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    Default Checkerboard x cobalt

    Hi all,

    It seems that in my community tank, I have a paired up discus couple. It is a red/white checkerboard and a cobalt blue.

    Does anyone know what kind of fry I will get from this combination?

    Thanks in advance for the response and help.

    Greetings from the Netherlands

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    Default Re: Checkerboard x bobalt

    It's a good cross, but there is no telling what you will get in the fry without knowing the genetics of the parents. I would expect you to get mostly Turks.
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    Default Re: Checkerboard x cobalt

    Is the red/white checkerboard a PB?
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    Default Re: Checkerboard x cobalt

    You're right, Pat. If it's PB based it's a no go. Ugly peppered fry is the usual result.
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    Default Re: Checkerboard x cobalt

    Hi thanks for youre answers!

    I'm not quite sure what you mean by pb. I tried to look it up in my own language but then it means "private message" 😅

    Is there a way I can upload a photo here? So you can see the 2 together?

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    Default Re: Checkerboard x cobalt

    I found it! Pigeon blood you mean.. I realy don't know.. How can I find out?

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    Default Re: Checkerboard x cobalt

    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonflys View Post
    I found it! Pigeon blood you mean.. I realy don't know.. How can I find out?
    If you are familiar with peppering in PB discus generally what happens when you cross a PB with a non-PB the fry are heavily peppered. Some folks like the peppering but most prefer non-peppered discus.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat View Post
    If you are familiar with peppering in PB discus generally what happens when you cross a PB with a non-PB the fry are heavily peppered. Some folks like the peppering but most prefer non-peppered discus.
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    Hi sorry for the late answer. Had some problems here. The male is a pb from stendker en the female is a Cobalt. I got there first batch (around 20) they are now about 4 weeks old. From that 20 only 2 seems to be peppered. How is this possible? 🤔

    I'll try to upload some pictures from the couple as well as the fry.

    Again sorry for the late answer (and my English)

    Kind regards from the Netherlands

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    Default Re: Checkerboard x cobalt

    I can't upload any pictures I see. Upload is failing it says

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    Default Re: Checkerboard x cobalt

    Pics need to be 2 MB or less. Putting it in an email usually reduces it enough, or there are programs out there that do that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonflys View Post
    Hi thanks for youre answers!

    I'm not quite sure what you mean by pb. I tried to look it up in my own language but then it means "private message" ��

    Is there a way I can upload a photo here? So you can see the 2 together?
    PB=acronym. Or lazy man's English. When used in a sentence and the reader does not know the acronym the point being made is lost. Acronyms are so rampant where I work that the company had to publish an index, which is at least 20 pages in length, so we can code break them. So bad that one of my co-workers made a complete sentence using only acronyms. I can feel your pain, Dragonflys.

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    Default Re: Checkerboard x cobalt

    Quote Originally Posted by RogueDiscus View Post
    Pics need to be 2 MB or less. Putting it in an email usually reduces it enough, or there are programs out there that do that.
    Thx! I will try!

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