bs6749
04-23-2008, 08:08 AM
Hello, I'm relatively new when it comes to knowing much about discus, unlike most of you on here I'm sure, so I come to you with some questions that maybe you guys and gals can help me with. Hopefully, maybe you will be able to show me the difference with pictures of higher quality fish.
1. What is the difference between a blue diamond and a cobalt blue? I have seen fish labeled as a cobalt blue but they looked differently than I thought they were...they had stripes or stress bars showing for the most part...is this the difference?
2. Marlboro reds, red melons, red covers, red alenquer, fire red, red carnation, carnation snakeskin (snakeskin just means generally smaller and tighter patterning of the spots correct?)...what's the difference between these or are some names "interchangeable" and refer to the same hybrid so to speak.
3. White diamonds, snow whites, millenium golds...can you help me out here too? The white diamonds I have seen look pure white and snow whites look like they have a tinge of yellow in them and the golds appear to be far more yellow/gold....is this the only difference and how is the distinction made between a snow white and a millenium gold?
4. Do discus generally "breed true"? If I had a pair of blue diamonds for instance would they throw all blue diamond fry or would I get possibly something oddball once in a while? I know this may not be the case for pairs that aren't the same hybrid, but are there ones that are "known" to produce a certain type of fry time and time again?
5. Is there an easy naming system that I don't know about LOL? Maybe one of you could kindly direct me to a source that clearly shows the difference between different hybrids of discus.
Thank you all so very much for your help!
1. What is the difference between a blue diamond and a cobalt blue? I have seen fish labeled as a cobalt blue but they looked differently than I thought they were...they had stripes or stress bars showing for the most part...is this the difference?
2. Marlboro reds, red melons, red covers, red alenquer, fire red, red carnation, carnation snakeskin (snakeskin just means generally smaller and tighter patterning of the spots correct?)...what's the difference between these or are some names "interchangeable" and refer to the same hybrid so to speak.
3. White diamonds, snow whites, millenium golds...can you help me out here too? The white diamonds I have seen look pure white and snow whites look like they have a tinge of yellow in them and the golds appear to be far more yellow/gold....is this the only difference and how is the distinction made between a snow white and a millenium gold?
4. Do discus generally "breed true"? If I had a pair of blue diamonds for instance would they throw all blue diamond fry or would I get possibly something oddball once in a while? I know this may not be the case for pairs that aren't the same hybrid, but are there ones that are "known" to produce a certain type of fry time and time again?
5. Is there an easy naming system that I don't know about LOL? Maybe one of you could kindly direct me to a source that clearly shows the difference between different hybrids of discus.
Thank you all so very much for your help!