The Sickness (BILS 15.17) was produced from a mildly melanistic male named Jeager (MM.07.05) bred to a Bushmaster imported Highland type (Wamena) female. There were 20 red and 3 yellow neonates that hatched from the clutch. The Sickness stood out from his clutch mates because of his darker rich red coloration and a decreased amount of patterning. As the clutch underwent its ontogenetic color change (OCC) the majority of animals exhibited a small amount of melanism. Only The Sickness went on to display a vast amount of melanism as its final adult coloration.
The Sickness was bred for the first time in 2018 to a stunning high blue Cyclops locality type female. The clutch contained 17 eggs all that hatched successfully yielding 17 red babies. At the time of this writing 3 babies have begun their OCC and all 3 are exhibiting a high degree of melanism. The story of The Sickness is every designer GTP keepers dream come true. We are all looking for that magic pairing that can produce a standout animal like The Sickness.
