Upon delivering my first order of Snowflakes and Premium Snowflakes my LFS pointed out something that should have been obvious to me. My Snowflakes are really, really nice and have LOTS of white for Snowflakes. My Premium Snowflakes are barely nicer even though they do meet the standard protocol that Premium means the first two bars are joined on both sides of the fish (with Extreme having all three bars joined on both sides). The trouble is that my Snowflakes would pass as Premium by many peoples' standards. The retail price difference in my area is 65-75% more for Premiums, but my Premiums are not 65-75% nicer. Any suggestions/comments?
There are technically only 3 grades I believe. I clearly have 4 grades...I think. Haha.
Snowflake - three defined bars
Self-Proclaimed "A" Snowflake - three bars, but excessive white coloring
Premium - first two bars connect on both sides
Extreme - all three bars connect on both sides
My Snowflake:
My self-proclaimed "A" Snowflake:
My Premium Snowflake:
My Extreme Snowflake:
Sorry my pics are
terrible! Here is a pic of some in a bag to show you the true coloring of the fish under natural lighting.