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I'm not a show off like some people' date=' no names?[/quote']

OK I was on the end of a BOOM! nice comeback yesterday from ninja guess it is your turn today Marcus! LOL!

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They look great BB!

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I'm not a show off like some people' date=' no names?[/quote']

Don't be shy ninja, your C Grades, and pale red cherries looks great. :congratulatory: I'm sure we'd like to see them ....

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Good work, I am really liking the pattern of the 1st shrimp from the last 2 pics. IMO black head and blue body would look awesome.

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Don't be shy ninja' date=' your C Grades, and pale red cherries looks great. :congratulatory: I'm sure we'd like to see them ....[/quote']

you mean my pink bolts, shhhh, they are a secret!

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you mean my pink bolts' date=' shhhh, they are a secret![/quote']I know you're teasing, but just in case, 1st dibs. LOLyeah, what ninja said, am not, am not !
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I think the appropriate response is 'Are too'

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My pinto program has taken an exciting turn with 2 of these Tibee's (spotted heads) berried to a KK Hino & WR Hino. The tibee's colouration is promising and showing improved depth..

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Any with these colouration / pattern within my breeding stock now.... I can sense a pinto (finger & toes cross) popping soon :-)

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Yes, I'm an absolute optimist !

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Brilliant work bb!! Fingers crossed for more of the same!!

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Well the evolution of pinto zebra's is near complete...shrimplets are maturing and stripes are more noticeable now. Cleared 50% of the moss on my tanks over the past 24 hours, and these are the latest pics of the zeb pinto's....

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Have variants from white ONLY tail/black body, 1, 2, 3, to zebra patterns....trust the next F series would produce a greater variety, and secure the patterns/genetics.

Now for the spotted head...

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looking great! One step at a time!! Nice variants coming through!

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Woohoo, I'll self proclaim that my selective breeding program for Pinto's is a success, with my 3rd batch of zebra ponto's ! Super excited as I will now be able to fine tune and genetically define them even more !

Found this little fella this morning.

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In 3-6 weeks, I'll hopefully get a zeb x zeb !

Then, there's the quest for the spotted head pinto ...

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