View Full Version : what is red??
wildthing
02-23-2004, 11:56 AM
here are some pics....
"red" wilds IMO come in 2 varieties....either Blue discus that show red tendancies or Brown discus that show red tendancies.
here is a Royal blue discus ( shape distorted by the tank glass), not showing much red....
wildthing
02-23-2004, 11:58 AM
here is a ( IMO) Blue Discus showing a lot of red ( Alenquer region 'royal' )
wildthing
02-23-2004, 11:59 AM
this is a Golden Brown discus...not much red at all....note the difference in the way the fins are marked between this & the blues.
wildthing
02-23-2004, 12:05 PM
this is a Tucurui 'red'....much redder than the Golden , & others get redder still but still this is a brown discus. again, a little distorted by the glass & the angle......
It is possible to find intermorphs between all of these colors & markings but what I am trying to show is that there are Blue reds & Brown reds, so Blues & Browns are the varieties & 'red' is a color tendancy & not a variety....all are one species... discus.....
wildthing
02-23-2004, 12:06 PM
btw...these colors are accurate on my carefully calibrated monitor.
;D
DarkDiscus
02-23-2004, 12:13 PM
Excellent thread. It's very interesting to see the incredible variety of colors you get with the existing wild species. Thanks for the perspective.
John
Fishin dude
02-23-2004, 12:25 PM
Good info...thanks wildthing :whip:
GulfCoastDiscus
02-23-2004, 01:25 PM
Hi Wildthing,
I picked these wilds from the lfs about 4 months ago. It looks like some type of wild green. Got any idea? Thanks
Dan
wildthing
02-23-2004, 01:32 PM
IMO ( tho you know what they say about opinions.......LOL ) very nice RSG....( RSG from the lower fin, metalic with spots not striations) showing few or no body spots tho (?can;t see any at least)......nice fish. nice shape
wildthing
02-23-2004, 02:05 PM
Greens & RSG vary quite a lot in background colors as well.....
this one Tefe region
wildthing
02-23-2004, 02:06 PM
This burly guy from Eastern Amazonia...not nearly as red......& more 'luminescant'
bikhu
02-23-2004, 11:06 PM
Hey Daddy... Can I have that fishie?
Beautiful, as always, Webber!! :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing.
There are at times when I do a fast glimpse on my tank full of wilds that I get my discus mixed up (in colors). The only difference I see are the tones, striations, spots and shape (because some are younger than others).
But in all, I agree with you that they are fine species of discus I have ever encountered. --Angie--
Larry Grenier
02-26-2004, 12:17 PM
David, great thread, great fish, great photos!
Don_Lee
02-28-2004, 12:59 AM
Thanks for the contribution of a great thread/pics David. Another example of what I love about this site, information that cannot be had in ANY book appears regularly here. ;D
Don
David, Those are some nice pictures of your fish. I just want to show some of the red in mine. This is a tefe rsg with some red in the color of the fish.
This is a madeira that shows red.
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