wild discus

[Cichlasomaniac]

Could you guys tell me what discus variants are found in the wild?

 

[terror]

green, blue , heckel and red.
I think tefe green , red spotted green , royal blue, wild brown alenquer red.. and lots more..

 

[PumaWard]

The main ones are Blue, Red, Green, and Heckle, the rest are all offshoots of the others. Heckles are a seperate specie.

 

[Cichlasomaniac]

What do you mean by offshoots...hybrids?

 

[PumaWard]

I meant brown instead of red, sorry .

Yes, most are results of crosses between greens, blues, and browns and different color morphs of the same strain. Some are hybrids between these 3 and heckels. There are some variations between heckels too.

 

[Cichlasomaniac]

Could you post some pics of the main kinds of discus...please.

 

[PumaWard]

Sure,

green (this one happens to be a tefe)

blue

brown

heckel

 

[Cichlasomaniac]

Oooo...I like the blue discus...the green tefe is a crossbread discus right?

 

[PumaWard]

No, it's just a variation of the green.

 

[terror]

Oooo...I like the blue discus...the green tefe is a crossbread discus right?

nope tefe green is not a cross, it is caught in tefe