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    Hi All,

    im fairly new to discus keeping , i recently bough a discus which looked pretty and thought its a red melon , but turns out they eyes are not red but white. is this a red melon discus

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    Default Re: is this Red melon ?

    No. This is called a Red White.

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    Default Re: is this Red melon ?

    I think the colour of the eyes has nothing to do with the "red Mellon" name . Im not sure about the difference in red whites vs res mellons , but the discus from this picture looks like a red Mellon to me .

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    Default Re: is this Red melon ?

    Yours like discusbi have seen labelled red whites. My red melons have more of a cream/yellow base and a blood red eye. Here's a pic
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    Hope this helps

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    Like Willie said, your fish is a Red White.
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    Default Re: is this Red melon ?

    Liz and Willie , what's the distinguishing feature between those two , the red eye , the yellowish head or something else?

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    Default Re: is this Red melon ?

    It's the white eye and the coloration.
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