Post Your Ugliest Discus! Got One? [Archive]

Kindredspirit

09-05-2007, 10:45 PM

I got one! And over the last few months, he got uglier, I swear! He is the Blue Snake Skin up in front of the rest:eek:

Trust me ~

He looks better in these pictures!

But I love him! The worst part is he or she, is over, way over, two years old and the smallest in the tank! Eyes are big too!

He is sooooooooo pointy and small....lol! But hella mean! He and Ms. Pringles HATE each other! I have four that are my first ~ over two years but they are twice as big!

I think too, I have nicer ones to compare him too, lately and wow...he is really a stuned runt!

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This was a few months ago....
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa228/puffergirl/IMG_2491Small.jpg

This was June of last year: Actually looks less ugly!
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa228/puffergirl/IMG_1150Small.jpg

Terrybo

09-05-2007, 11:41 PM

He looks like he has grown in the second picture - his eye seems more in proportion!

Terry

Kindredspirit

09-05-2007, 11:43 PM

But the second pic is older, Terry! lol! And he is butt oogly now as I just finished my wc!

t_j

09-06-2007, 12:41 AM

I've got two and one is a site for sore eyes.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o219/tiff393/100_6109.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o219/tiff393/100_6111.jpg

The White/Snowflake One
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o219/tiff393/100_5743.jpg

We don't know what happened with the leopard she use to be so pretty and colorful. Then she started laying eggs to young and her mate died and then she turned this shape and brown in color. And then the god awful snowflake.

Terrybo

09-06-2007, 12:50 AM

Marie -

Oops - I should have read a little more carefully. :o

Terry

Polar_Bear

09-06-2007, 01:20 AM

Marie,
It's a bit beaky but other than that not a terrible SS, what do you see wrong with it?

Tiffany,
OMG, your fish is swimming upside down! Oh wait... it's just it's reflection... nevermind.

I would post one, but it's not my fish and a certain Island would kill me if I did.
<----------- Innocent Bear

Kindredspirit

09-06-2007, 05:02 AM

Larry! lol! You are so funny:D He looks much better...wait!...worse, in person, trust me!! Beaky is an under - statement ~ arrow is more appropriate!

Tiff! That poor snowflake! I had one too and I found him a new home ~ did not much care for the blotchy markings!

brewmaster15

09-06-2007, 08:30 AM

Well,
They are definetly not grade A, but I would not call them ugly.... I have seen far far worse than those.

Marie,
Your Snakeskin looks like a female to me. and I used to have one with a very similar color and shape....It was not the most attractive fish out there... but I crossed it with a wild green and got some of the most beautiful F1s I have ever bred...

Keep in mind... phenotype..what something looks like, and Genotype what something is genetically coded for...aren't always the same thing.

hth,
al

Kindredspirit

09-06-2007, 10:19 AM

Well,
They are definetly not grade A, but I would not call them ugly.... I have seen far far worse than those.

Oh, I am sure you have, Sir:D But you are being kind, Al!

Marie,
Your Snakeskin looks like a female to me. and I used to have one with a very similar color and shape....It was not the most attractive fish out there... but I crossed it with a wild green and got some of the most beautiful F1s I have ever bred...

You don't say, Al! Good to know as she isn't going anywhere...you wouldn't have some pictures of the ss and the F1s, would you?

I would like to see a pair and then what they produced, then 6 months later....and then one year later ~ all this in just a few pictures, am I making any sense? Oh, and the 6 month picture next to one of the parents...or both, both of the parents, actually!

That is my plan:) A thread actually:D

Keep in mind... phenotype..what something looks like, and Genotype what something is genetically coded for...aren't always the same thing.

Interesting....and a tad bit of info I shall remember ~ She has got to be ready for spawning soon and there are three others her age!

Thanks, Al!

brewmaster15

09-06-2007, 10:51 AM

Hi Marie,
I have done the kind of the thread you are asking about before with this fish but lost many photos with club photos going out of business.:(

Best I can do for now...
Female snakeskin... this was a 9 bar...but shape is like yours...

brewmaster15

09-06-2007, 10:52 AM

The fry....

brewmaster15

09-06-2007, 10:53 AM

5 months... wild cross

brewmaster15

09-06-2007, 10:56 AM

These are at about 8-10 months

brewmaster15

09-06-2007, 11:16 AM

This is the red turq I bred her to... got some nice snakeskins..but variable..

brewmaster15

09-06-2007, 11:20 AM

and some offspring of this redturqX blue snake.. Its a little frustrating as I lost so many photos..I'll have to really dig...I was lucky to find these.

-al

Harriett

09-06-2007, 11:26 AM

OK, that particular fish of Ingrid's is certainly in the running but WHAT ABOUT CHUCK? Really, Larr, what about Chuck?
H

Marie,
It's a bit beaky but other than that not a terrible SS, what do you see wrong with it?

Tiffany,
OMG, your fish is swimming upside down! Oh wait... it's just it's reflection... nevermind.

I would post one, but it's not my fish and a certain Island would kill me if I did.
<----------- Innocent Bear

vera

09-06-2007, 11:45 AM

Marie,i kn ow u will start to LOL,but yr ugliest SS is the best looking that i've ever seen in LFS here in Malta:wave:

t_j

09-06-2007, 12:17 PM

Come on isn't there any one else brave enough to post there uglies or are Marie and I the only two out there????:inquisitive:

Ryan Smith

09-06-2007, 12:23 PM

I don't currently have any ugly discus :p Or at least I don't think I do. If I did, I would show them to you :)

t_j

09-06-2007, 12:52 PM

I don't currently have any ugly discus :p Or at least I don't think I do. If I did, I would show them to you :)

So are you trying to say all your discus are perfect?? Just rub it in why don't you. :D:D:DJ/K

Ryan Smith

09-06-2007, 01:00 PM

So are you trying to say all your discus are perfect?? Just rub it in why don't you. :D:D:DJ/K

:laugh: No, I don't think they're perfect. I guess I just don't think they're ugly. You can have attractive discus that aren't perfect. :)

Marie, imagine what it would do to your poor snakeskin's self-esteem if she managed to read this thread. :p

Kindredspirit

09-08-2007, 03:37 AM

Hi Marie,
I have done the kind of the thread you are asking about before with this fish but lost many photos with club photos going out of business.:(...

aww..but we can pull it off again, right? Help me:p Something I wanted to do for a long time, but I wasnt sure how to explain what I wanted to see!

Best I can do for now...
Female snakeskin... this was a 9 bar...but shape is like yours...

Omg, Al! He does have the same shape as mine! Is this common in bss? They could be related!

Kindredspirit

09-08-2007, 03:39 AM

Marie,i kn ow u will start to LOL,but yr ugliest SS is the best looking that i've ever seen in LFS here in Malta:wave:

Lol! Really? Where is Malta?

Kindredspirit

09-08-2007, 03:43 AM

5 months... wild cross

Okay....So you did help me! I answered before I continued with this thread!

Al...This is what I wanted to see! So...bear with me now ~ The fry are golden? Never would have figured that....did you know they would be golden?

Also ~ these 5months are still the same fry? What does the "wild cross" mean?

Kindredspirit

09-08-2007, 03:45 AM

These are at about 8-10 months

And these are the end result of the fry and the 5month old? Or am I just not getting it?:o

Kindredspirit

09-08-2007, 03:50 AM

I don't currently have any ugly discus :p Or at least I don't think I do. If I did, I would show them to you :)

That is hilarious!! No...you don't, Mr. Admin:) They are very nice and the shape is awesome as well!

So are you trying to say all your discus are perfect?? Just rub it in why don't you. :D:D:DJ/K

They really are pretty nice, Tiff, the man is not lying! We will have to send him an ugly one:D

Marie, imagine what it would do to your poor snakeskin's self-esteem if she managed to read this thread. :p

Honestly, I do not think she would mind, Ryan! She is so mean and all she does is wait for Ms. P to swim by and ram her! So mean, I love it!

Kindredspirit

09-08-2007, 03:59 AM

Come on isn't there any one else brave enough to post there uglies or are Marie and I the only two out there????:inquisitive:

Just you and me babe:) Oh, and Al had one:) Tiff, look at this pic I took of my ugly bss a long time ago! When I see this, I wonder what the hell happened to her?? lol! I got her right when I joined Simply and I followed every rule in the book, man, what everyone taught me here! It is like she shrunk in the two years I have had her!

tonymaccs

09-08-2007, 09:04 AM

Here are my uglies- Mr and Mrs Speckle. They're stunted, got big eyes, pointy faces and razor sharp foreheads. If they were human they'd be supermodels!
Only had them four months but for two of those they were black with speckles and so skinny their bones were poking out. Many times I was so frustrated with their lack of progress I wanted to throw them out.
But they never gave up and I love em for that. Now they are laying regularly and trying their hardest to be good parents despite being in a community tank with giants. (Mrs wouldn't make it to three inches along the ruler, and Mr only just pips it)

Kindredspirit

09-08-2007, 09:43 AM

Here are my uglies- Mr and Mrs Speckle. They're stunted, got big eyes, pointy faces and razor sharp foreheads. If they were human they'd be supermodels!

"if they were human...." That is hilarious! They have great color and cool markings, but they certainly are pointy, yes?:o lol!

Well, I just knew there had to be more than just three of us:) Thanks for sharing, Tony!

Polar_Bear

09-08-2007, 09:55 AM

OK, that particular fish of Ingrid's is certainly in the running but WHAT ABOUT CHUCK? Really, Larr, what about Chuck?
H

Poor Chuckie died, he just stopped growing and didn't make it (for those who don't know about Chuck, "he" was named by Squiggy and was one of the fry two of my Turqs threw, terribly misshapen but with a great personaltiy). Unfortunately I don't have any photos, he would have won any "Ugliest Discus Award" hands down though, which to me, gave "him" a kind of charm in itself.

Kindredspirit

09-08-2007, 10:12 AM

No pics of Chuck? Bummer, Larry! I am sorry he passed, though:(

Squiggy

09-08-2007, 12:35 PM

OK, that particular fish of Ingrid's is certainly in the running but WHAT ABOUT CHUCK? Really, Larr, what about Chuck?
H

Chuck was a discus? :inquisitive:

tbrat

09-08-2007, 12:42 PM

and some offspring of this redturqX blue snake.. Its a little frustrating as I lost so many photos..I'll have to really dig...I was lucky to find these.

-al

I really thought that one was pretty....:(:):(:)

youngdiscus

09-09-2007, 07:59 AM

OOOOOooohhhhh I think i can win this one. lol :) All the discus in my tank are far uglier then any posted, Which isnt a good thing....

I find all of your guy's discus stunning

Well heres the pics of the ugly's :)

:(

Kindredspirit

09-09-2007, 10:07 AM

Oh My! The shapes of them...their shapes are....your pictures are beautiful, though! Their shapes leave just a little to be desired:(

Thank you for sharing! Don't you just love them, however?

youngdiscus

09-09-2007, 02:01 PM

Oh My! The shapes of them...their shapes are....your pictures are beautiful, though! Their shapes leave just a little to be desired:(

Thank you for sharing! Don't you just love them, however?

LOL... they are ugly but yes i do love them..:) there my only ones:):):)

Kindredspirit i,ve sent you a pm

youngdiscus

09-09-2007, 02:51 PM

The sad thing is, that this picture is my nicest discus, and is still ugly, but my favourite out of my 6.

brewmaster15

09-09-2007, 08:43 PM

Hey Young,
They ain't nice in the shape... but the colors on them are very vibrant..I'm guessing you take good care of them!:)

-alh

youngdiscus

09-09-2007, 09:25 PM

Thanks brew, I try my best too care for them. I just see everyones pictures of there discus. they look so much better when they are large and round.

Some day ill have nice discus :):):)

Polar_Bear

09-10-2007, 01:48 AM

Chuck was a discus? :inquisitive:

You certainly couldn't tell that by looking at him, personally I think the female was flirting with a Ram a bit too heavily.

Sterno

09-10-2007, 02:53 AM

i think all these discus are pretty :)

Kindredspirit

09-10-2007, 09:48 AM

LOL... they are ugly but yes i do love them..:) there my only ones:):):)

Kindredspirit i,ve sent you a pm

aww....he is cute! I did get your pm:)

Tropical Haven

09-10-2007, 10:48 AM

Boy I wish that I still had some of my pics from the early 90's, I had a discus that would of won this hands down and I had him for 6 years because I knew I probably wouldn't see one like this again, he had 2 tails. Yes you read it correctly "2 tails". Don't ask me what happened but it came from one of my batches and right at the base of the body it forked off and had 2 tails. Was really neat looking and never showed any ill effects, but he was the quickest discus in the tank. :D

Kindredspirit

09-10-2007, 11:03 AM

No Pictures, Scott? And you had this fish for 6 years? Shame on you:D I bet he was fast!

Tropical Haven

09-10-2007, 11:12 AM

Back then there wasn't digital camera's so that may be a good reason for no pics. Trust me, I wish I had a picture because it would have been worth a lot of questions.

Apistomaster

09-10-2007, 07:38 PM

Hi Al,
Your wild cross Discus in photos post #13 are interesting. They remind me of the domestic blue discus of 1970 but with better form.
I guess I understand where you are coming from but for a cross from one wild parent I think they inherited enough of the wild look that they are still attractive in an understated way.
It was experiments like yours that helped develop the modern fish in the first place.

Kindredspirit

09-12-2007, 09:44 AM

Look! I just took this last night ~ upper left corner.... she doesn't look too bad here does she? lol! Hell, her fins are almost as tall as she is long!

Richy44

09-14-2007, 12:04 AM

Well youngdiscus I think I have your fishes brother, and he is ugly.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o105/Richy2237/100_1659.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o105/Richy2237/100_1658.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o105/Richy2237/100_1654.jpg

Kindredspirit

09-14-2007, 12:19 AM

LOL! He is cute though!

jeep

09-14-2007, 10:46 AM

Eesob was actually a pretty top notch fish but I always liked this photo of him :alien:

Kindredspirit

09-14-2007, 10:53 AM

Brian he looks so thick! You do not have a bigger one? He does not look too bad:) Eesob...does that mean something?

Ryan Smith

09-14-2007, 11:07 AM

I remember Eesob. Did he always live up to his name, or did he eventually stop?

jeep

09-14-2007, 11:11 AM

Brian he looks so thick! You do not have a bigger one? He does not look too bad:) Eesob...does that mean something?

The word sensor won't let me post it so I'll abbreviate :D Egg Eating SOB :o

I remember Eesob. Did he always live up to his name, or did he eventually stop?

Well, I smacked him in the head once while he was feasting and I guess he learned something. He guarded the eggs for almost 4 weeks after that. Never did attempt to fertilize anything though :D

terps

09-14-2007, 03:14 PM

Check out this discus photo at the link below.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90824

Another LFS horror story. :mad:

Ryan Smith

09-14-2007, 04:01 PM

A1 Aquarium World

09-14-2007, 05:43 PM

Check out this discus photo at the link below.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90824

Another LFS horror story. :mad:

Terps,
that's one ugly discus i agree with Ryan the poor little buggar needs to be put out of his misery !

cheers

pcsb23

09-14-2007, 06:09 PM

Well I think this fish is butt ugly, it was entered into a show too! It's not one of mine but I do have permission to use it.

Kindredspirit

09-14-2007, 07:09 PM

Terps,
that's one ugly discus i agree with Ryan the poor little buggar needs to be put out of his misery !

cheers

That is beyond ugly ~ he is sick and shld be culled....poor thing:(

Kindredspirit

09-14-2007, 07:10 PM

Well I think this fish is butt ugly,

No he is not, Paul! Looks like some bulldog in there? I like him:)

It's not one of mine but I do have permission to use it.

uh huh. Sure. I'm tellin:D

pcsb23

09-15-2007, 02:22 PM

No he is not, Paul! Looks like some bulldog in there? I like him:)

no, no bulldog, it is the biggest discus I've ever seen though, well over 8"SL and at least an inch thick too, still think its butt ugly though ;)

White Worm

09-15-2007, 03:30 PM

Check out this discus photo at the link below.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90824

Another LFS horror story. :mad:

Eek. Someone who's a member there should PM him and tell him that the fish should probably be culled. It looks like it has several things wrong with it :( Give him a link to here or one of the other discus sites before he wastes any more money!

Why would anyone purchase something that looked like that to begin with? Even someone with limited experience with discus or fish in general should be able to see that this is a very sick animal. That one is leading the ugly race up till now. :D

Darrell Ward

09-18-2007, 12:50 AM

Gee, this is a tough crowd! I guess by most of these standards, I should just throw all my fish out the back door!:D

Kindredspirit

09-18-2007, 09:35 AM

aww:(...well ugly does not mean not healthy and dull color... and you don't love them:o

tonymaccs

09-18-2007, 11:45 AM

You're right- unhealthy/neglected is quite a different thing to aesthetically "ugly". Perhaps we should start another thread titled "most neglected lfs discus".
I visited a prominent lfs today that keep a tank of adult hand-me-downs for sale and the disease levels left me shocked and disgusted. If they kept their fluffy mammal pets in anything like this condition the animal protection authorities would have them in jail. Makes my blood boil.:mad: