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The left image shows three Kastanie mutants, two of which are from the U.S. line discoverd in Florida Key Corns. The far-right head in that image belongs to a Kastanie whose parents were both from the German line started by Frank Schaub. Typical of SMR German Kastanies, when mature, this hatchling will have a redder head than the U.S. Kastanies. The German lineage Kastanies I have will display generally darker colors at maturity, while the U.S. Kastanies tend to display a brighter orange overtone. Many Kastanies resemble neonatal Anery mutants when they first hatch, quickly putting on color in the first months of maturity. The adult Kastanie on the right is the mother of the hatchling German Kastanie pictured on the left.