White Albino Pearl

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Sun May 03, 2009, 10:20 AM
TW

White Albino Pearl

Hi all

I got a bit carried away with the pictures, so sorry it might be a bit repetitive.

Don't know how I missed this when I was picking him out of the bunch, but it looks like one of his pelvic fins maybe suffered damage in the past :( as it is shorter than the other one, but abruptly so, as if by damage rather than by uneven natural growth. Does this fin repair itself?

One of my stunted alenquer discus will keep him company in his QT.
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...k/000_1005.jpg

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Hope you like him :)
Sun May 03, 2009, 10:25 AM
scott bowler

very nice TW , that should grow in to a very nice fish , keep the pics comeing as it grows
Sun May 03, 2009, 12:52 PM
Matt15

Gorgeous fish Robyn.....:wink: "I want one...!!"
Sun May 03, 2009, 01:12 PM
Goerge_of_the_Jungle

Awsome fish - for some reason i LOVE Albino's - dont have any - want a few - but still ... dont have any :cry:

Regarding the fin - yes it should grow back over time if it was some sort of attack - some people might say to us Melafix - i wouldn't as you dont know if its an attack or an abnormality.

Time will tell.
Sun May 03, 2009, 02:44 PM
Hollowman

I don't want to hijack the thread, but I took this pic yesterday at Discus South here in the Uk, stunning fish .

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...3/DSC00861.jpg
Sun May 03, 2009, 09:05 PM
lpiasente

I am a sucker for albinos. I have room for 1 more fish and it will be an albino, I just haven't come across one that is stunning like any of those. Robyn that fish is beautiful.
Sun May 03, 2009, 09:57 PM
Hollowman

Quote:

Originally Posted by lpiasente

Robyn that fish is beautiful.

You're not wrong :wink:
Sun May 03, 2009, 10:58 PM
TW

Thanks to all of you for such nice comments about my new little guy. I was so happy with him, I posted his pic on a couple of forums and, so far, I've only received one negative comment about him.
Mon May 04, 2009, 08:41 AM
Goerge_of_the_Jungle

Quote:

Originally Posted by TW

I've only received one negative comment about him.

What was that comment - just out of curiosity - if you don't mind me asking?
Mon May 04, 2009, 10:12 AM
Hollowman

I think I see the comment on the other forum, I wouldn't bother with it. Some people just like to nit-pick with other people's fish making them doubt what they see or have.
It is a lovely fish Robyn, still young, lots of time to grow in your care. I would leave it alone for now. :wink:

Steve
Mon May 04, 2009, 10:22 AM
lpiasente

They are just greeeeeeeeeeeen with envy. I know I am :P
Mon May 04, 2009, 12:32 PM
Matt15

Nice collection in that pick Steve. Did you leave the store pennyless?
Mon May 04, 2009, 12:59 PM
Hollowman

No Matt, I have a little self control :shock: They certainly are nice though. I am (once I move house and set up again) going to get 'special fish' but cant say right now which type :wink: but I do love those fish!!
Mon May 04, 2009, 02:02 PM
TW

Quote:

What was that comment - just out of curiosity - if you don't mind me asking?

This was the comment on the other forum:

"Wait, you mean, people are now breeding discus without colour?!
Whyyyy?! "

No-one else on that forum even commented on him - it's not really a discus forum, so I guess they don't understand the appeal. In particular, that person couldn't see the beauty in a white discus. Oh well.

Thanks to everyone here for the nice comments.

Thanks for the kind words Steve too (and the help on the colour feed question - forgot to say that in the other thread & there's no edit button to fix that up on that thread :roll:
Mon May 04, 2009, 09:21 PM
Goerge_of_the_Jungle

lol hmmm ..... what a stupid comment lol - thanks TW
Thu May 07, 2009, 08:43 AM
A1 Aquarium World

Sorry Robyn,
but i too have a critism about that fish ! "IT"S NOT IN MY TANK" :banghead

cheers
Sun May 10, 2009, 01:25 PM
TW

Grrr

My new little albino hasn't been eating as well as he should. Tonight both he & his QT buddy have stringy white jelly poops. The albino must be the source, as his QT buddy is one of my known healthy stunted fish, that I was using as a hero to keep him company in QT.

Oh well, lucky I have Big L on hand.