Checkerboard Pigeon from Forrest.

[Cooldaddyfunk286]

heres a checkerboard pigeon I got from Forrest! this is my fastest growing fish. got him in at 3.5 inches...now hes about 5.5-6 inches, growing rapidly. hope you guys like it!


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[TW]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing. Are you in Aus?

[Matt15]

Robyn from memory he's in the states.

Nice fish Cooldaddy. I also find the Pigeon blood strains to grow incredibily fast in comparison to others in the right conditions.

[Hollowman]

Jason, it is a lovely fish for sure. I had a fish very similar a while back.
My only problem is with the name. It isn't what I would call a Checkerboard. More like a plain old PB. (not a plain fish though, it is very nice)
Take a look here at the checkerboards,

http://www.discussanctuary.com.my/gallery.htm

For me, the base colour should be very strong, with solid individual areas of white/blue. Your fish has large areas of white/blue and not much orange, so for me it is more like a silver pigeon, or described as a PB.

I guess this is the name it was sold under, but this is my observation.

hth
Steve :wink:

[Cooldaddyfunk286]

hey Steve my friend. I will comment about the name. When I first got this fish it had a super checkerboard pattern, almost like a spider web, since it has matured its pattern has spread out and diminished, also the colors haver lightened up from more red to orange. so IMO this is definatly a checkerboard pigeon... but as its maturing, its starting to look like a different strain...so I definatly see what you mean Steve...definatly a white base color but if you check back on some old pics, you can see it as a juv. very cool pattern. when I inquired about this fish I asked for "spider-web" pattern, and thats what I got ;)

thanks for the comments you guys, yes Im in the states. fish from Kenny Cheung out of California, they come from Forrest out of Malysia.

thanks again everyone!

-Jason-