WEIRD DISCUS!??!?!?!

[kikoman]

Does anybody knows what kind of discus is this??? coz' i had him/her for awhile like months but it seems that he/she didn't change color!? he/she still color reddish brown??? please help!!! i just wanna know what kind he/she is!? thank you so much!!!

and what kind of discus is the real deal??? i mean i'm planning to get another discus what kind do u think is the best?

heres the pictures!!!

[kikoman]

Here's the pictures!!! sorry!!!!!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/Bluec_8/DSC03790.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/Bluec_8/DSC03794.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/Bluec_8/DSC03809.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/Bluec_8/DSC03817.jpg

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[ILLUSN]

could be a baby rose red, but its proably a brown,

could also do with a bit more of a feed.

[Mr Discus]

Looks like a straight brown with the blue flecks bred out.

[Matt15]

I'd say the same.. either a brown or rose red. He's got that red cover look happening.


what kind of discus is the real deal??? i mean i'm planning to get another discus what kind do u think is the best?

Discus are discus... and there's loads of different varieties to choose from.
Rather than worrying about the type I would concentrate on health, size and the fishes personality.
Your brown/rose red looks pretty skinny and his eyes are huge so he's possibly stunted.
Just feed him up on a variety of foods and try to do as many water changes as possible.

[kikoman]

no he is not stunted! he actually grows a lot from the first time i bought him!! from a smaller than quarter size to a poker chip size!!! and HE only eats LIVE WORMS!!!! yea... he's very picky!

PS. the blue one is STUNTED for reals! haha... coz' he stayed the same since i bought him! haha

[kikoman]

***** chip size!!!

its p-o-k-e-r chips size! i didn't know where the asterisk came from???

[AHC]

Your fish is stunted Kikoman. Look at it's eyes. :shock: The main way of identifying a stunted fish is its eye size comparative to its body. Good food regime with clean fresh water will solve this issue from happening. Sorry to tell ya mate. :?

[Hollowman]

Its an Alenquer.

Hollowman

[kikoman]

oh ic tnx guyz!

[actinicblue]

yup thats brown.. i got one in my tank- have quite an appetite for bloodworms- very territorial too. :)

[cityguy]

Your fish is stunted Kikoman. Look at it's eyes. :shock: The main way of identifying a stunted fish is its eye size comparative to its body. Good food regime with clean fresh water will solve this issue from happening. Sorry to tell ya mate. :?

How would we knoe if a fish is stunted ? Large eyes and not so large body.. is it ? :roll:

[JoeDiscus85]

Your fish is stunted Kikoman. Look at it's eyes. :shock: The main way of identifying a stunted fish is its eye size comparative to its body. Good food regime with clean fresh water will solve this issue from happening. Sorry to tell ya mate. :?

How would we knoe if a fish is stunted ? Large eyes and not so large body.. is it ? :roll:


Yes city guy. The eye is too big for the body, There should be a minimum of 2-1/2 more eyes ontop of the existing eye till it hits the top of the head,In adult discus there shoould be a minimum eye count of 7 from the top of the stress bar that runs through the eye down to the botom of the stress bar some of the newer strains are a 9 count!



Joe

[kikoman]

yup thats brown.. i got one in my tank- have quite an appetite for bloodworms- very territorial too. :)

do u have some photos of ur brown??? i wana see it! tnx!