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Carol_Roberts
01-14-2003, 03:22 PM
Snakeskin Has more than 10 bars (usually 14 or 16), a very fine pattern over the body usually blue with a tan or red base.

They have a distintive snakeskin patterning on the gill plate

Carol_Roberts
01-14-2003, 03:29 PM
Here is a young fish where you can clearly see the bars and paterning - again look at the gill plate

keith_cny
01-14-2003, 11:26 PM
Hi Carol,
This question is off topic...but what strain of discus is the specimen in your profile picture. It is beautiful. I would love to see a larger view.

Thank you,

Carol_Roberts
01-15-2003, 01:23 AM
The fish in the foreground is a young pigeonblood (the blue ones are cobalts)
Carol :heart1:

Carol_Roberts
01-15-2003, 01:26 AM
I posted a thread similiar to this one on pigeon bloods too.
Here he is all grown up
Carol :heart1:

georgef
01-15-2003, 10:12 AM
Carol, I think that pigeon blood of yours is about the prettiest fish I have ever seen. What a beauty! :)

George

keith_cny
01-15-2003, 11:16 PM
Thank you Carol. He is a very beautiful fish. But looks alot different than a PB I have. Mine is red with the black spots. Is there that much variation in PB's?

thanks again!

Carol_Roberts
01-16-2003, 02:33 AM
There is lots of variety in pigeon bloods.

Bee007
02-11-2003, 04:37 AM
What cause peppers on the PB?
Yours are nice and clean.

pomby27
02-11-2003, 04:44 AM
i luv ur pbs...nice colors, where did you get it?

Chester

Fisheyes
02-11-2003, 01:18 PM
Hi Carol :) :D ;)
Love you fish pictures. Might I ask what type of digital your using . ;D
I have a Cannon power shot s10and frankly a little disapointed with the pics it take . I have trouble taking moving fish pics and freezing the shot without blurring.
When I take a photo it has a delay so by the time the camea clicks the fish has moved out of the frame.
Any hot tips on digital photography ??? ???
Ken

korbi_doc
02-11-2003, 01:33 PM
:bounce2: :bounce2: Hi Carol et al, I love'm too. Here's a PB (when younger) that's close to yours!! Dottie

korbi_doc
02-11-2003, 01:35 PM
:bounce2: & red SS

korbi_doc
02-11-2003, 01:38 PM
:bounce2: another, also red, looks more blue background. These 2 have paired off, produced fs in community tank Wish I had time & room to grow'm out. Dottie ;D ;D

OEG
02-11-2003, 11:05 PM
You mean like this one ;D
Oscar

02-12-2003, 12:17 AM
I love pigeon bloods- very nice Carol

Weezy ;D

Carol_Roberts
02-12-2003, 01:39 AM
To answer everyone's questions . . . .

The "pepper" on pigeons is black pigment. Some theorize it is the remnants of stress bars, but blue diamonds and other barless discus do not have pepper - only pigeon bloods.

The PB in my avatar is from Ray Kosaka of Discus Hawaii discushi@pixi.com

My camera is a Sony Mavica FD73. I take lots of shots with extra lights on the tank and only pick the best to post.

Nice fish Oscar and Dottie ;D

02-13-2003, 06:07 PM
Carol,
I see you are showing them beautiful fish off again! LOL
Very fine indeed.

Miles

Toothfairy
02-16-2003, 04:44 AM
Hey I have a pigeon just like yours Korbi and Carol .. except mine has darker fins ... :)

korbi_doc
02-16-2003, 09:33 AM
:bounce: :bounce: Nice fish Toothfairy!! He's nice & round. I have a couple like that with the darker fins, more gold on the body. I think Carol's is much prettier & definitely rounder bodied than mine. He would be a great breeder. Mine has rounded out more now that he's older, but my vote is definitely for Carol's guy!! Anyway, nice fish!! How old is he? Dottie ;D ;D

Toothfairy
02-16-2003, 01:39 PM
Korbi,

Actually I think it's a SHE. I've observed her doing the vibration/head bowing rituals with this yellowish male RSG. Maybe they will make little Red Spotted Yellows? (yeah right ..LOL)

Anyway, she's a Wattley Sunshine and I got her at around 2". She's well over 4" now and she's around 8 months old.

Grace

Ardan
11-14-2004, 08:21 AM
May I request pics again :D

updating the index and this is a great article to learn from :)

Eddie
11-27-2004, 07:22 AM
I would give an ARM and a Leg for pigeon blood that looked like yours Carol. No joke. Any amount of money for some young ones like that!!

Carol_Roberts
11-27-2004, 09:35 PM
I've tried several different females with him. He will lovingly fan the eggs for days - too bad he never tries to make runs over them first :(

Eddie
11-28-2004, 04:07 AM
Thats too bad! He definitely needs to spread his looks! :)