Penang Eruption Discus

[rickztahone]

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[Discuschill]

Absolutely beautiful Penang. Have you bred any?

[rickztahone]

Absolutely beautiful Penang. Have you bred any?

no, I never did. I have never been in to the breeding aspect of the hobby. This one pictured came from Kenny originally, roughly about 5yrs ago I want to say.

[DiscusRob]

Nice discus, do you have a link to a full tank shot

[alcastro]

Rick I realy like the pattern on this discus

[rickztahone]

Nice discus, do you have a link to a full tank shot

I have a FTS floating around here somewhere. I'm at work right now and can't access Photobucket, but I will post it up later for you.

Rick I realy like the pattern on this discus

I loved it as well.

[DiscusRob]

I'll look forward to it, I love the fish, just curious about that back corner showing in the pic, getting ready to start redesigning the 75, Getting closer to taking the plunge

[rickztahone]

sry, this is the closest I came to a FTS on this tank. It was a 125 with 12 discus I believe. Had a river rock division that I siliconed in place.

[rickztahone]

Nevermind, I found one:

[Discuschill]

no, I never did. I have never been in to the breeding aspect of the hobby. This one pictured came from Kenny originally, roughly about 5yrs ago I want to say.

Breeding is certainly an adventure.

Thank you for the good eye on our male Penang with the Hole in the Head diagnosis.


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We've been continuing with the Metro, 80% water changes, and we raised the temperature a bit. At present he's still eating very well. He eats a bit of beef heart, and is very happy with blood worms. Cautiously optimistic...

The female is doing quite well, too. Her fry are getting bigger every day. We've been administering alot of brine shrimp; they are beginning to touch the beef heart a bit too.

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Is your photo of Penang recent?

Thanks again-

[pitdogg2]

AWESOME fish Rick. If my memory serves me right those are from Pigeon Blood stock correct? If so I've been on record stating that I do not care for that linage but that there is well I likey

[rickztahone]

Breeding is certainly an adventure.

Thank you for the good eye on our male Penang with the Hole in the Head diagnosis.


Attachment 88202

We've been continuing with the Metro, 80% water changes, and we raised the temperature a bit. At present he's still eating very well. He eats a bit of beef heart, and is very happy with blood worms. Cautiously optimistic...

The female is doing quite well, too. Her fry are getting bigger every day. We've been administering alot of brine shrimp; they are beginning to touch the beef heart a bit too.

Attachment 88203

Is your photo of Penang recent?

Thanks again-

Nice pictures. And no, that picture is not recent. It is roughly 5yrs old.

AWESOME fish Rick. If my memory serves me right those are from Pigeon Blood stock correct? If so I've been on record stating that I do not care for that linage but that there is well I likey

As far as I am concerned, Penang eruptions have no pigeon blood in their lineage. I could be wrong, as I have been proven wrong here many times, but I am pretty sure I am right on this one

[two utes]

That's a stunner Ricardo. Please pardon my ignorance, but is a Spotted Eruption the same thing, or does it have a different pattern?

[rickztahone]

That's a stunner Ricardo. Please pardon my ignorance, but is a Spotted Eruption the same thing, or does it have a different pattern?

It isn't necessarily the same thing. A penange eruption has been bred with a specific goal in mind and has much more refined spotting. Both strains are very nice, but that is the only observable difference I have gathered over the years. Furthermore, I have noticed that almost all Penang eruptions have great spotting on the operculum, as opposed to many leopards that do not.

[two utes]

It isn't necessarily the same thing. A penange eruption has been bred with a specific goal in mind and has much more refined spotting. Both strains are very nice, but that is the only observable difference I have gathered over the years. Furthermore, I have noticed that almost all Penang eruptions have great spotting on the operculum, as opposed to many leopards that do not.

Thanks for the clarification Ricardo. Much appreciated