Today I was doing a little cast ney survey and catching several LMB under 8 inch and noticed they had large difference in eye color. I stocked F1 and Florida from a reputable source.

The ones I thought to be more fla genetics based on color pattern had what I would call a "normal eye" regular size, and a small orange iris.

The others had what looked like much larger eyes than proportional for their body. They also had a much larger orange iris.

Wondering if this could be genetics/environment response. maybe male/female. Pure/mix genetics. Age related?

Maybe I can get some pictures of the differences and post them later.

Any ideas? just wondering
Thanks!


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