Need Help Identifying this discus (pics)

it's a bit early to tell as the young discus does not have it's full colors.

mine were called Brilliant Turquoise, i think the breeder can call them whatever they want. nice fish, what size tank?

its a discus =] ahaha syed u suck!!! =P

smbjedi said:

mine were called Brilliant Turquoise, i think the breeder can call them whatever they want. nice fish, what size tank?

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it looks to be the same one in your avatar :silly:

what kind of barbs?

have you studied much on the Discus?

you realize that they prefer warm water? this will make a difference on the tank mates.

Nice fish.

then you know that 82 is a bit cool for juvenile discus.

and you also must know that the color pattern is not set on this age discus. it's true colors won't show for a few months.

the Ph does not have to be low or filtered thru peat. a stable pH is more desirable. if you plan on breeding discus than you may want to lower the pH but usually it's easier to do by using an RO/DI filter and adding back the proper salts(minerals)

you will also probably need to set up a holding tank for water changes if you are filtering with peat as the Ph shift will be stressful at water change . the water params should be very close when you are doing water changes.(since you are filtering thru peat to lower the pH.)

discus can thrive in a higher pH as long as the pH is stable.

how's your feeding schedule.
the folks that had this discus prior to you may not have been feeding this young discus as much as it should be fed(sloped forehead and large eyes) discus should be round in shape with little to no slope on the forehead(crest)