Blue Phase?

[Crystal6]

I've heard several people mentioning their white's being "in the blue phase". What does that mean? Is it a stage in their growth in which they turn blue? Or do some white's have a permanent blue skin pigment?

[tylototriton]

There are certain White's that are blue colored, that is what they mean when the say "blue phase." These individuals are traditionally (I think always) of the Australian variety.

Alex

[tylototriton]

I should also note that the other variety is Indonesian.

[Kurt]

They really don't look blue to me. At least not like a Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus", now thats blue. At best I think (Australian) White's have a blue tinge to them, but they are still green.

[1beataway]

I see blue.

[Ebony]

I reckon, especially when you see it next to the Green. Very nice.

[Kurt]

I see blue.

I see blue tinges, but I would still call that frog green.

[scribbles]

They aren't very blue, but compared to the standard green White's they look different. Here's a pic of my blue phase with my normal green one.

[Kerry1968]

Turquoise Kurt? I think that frog could pass as turquoise!

[Crystal6]

They aren't very blue, but compared to the standard green White's they look different. Here's a pic of my blue phase with my normal green one.

^ That one is definately blue. Are they harder to find then green/brown White's?

[1beataway]

How about teal?

[Crystal6]

How about teal?

*control c* *mspaint* *control v* *looks up color*

Red: 88
Green: 83
Blue: 87

Therefor it is purple! XD But I call it blue anyway because the blue still outweighs the green.
Besides in some spots its...

Red: 100
Green: 110
Blue: 119

Which means blue out weighs the red AND the green in those spots. I think....

[1beataway]

Aren't those colours gray?

I have no problem calling them blue. But Kurt does. So, there's gotta be some shade he agrees with. Kerry started it, but I want to continue.


How about cerulean?

[scribbles]

They can be harder to find. I found mine at PetSmart.

[Crystal6]

Aren't those colours gray?

I have no problem calling them blue. But Kurt does. So, there's gotta be some shade he agrees with. Kerry started it, but I want to continue.


How about cerulean?

Sorta gray yeah. The picture used was kinda dark though. Here's my own frog for a comparison:

Red: 205
Green:224
Blue:108

^ As you can see mine has about double the red and green by comparison to the blueish one.

I really think the lighting affects it though. The green one in the picture with the blue ones is...

Red:125
Green:131
Blue:59

Yeah. MUCH less blue by both of them. Therefor it is blue. <_< >_> In my world. Where having less blue pigment by comparison to your other pigments makes you not blue and having more then the others makes you definately blue. Though, I have not taken any advanced art classes so, I'm probably way off from whats officially correct.

[1beataway]

Oh, I see what you did!

Well, Luigi is:

Red:36
Green:108
Blue: 122

(at one of the darkest spots on his body)

Therefore...he is mostly blue.

[Crystal6]

Oh, I see what you did!

Well, Luigi is:

Red:36
Green:108
Blue: 122

(at one of the darkest spots on his body)

Therefore...he is mostly blue.

*checks* Oooh you're right. Neat. I wonder if you breed two blue ones if they have blue off spring.

[1beataway]

Well, maybe at least Kurt won't be able to argue that it's a mostly blue phase.

[Kurt]

They aren't very blue, but compared to the standard green White's they look different. Here's a pic of my blue phase with my normal green one.

They are still both green. The one on the left has more yellow in it and the one on the right more blue, but they are still both green.

[1beataway]

They really don't look blue to me. At least not like a Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus", now thats blue. At best I think (Australian) White's have a blue tinge to them, but they are still green.

With a picture of azureus and paint, I found out that the bluest blue of this frog was:

Red: 36
Green: 77
Blue: 165

That's not far from Luigi bluest blue:

Red: 36
Green: 108
Blue: 122

So therefore...you must agree with me.