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    Is this a SAN merah

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    Default Re: SAN merah

    No. It's close but San Merah are stripeless. The strain is made by crossing one like yours to a Ghost.
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    Default Re: SAN merah

    Ok then what is mine called

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    Default Re: SAN merah

    I believe you have a ROSE RED. Do a search on it. Ron

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    Default Re: SAN merah

    This type of discus is often sold as Alenquer or just brown discus too . Rose reds and san-merahs IMO , should be slightly more reddish than the discus on this photo and with less pronounced bars .

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    Yeah, once you see a San Merah you will never have any doubt. I see some on the internet saying that they are selling them but then you see a picture with bars often. That's what I think really confuses a lot of people. Regardless, that's my style of fish you have right there and I think it's beautiful!
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    Default Re: SAN merah

    SanMerah from the grandmaster creator, the late Hai Khoon Tan. Imo the best red.


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    It's a beautiful fish. You won't be seeing any for sale in the States, though. I'm sure that it is a show fish. It has almost no conformation faults and the color is amazing. Please remember when a breeder has prospective show fish he does everything in his power to make it present itself as well as it can in a show. This includes hormones. I'm not making any accusations but I know from experience that this is the case.

    Proggester"s fish is a very good fish. If it were mine I'd be looking for a suitable mate for it. Someone who knows how should turn his pics so that they are straight.
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    Great fish but can't discern if San Merah. Excuse my ignorance but that's not what I am used to seeing
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    History of the San Merah from Cüneyt Birol
    https://www.facebook.com/cuneytdiscu...5713556323777/

    The photo is a rare full red san merah from Hai Khoon Tan, the creator of the San merah. The facebook post where he posted this is below.
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...CR6uvM&theater

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    Don't take everything you read on the internet as gospel. IMHO it is a beautiful show fish but not a San Merah.
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    Default Re: SAN merah

    Appears to be a Striped Alenquer which also has blue along the back and into the fins.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shime View Post
    SanMerah from the grandmaster creator, the late Hai Khoon Tan. Imo the best red.

    I don't care what name you give that.... That is one unnatural Frankenstein ugly fish.
    Saddens me what some strive to achieve

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    exactly. Even the fins are red. They don't drug test fish so this is what we get. Bet you a nickle it won't live a long life.
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