Re: sp. "Opal"?

[Frauley/Elson <fraulels@minet.ca>]

Steven J. Waldron wrote:
> 
> Hi Doug,
> The opal I've seen looked like borelli's ugly,inbred cousin...maybe I
> missed something, but... I have a feeling it is just a hobby morph of
> borelli, though I don't see what trait in particular the breeder was
> selecting for? I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot dip net...
> - Steve

I've seen pretty 'opals', but I think they're just borellis. I think I
may have read on this list a ways back that they occured in nature.
Borelli are cheap, sp opal is expensive, so I think the 'sp' designation
is marketing.
- -Gary