[Grrrit]

Ok the story is, my cousin has a small zoo and had decided to down-size her collection. What better to do than to add to my dart collection. I received a fine spot calling male luec, standard female luec, and a pair of cobalts.

The cobalts are twice the age (almost 2yrs ootw) of my cobalt pair, and hers are a little bigger than half the size. I will post pics tomorrow all I know is she was given them last year. They look like miniture versions of mine, with a very small amount of white going up the forearms.

I know how rediculous it Is giving this basic of an example without pics but it's got me losing sleep lol I guess I'm asking is other than size, what are the differences between the two.

Again, I'll have pics in the morning when the lights come on.

 

[ritersofly]

Size is just about the only difference, because cobalts patterns vary quite a bit, but yeah fg dwarfs are nowhere near the size of other cobalts...

 

[Grrrit]

That's what I thought. But I'll get some photos up in the morning and show them with something with a size reference. If I can't come to a conclusion of what exactly they are I just wont be able to offer offspring.

 

[JeremyHuff]

I have a pic on my website (TheNotoriousTinctorius.com) of a dwarf cobalt and a Boulanger (same thing, just different lines) The yellow is almost neon. I have seen small cobalts as well. I had a male half the size of my female.

 

[Grrrit]

Finally got pictures

I used some caps from empty distilled water jugs to use as size reference.

Here is my original pair of surinam cobalts,

And the 0.0.2 (Cobalts?) I received from my cousin. Any guess at sex or why they may be smaller would be appreciated.

Thanks, and sorry it took so long for the pics.

 

[Grrrit]

I have a pic on my website (TheNotoriousTinctorius.com) of a dwarf cobalt and a Boulanger (same thing, just different lines) The yellow is almost neon. I have seen small cobalts as well. I had a male half the size of my female.

Thanks, and your sure is looking pretty cool man

 

[Ed]

Phenotypic plasticity means that a visual identification of whether or not they are dwarfs can't be done with any surety.

Ed

 

[Grrrit]

Your totally right, but I'm more curious for the fact of what I "might" have. Sheree our not they were to lay eggs I would just discard them. They might just be a freebee to someone that cannot afford them, for simply pets.