apparently we're going to have to agree to disagree, since a trusted breeder who has also been working on orange lines and clearly has been getting many oranges told me the exact opposite. if orange is in fact recessive (which i totally skipped over in your initial post) synirr's explanation holds true.
well, the new plakats have arrived, and i must say, stormtrooper seems rather fond of his new lady friends i'll take photos of the new fish after theyve settled in, but for now, ogle at stormtrooper