Thanks everyone for the nice comments. Laurie, I'd love to breed him, but I've had no luck finding any more Melleri period.
This guy came from a clutch in Dallas - mother was WC.
Say hello to Oscar Meller's. I finally decided on a name after the vet confirmed sex as male. He's always grouchy - usually green, sometimes black - and looked like a little nugget when he was a baby! (420 folks know what that means - lol).
Tonight I moved the misting nozzle about an inch - he was struttin' and scissoring like crazy. I tried to seem intimidated....but could only laugh. So cute!
Had an unexpected vet trip tonight - Baby got a burn on one of her lights somehow - my mistake. :-(. Baby is fine - and Baby has a hemi the vet said! She poked around and found it (eww). So now I've got to get used to saying "he" - and finding a more suitable name!
Alex - I remember the first time I saw a photo of one of these on the forum - all puffed up, black mouth open...I thought, "Why on earth would someone want one of those weird looking chams?" lol. Of course, after learning how hard they are to get and to keep - I became obsessed until I had one...
Now now - you can't get us all stoked for your Melleri project then dash our hopes against the rocks! For savages your group looks pretty mellow. Maybe we should see some action shots? Lol
She/he is 9 months old now. Has really started growing a lot the past couple of months. She already needs the poles in her free range adjusted! I'm so proud of her. She's come a long way (I say 'she' cuz I need a pronoun!).