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""Wamena" x "Arus" can both look pretty plain jane green,"

And who would want plain jane green?

Seriously, though, the value of baby chondros is pretty variable. Quality, well started and established CBB chondros of any locality type or super special color morph are going to demand a higher price than imports in most cases.

As stated, pedigree and/or the looks of the parents are what often seem to set the pricing for many clutches. If the parent stock are two "plain jane" green chondros with no pedigree of higher end animals or they are imports, then chances are the animals will be selling at the lower end of the CBB chondro spectrum.

Reputation also has something to do with it as well. People are willing to spend more with established names like Trooper Walsh and Greg Maxwell than for comparable animals from a relative unknown or new breeder.

As for locality crosses being worth more or less than "pure" locality offspring, that's a tough call. Main thing with those crosses I think is seeing what kind of stuff they can produce in the first place, and that means holding babies until after the color change. And even then, just because one breeder did a Wamena x Biak cross(for example) and got some really funky looking stuff, it doesn't mean that if you cross a Wamena and Biak you will get the same look in your offspring as the other breeder got in theirs. If your particular pairing proves to produce some really whacky stuff, then yes, I would say they could be worth more than the "pure" pairing. But of course, this is purely subjective.

My opinion is to breed what you want, keep track of what you've crossed with what, and raise up a bunch of those babies to see what comes out! And moreover, HAVE FUN and ENJOY!!!