Agh, sorry ;-; I didn't realize they had to be two separate threads, don't hit me.
Upon further reflection, looking at pictures of ALL the meercas today, all I can say is this species as a whole either needs a revamp, or needs to fall off the face of the earth, whichever comes first. Crap.
I'd forgotten about the Meerca Brothers. I'd love for meercas to look like Heermeedjet there, on the left, but maybe wanting them to have some sort of a body is asking for too much? I can't think of any meercas not drawn by users, excluding redraws, that look halfway decent. The volleyball with tiny feet and arms look just doesn't work for me.
I can't believed a bewigged seal actually raised the bar for Electric pets - but it's true, this is nowhere near as good as the Tuskaninny. The recolouring is bland, the electric flashes quite a dull colour, and of course there's no sparks!
Should be a crime to let artists get by with that sort of lazy execution when others have done the whole sparks bit. Sparks for all electric pets! All of them, darn you! *fist shake*
And you really do have to kinda squint to see the electric of it. Very nice blue, though! If it were a blue pet.