snow from hypo snow?

[luciano]

How can you tell the difference between a normal snow and a hypo snow just by looking at it?
Thanx

 

[Joejr14]

Hypo snows tend to have more color....more pink hues to them.

A picture would be somewhat helpful, but I dont think there is really a sure-fire way unless it's through breeding trials.

Snow in question x hypo. If you get hypos, you've got a hypo snow.

 

[Bluebeard]

K, I'm not sure i really understand Hypos let alone a hypo snow? can some on explane the geans to me?

 

[Joejr14]

K, I'm not sure i really understand Hypos let alone a hypo snow? can some on explane the geans to me?

Sure. A hypo snow (aka Coral Snow) is essentially an amel ghost.

Coral snows are triple homozygous for hypomelanism, anery, and amel. Just like a normal snow except you're throwing in the hypo gene.

Hope that helps.

 

[Jason B.]

One way to know you have produced a coralsnow is to produce the snow from a pair of hypos or ghosts. Keep in mind there is more then one type of hypo out there

 

[CornCrazy]

One way to know you have produced a coralsnow is to produce the snow from a pair of hypos or ghosts. Keep in mind there is more then one type of hypo out there

That's the same cross as my hypo snow motley's parents...a hypo and a ghost. Hypo snows do typically tend to be much more pink/coral than regular snows.

 

[Lexcorn]

I find that the trouble with Hypo Snow (aka Coral Snow) is that it's not apparent in the neonate - I shall qualify that statement by saying 'at least not here in the U.K.'

I produced a number of Coral Snow hatchlings from a Ghost h. Amel x Ghost h. Amel pairing, thus, I was absolutely sure that the Snow progeny were Hypomelanistic Snow.............they did not show the pink colouration until 5 months of age (I retained a number of 'normal' snows to compare).

Here are some adult photo's for comparision.

1st a Snow corn:

& a Coral Snow corn:

With selective breeding the pink can be enhanced (to taste)!

 

[Bluebeard]

ok heres where i get alittle confused still, hypomelanism means there is pigment right just really light, but with the amel and anery which means no pigment right? so unless the hypo is of another pigment gene wouldn't the amel and anery mask out the hypo, other than to reproduce other hypos?

 

[CornCrazy]

I don't know exactly how it works, either, but somehow hypomelanisn intensifies the colors in an amel or snow. I assume it will do that with other "albino" morphs, too (like butters).

Serp...where are you? Tell us how this works! LOL

 

[Joejr14]

ok heres where i get alittle confused still, hypomelanism means there is pigment right just really light, but with the amel and anery which means no pigment right? so unless the hypo is of another pigment gene wouldn't the amel and anery mask out the hypo, other than to reproduce other hypos?

Bb, you've gotta be careful with what terms you use.

Amelanistic means lacking melanin, which is normally consider to be black pigment.

Anerythristic means lacking red pigments.

Hypomelanistic is going to be reduced black pigment, but it also tends to intensify other pigments.

I'm sure Serp can explain more.