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German Spotted Pinto — historical grading and lineage evidence

Predominantly white body with black/red head and contrasting white facial spots

Genus, dated source family and confidence

Caridina: German Spotted Pinto

Illustrated breeder/grade evidence tree

German Spotted Pinto: sourced trade appearance; individual parentage and genes not documentedSOURCE-REPORTED GROUPGerman Spotted PintoSELECTED APPEARANCEPredominantly white body withblack/red head and contrastingwhite facial spotsPARENT GENOTYPESNOT DOCUMENTED
Reported source: 2024 breeder review attributes early spotted Pinto selection to German Taiwan Bee cross projects; no founder pair disclosed.. No line connects the observed appearance to unknown parents. A show classification and source history are not a mother/father family tree.

Distinctive appearance

Predominantly white body with black/red head and contrasting white facial spots

Reported breeder background

2024 breeder review attributes early spotted Pinto selection to German Taiwan Bee cross projects; no founder pair disclosed.

Historical source record

German Spotted Pinto distinguished from dorsal-band Zebra Pinto

Grading and selection method

Seller-specific spotted head pattern, not a mutation unique to the genus.

Documented contest awards, if any

not recorded

Inheritance evidence

None. Commercial grade labels and show classes do not identify inherited single-locus genes.

Scored F1/F2 outcomes

Unreported; any percentages in source are unscored opinions unless explicitly qualified.

Cited original sources