum but it is lacking here. It could be a separate gene that is linked to calico or it could be fish that are completely homozygous across the tetraploid chromosomes for calico. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member bodoba Posted July 12, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 12, 2013 Thank you very much for that explanation! I remember a few years ago the mention of glassfish (a name of transparent goldfish) and I'm glad to see that they are finally coming to other countries. Being calico is must take some effort to strengthen this to breed true. Good work! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Narny105 Posted July 12, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted July 12, 2013 That's so cool! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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