I know I'm a discus but what kind am I?

[FishyMatty]

I got this little baby from a LFS about 2 months ago at about 1.5"
He is now about 3" and doing great but still in QT.
I can't seem to figure out what kind of discus he is
He is golden brown with blue/green striations.
Thanks for your help
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[RedScare]

Marlborough Snakeskin????

Snakeskin something......

[Lady G]

Here is a golden snakeskin, it is an adult so hard to tell, but you can look around at this site and maybe find out. I have to have supper right now but I will come back and see if I can find anything.
http://rockymountaindiscus.com/golden_snakeskin_discus.htm

[FishyMatty]

I think it might be a close link to a wild brown. He has been golden brown since he was a baby. I think the golden snake skin is a little to yellow/orange

[RedScare]

I will not believe that fish is F1 from a wild. I do not think it is wild at all.

I'll buy Golden Snakeskin or White Snakeskin, but I would not bet on it.

[Lady G]

here is a pic of a gold/green these are suppose to be "young" maybe more like yours?
http://64.26.25.241/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=d17&Category_Code=dy&Store_Code=DM

I think this one is too dark to be yours but here is another similar not sure how big yours is but these are 3". I don't know how much discus colors change as they get older so maybe??
http://64.26.25.241/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=DM&Product_Code=dya4&Category_Code=dya

Here's a golden from another site, I think it depends on where you get them as to the color variations cause these are a little different then the first I believe.
http://www.kensdiscus.com/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=actual&linkpath=http://www.kensdiscus.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/GoldDiscusGallery.jpg&target=tlx_picmjv8

Well what ever it is I think it is beautiful!

[FishyMatty]

there is no pigeon in it and I never thought it was a F1 but one bred from a brown.
It isn't a San Merah , this is an adult San Merah. http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c391/lindsayanng/sans4-1.jpg
IME by the time the fish is about 3" his color is close to that of an adult fish.
Thanks for the help and more opinions are still welcome.

[FishyMatty]

I found these two fish that showed some similarities.

[Lady G]

No I agree 100% not San Merah after I got the post up and looked back at yours I figured you'd think I was nuts! OMG now I want a discus tank....I was going to set one up one time but me and my "oh poor fish I'll give you a home" syndrome, I ended up with African cichlids instead I don't regret taking them they are wonderful and I wouldn't trade them for anything and what was odd about it was I got them from 2 different ppl, one was going to FLUSH them b/c they were too aggressive (DUH their cichlids) the other had them in the OSCAR tank for FEEDERS!!!!! But I forgot until this thread just how much I REALLY wanted DISCUS! If my cousin EVER finishes the stand for my 75 (which looks like I may just end up doing myself) that tank no matter what is going to be discus!!! Sorry for the ramble there anyway I love your fish and am envious:silly:

[pinkertd]

Maybe this?

Symphysodon aequifasciatus axelrodi - Brown Discus http://www.wetpetz.com/images/cichlids/discbrown.jpg

The base colour of this fish is a light yellowish-brown to a darker orange-brown.
The Brown Discus has some blue striation on the head, dorsal and anal fins.
The brown body colour intensifies into the base of the anal fin.
A few blue striations pattern the face, with blue spots on the gill covers.
The Brown Discus has no patterning on the body.
The black band that is prominent in the dorsal and anal fins of the Green Discus is often less pronounced in the Brown Discus, particularly on the dorsal fin.
As with all Discus, the Brown Discus has 9 vertical bars on the body, with the bars through the eye and the base of the tail being broader and more obvious.
The eyes are a pale amber to red.Or this?

Symphysodon aequifasciatus aequifasciatus - Green Discus. http://www.wetpetz.com/images/cichlids/disctefegreen.jpg

The base colour of the Green Discus ranges from yellowish beige to olive brown.
Bluish-green horizontal stripes run from the forehead back into the dorsal fin.
Blue striations pattern the face and gill covers.
Their are no striations in the belly region, except in the anal fin.
The body is marked with small to large red spots, sometimes covering the whole body but often restricted to the lower part of the body.
A black band runs mid-way through the dorsal and anal fins, appearing to join at the base of the caudal fin.
The outer edge of the dorsal, anal and pelvic fins is mostly red
The pectoral fins are clear.
The Green Discus has 9 evenly spaced vertical lines on the body
The Green Discus has red eyes.
The most famous Green Discus is the Tefe Green, which originates from Rio Tefe.
Green Discus are often mistaken for Brown Discus, however can usually be distinguished by the red spotting on the body of the Green Discus.
At 3" your discus is still a baby and does not have it's full adult coloration yet. You got him 2 months ago at 1.5" so he was maybe 2 months old then, making him about 4 months old now. His color will change a lot yet.

Debbi:)

[FishyMatty]

Maybe this?
At 3" your discus is still a baby and does not have it's full adult coloration yet. You got him 2 months ago at 1.5" so he was maybe 2 months old then, making him about 4 months old now. His color will change a lot yet.

Debbi:)

See thats why I think it was bred from a wild brown at some point maybe with a snake skin because I can't find any other discus that looks like him and I know he is still young but I WANT TO KNOW!!!
thanks for the help. keep em coming.

[pinkertd]

Here's an excellent example of how a discus will change from 3"size to adult size. There are Blue Knights.

Debbi


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[Star_Rider]

:iagree: w/ Debbi

the discus is still a bit young to try and determine the final coloration..many of them change considerably from juvenile to adult.

I'd give it another 2-3 months.

[FishyMatty]

Here's an excellent example of how a discus will change from 3"size to adult size. There are Blue Knights.

Debbi


Are those your fish? I just ask because there are a lot of names out there that are used for different looking discus especially since they could be mixed parents and so on. I have a 2" discus that looks like that baby blue night but mine is a blue turquoise. I can't believe that the small fish is the same as the adult fish in those pictures.
Any way I will post some new pictures in a month or two.

[pinkertd]

Hi FishyMatty,
They are not my fish but someone I know. You have a young red turq and that fish too will change immensely when it is full grown. Red turqs were the first discus I owned. They were 2.5 to 3", and when the breeder showed me what they would look like full grown.........I just said WHAT? YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT BABY FISH WILL LOOK LIKE THAT FULL GROWN?? It was really very hard to believe that the young turqs were going to change that much. So I know first hand how amazingly they change. Seems like they start to show their adult colors on their fins and head first, then slowly the body colors change and fill in. I have a young blue snakeskin and a red spotted green that I can't wait to see get to their adult color-up. It'll be interesting to see a picture of this fish of yours posted as "then...and now".

Debbi:)

[pinkertd]

This batch of electric dreams is the one my females came from. Picture taken at 3"
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22285&d=1173154675

And this is one of my females now almost full grown. So even the brilliantly colored fish have lots of coloring up to do from 3"to adult size.
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27325&d=1187748324

[Dkarc]

To me, it looks like snakeskin genetics with the barring. But it has very faint red spots on its side. So possibly a leopard of sorts. It definetly isnt hormoned, so it still has A LOt of coloring up to do as it matures. Give it 6-8+ months and you will see the colors slowly come out.

-Ryan

[FishyMatty]

To me, it looks like snakeskin genetics with the barring. But it has very faint red spots on its side. So possibly a leopard of sorts. It definetly isnt hormoned, so it still has A LOt of coloring up to do as it matures. Give it 6-8+ months and you will see the colors slowly come out.

-Ryan

Yea I got the same from simplydiscus. LSS for sure based on the amount of body bars. I will most more pics when he colors up.
Thanks