Help with Identifying Cypress Clown x Asphalt het. Clown clutch

Hello Everyone! Pairing was 1.0 Cypress Clown to 0.1 Asphalt het. Clown. There were 12 offspring, and since this was my first ever clutch I do struggle a bit with YB complex so any help with identification is appreciated. Which of these would you guys suggest sending in shed testing for asphalt if any? Or would it be worth the cost to just test the whole clutch for it?
Mom


Dad

Baby #1 - Cypress Asphalt het?



Baby #2 - Cypress Clown?



Baby #3 - Cypress Clown?



Baby #4 - Asphalt?



Baby #5 - Asphalt or WT?



Baby #6 - Asphalt?



Baby #7 - Cypress Asphalt?



Baby #8 - Clown or Asphalt Clown?



Baby #9 - Cypress Asphalt Clown?



Baby #10 - Asphalt?



Baby #11 - Asphalt?



Baby #12 - couldn’t get any good photo because he was one of the only ones who ate yesterday and he’s got a good size lump. Will take some better photos in a day or 2
Asphalt or WT?


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Your ID’s look correct to me. I would say that #5 is WT and #12 is Asphalt unless further sheds reveal something to the contrary. #8 doesn’t appear to be the strongest example of Asphalt Clown, but the head coloration has me leaning in agreement with you that way.

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Thanks for the input. Really want #8 to be asphalt so trying not to let that cloud my judgement lol. Will get a shed test for that one so I can be sure.

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So I ran some genetic testing on 2 and 8 and turns out number 2 is heterozygous for asphalt. I have no idea why 9 looks so much different than the other two cypress clowns, I didn’t think the visual expression of asphalt could vary that much, and I still feel pretty confident 9 is asphalt but who knows. I guess I’m getting 9 and 3 tested now, maybe even a full panel for 9.

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