Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: Green Discus

  1. #1
    Larvae
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Sydney, North Shore
    Posts
    157

    Green Discus

    Just wonder, is Green Discus known as Wild Caught Discus ???

  2. #2
    Moderator
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Victoria, AU
    Posts
    1,218
    There are Green discus that are wild caught and Green discus that are not wild caught.
    "If it isn't a wild its way too mild ! "

  3. #3
    Larvae
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Sydney, North Shore
    Posts
    157
    so you mean there are some Green Discus that are human breed ??

  4. #4
    Moderator
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Penrith NSW
    Posts
    5,873
    you can get some domestic red spotted greens from asia, they're not wilds, they're kind like a blue turks with a green sheen to them.

  5. #5
    Eternal Moderator Merrilyn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    Melbourne Vic.
    Posts
    8,692
    Ben, wild discus means just that. Caught in the wild, not tank bred. They're usually referred to as wild caught Blue or wild caught brown or wild caught Heckel and so on.

    If those fish taken from the wild happen to breed while in captivity, then their fry would simply be referred to as F1 Blue or F1 Brown.

    F1 meaning one generation removed from wild caught fish. Any fry from those F1 fish would then become F2. That is, 2 generations removed from the wild.

    A fish can only be called a true wild fish if it was actually taken from the wild.

    Hope that makes sense.
    Thirty-five years keeping and breeding discus, and I'm still learning :P

    Merrilyn has passed, but will not be forgotten - Goodbye dear friend

  6. #6
    Larvae
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Sydney, North Shore
    Posts
    157
    thanks so much Merrilyn

    coz i just bought 2 Wild Caught Green Discus and they so nice so just want to see if there are any other different type of green discus

  7. #7
    Eternal Moderator Merrilyn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    Melbourne Vic.
    Posts
    8,692
    Wilds have a beauty all their own, don't they.

    Now you know we're going to want to see piccies of those lovely fish you just bought :P
    Thirty-five years keeping and breeding discus, and I'm still learning :P

    Merrilyn has passed, but will not be forgotten - Goodbye dear friend

  8. #8
    Larvae
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Sydney, North Shore
    Posts
    157
    yes no problem...

    let them settle down a bit for about a week.

    And i will try to post them on lol...

  9. #9
    Hi, I'm New Here!
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    10
    Quote Originally Posted by benkk
    yes no problem...

    let them settle down a bit for about a week.

    And i will try to post them on lol...
    Would be nice to see a pic of a wild green discus. So when are u going to post one?

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •