2 months later

[basshead]

I asked a while back about my little blue discus and I got several responses as that it might be a cobalt. I notice in most cobalt, there are striations in the face. My discus has none. Here is a pic after 2 months. Do you think it's a cobalt still? Thanks

[basshead]

#2 of recent pic

[basshead]

2 months ago. They were about the size of a quarter or so. Now they are about 2-2.5 inches.

[basshead]

here's another pic of my guy expressing a little more..........green! :D
it's a bit blury but it works

[Alaskaknucklehead]

I dunno.... but he sure is CUTE!!!!

[basshead]

Thanks AK. I wish I could get some more feedback. You have some really nice fish. I'd like to get a hold of some your babies when you get them:D

[rambilt]

basshead, your fish look so good.... They look so healthy! What are you feeding them and how do you feed it to them? Thanks!

[ShinShin]

Time will tell. Presently, you can see a bar at the base of the tail and at the eye.

[basshead]

Hey there Ram,
I feed my fish a variety of foods that include;
Cubed Beefheart mix
Frozen Bloodworms
Tetra Color bits
Tetra Color flakes
Freeze Dried Bloodworms

Thanks for your comments. Very much appreciated!! You should post some pics of your tank when possible!! :)

[rambilt]

Hey there Ram,
I feed my fish a variety of foods that include;
Cubed Beefheart mix
Frozen Bloodworms
Tetra Color bits
Tetra Color flakes
Freeze Dried Bloodworms

Thanks for your comments. Very much appreciated!! You should post some pics of your tank when possible!! :)

Basshead, thanks for the info.. I hope my fishes grows to be as healthy looking as yours... I'll try to post pictures of my tank one of these days..

[basshead]

Thanks for all the great comments. I really do take care of my fish. I change 50% of my tank water daily. They get fed small meals about 4-5 times a day. I keep my temp at around 86. So far so good. I think I've had quite a bit of luck along with my hard work. I wish you the best of luck with your discus and I will post more pics of my fish in the future. :)

[Carol_Roberts]

Still looks like a cobalt to me :)

[Alaskaknucklehead]

Thanks!!! I will keep you posted. =)

BTW Lookin at those pics again he sure is one happy lil'feller! Love how finned out he is.

[KD]

That is one adorable Discus!
Karen

[Alaskaknucklehead]

You inspired me to try and get a decent shot of my lil' BDHF...


little blue discus have a special place in my heart :D

[basshead]

Nice pic AK! Your blue D is looking good also. Here is a night foto of my little guy. It's a bit blury but he is still showing off. I think he might be fotogenic :)

[April]

sure..i think hes a cobalt. he will get alot more solid colour yet. just starting to fill in. see his head? getting deep colour on his forehead. the whole fish will be like that eventually i believe.

[April]

knucklehead. like your little blue fishy. i agree. i also love blue discus. cant go wrong. where did you get yours knucklehead?

[basshead]

the issue with my fish being a cobalt, is that he only has a very faint bar through his eye and tail. He at no time gets stress bars anywhere (his body is solid with no bars always). I do have a small red turq in one of the pictures but they are not from the same batch of fish. Every picture I've seen of a cobalt, the cobalt has bars mine have none in the body, none. Now I've seen some solid blues with a small evidence of striations in the fin that are not cobalts. Maybe he is a mut???? :confused:

[Alaskaknucklehead]

;) Muts are sometimes make the best pets to have. He does look like a mix - still just as cute as any "purebreed". Besides with the exeption of wilds wouldnt all other discus be mutts?

April, got him from AL at RMD. 5 out of my 6 are Rocky Mountain Discus. I love the fact he is a sponser here, I was not a member though when I ordered them last fall, was actually givin the link to Simply from a friend on another forum. I highly reccomend RMD, Al's fish are great.
I am planning to move a pair from my grow-out and then I have got to get some of those AWESOME super-reds from him next. :)

[Alaskaknucklehead]

BH,
My pair is gonna make muts... but am really interested to see what they look like...

[basshead]

Check him out now. He's a bit bigger. :D

[basshead]

#2 bad shot

[April]

wow Bass..now he has turned into a beauty. hes a cobalt..i was thinking maybe he had some ghost in him. whatever he is..hes got very nice high fins. love him. your growing him out great. fun to see him from when he was a little guy..to now. id say hes a boy..soon he;ll be the lord of the tank. lol. he'll get even more intense brilliant blue yet i think.

[basshead]

yeah, I'm quite fond of him. He is the boss of the tank. I know he should be even larger but I'm limited on tank sizes. I'll try to get him to Engalnd with me if possible. He was one of my first. His brother is way smaller and I don't think he will be getting much bigger. Thanks April for the comments. ;)

[KIWI13]

Basshead, AWESOME FISH DUDE............................... ;) ;)

[basshead]

Thanks KIWI

[discus4evergrl]

He looks like my blue diamond did when he was a baby. My lfs sells cobalts and they are so blue they are almost black.

[John_Nicholson]

He's a cobalt. Good growth. You are doing well.

-john

[April]

the cobalts who are almost black..they are so blue..in the lfs..arent feeling very happy..they go dark like that when stressed. if they are smiling and happy..they should be shiny and light and clear like the one in the pic.
this little blue cobalt will get even more sheen and more solid yet.