Uk's rare platy breed

3_second_memory · Member Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 351 Location: England

In the UK a new breed of platy has been introduced. There are only 100 in the entire UK.

I own 3.

I cant post a pic, but, its plain white translucent with 1-2 bands of orange. usually covering the face area, or just the base of the tail, if its two stripes, the usually the head and tail base together.

Has any one heard of this species in any other country?

or seen them in the UK?

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

Never heard of them. The colors don't look like they're made of injected dye do they?

-Chelle

3_second_memory · Member Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 351 Location: England

no mot attal, the orange bands are translucent like the white of the rest of the body.

OneWolvesDream · Super Senior Member Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 1175

Thats interesting, i sappose its careful albino breeding, i have found many of my albino fry to have a yellow color on the front of the body slowly faiding out to a white, so i guess its possible. When was the fish introduced?

3_second_memory · Member Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 351 Location: England

well the platies were at work for a week or so, then i took two home and introdused them a few weeks ago to my tank, and then my boss said i could have the 3rd platy free as no one was buying it, there were 4 at the shop so ony one was baught coz i got the only male! So i got that one and introdused him fri.

I think part of them are albino as the eyes are orange, and they also go red in a certain light and they look like their eyes glow, but i know they wont loose their colour as our stockist had them that orange colour and they stayed that colour at the shop and y boss said they are bred with that colouring.

They're def part albino i think.

OneWolvesDream · Super Senior Member Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 1175

I would say they are part albino then, one of my albino fry is a nice orange color head almost a red and the color slowly faids into a white color. So i would say thats the closest. Would it be possible to post a pic?

becsters23 · New member Joined: 07 Jan 2005 Posts: 5

those fish sound really cool looking!! Would definitely love to see pics if you have any!

-Bec

3_second_memory · Member Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 351 Location: England

how wd i get pics up?

OneWolvesDream · Super Senior Member Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 1175

Usually you get a pic hosted on a site, like photobucket and so forth..if you would like i would be happy to host the pic and post it for you.

3_second_memory · Member Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 351 Location: England

that would be a great idea thankyou.

Wen i get a pic, youll have to tell me what to do. Ill PM U.

thanks

OneWolvesDream · Super Senior Member Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 1175

3_second_memory · Member Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 351 Location: England