Hi, new to the hobby

[uberdave]

Hello, I am new here and to discus. Still much to learn, only been 2 years. So to share just one of mine below. Thanks.

http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab20/Dizipro/1.jpg

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Hello and welcome to this awesome forum!

That is a beautiful specimen of a red melon perhaps? Nice size and color. What is your setup? How many fish?

[uberdave]

When I bought it, it was sold as a red melon, however what are the difference between super red melon, malborough red, rose red, virgin red, red cover and red diamonds?

[Eddie]

When I bought it, it was sold as a red melon, however what are the difference between super red melon, malborough red, rose red, virgin red, red cover and red diamonds?

Super Red Melon, Marlboro Red are pigeon based, sometimes red gold diamond are too since there has been so much crossing into pigeons to clean them up. Some red gold diamonds are golden based .

Rose red, virgin red, red cover and San Merah are brown based fish.

A red diamond was an older variant of a red turq. It resembeled a red turqs only the striations broke up into spotts as they progressed through the body.

Eddie