Its official ! Symphysodon tarzoo is 3rd species of Discus

[taksan]

Details published at http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1145

Now we know that Tefe's and Alenquers really ARE different !!!!

[the german]

thats very interesting,but why it need years to find that out?
gen technik is very good for many years now,could it be
a commerzial reason why its happen now to give the wild
discus a new boom????

[Cheyne_Jones]

Anyone read december TFH yet?

Bleher is going down the same path, naming three separate species of discus, however he describes them as; S. discus, S. aequifasciatus & S. Haraldi.

He Claims that neither of the three species can successfully crossbreed past F4 or F5 ie, become infertile.

He is releasing a new book which is nearly 700 pages and is releasing DNA analysis from wild fish which he claims shows a distinct genetic isolation between the three groups....

[DiscusEden]

Is this possibly connected to any of the issues around breeding RGD's?

[the german]

there is a 4th species and it's caled s.a.willischwartzi its a kind of a hekel

[samir]

there is a 4th species and it's caled s.a.willischwartzi its a kind of a hekel
its called "Symphysodon discus" willischwartzi

[the german]

sorry my mistake :lol:

[Noddy65]

So with three names its a race or subspecies, not distinct enough to be given true specific status.
Mike

[Cheyne_Jones]

The wierd thing about the two articles is that Bleher places Tefe's in the S. aequifasciatus speces, and the article on pratical fishkeeping places Tefe's in the new species....