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BTW John, did Char mention that the seller of the melanistic easterns owes you a coffee? Maybe he'll let you have one instead of a coffee? [/QUOTE]
that would be peter, i thought he had sold his mel's somebody must have let him down,
he had a couple of female checkered's so i gave him a male that i had spare, so its no wonder he wont want to swap for checkered's. lol oh the sweet irony
he hopes to do better next year with the mels the more he breeds the cheaper they will be HOPEFULLY