Albino Platinum Discus - Courtney of Jackie Tran @Tat Discus Prague.

[seanyuki]

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[dornblaser]

Very nice!

[peewee1]

I do not believe that I have seen a more pure white than these.

[Michael A]

how to distinct an albino discus? Does red colored iris is considered albino, or the pupil have to be red too?

[seanyuki]

I think there is slight difference between Albino Platinum and Albino Blue Diamond....I had a group of Albino Blue Diamond ( more yellowish) long time ago and no where near the quality of Jackie Tran’s Albino Platinum .

Here are C-grade Albino Blue Diamonds.

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[Michael A]

the bd sure looks more white compared to normal bd. So red eye ring doesnt mean albino? I have Rgd that has red eye ring but im not sure if its albino since it got some dark pigments
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here is my albino that is in quarantine tank
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[seanyuki]

To my understanding Albino discus should have red pupil ( also known as rabbit eye)with red or orange iris....albino discus lack of black piaments.

[seanyuki]

My Albino Leopard Snakeskin

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My Albino Red Golden Diamond

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My Albino Snow White....fed too much food with red enhancers lol

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[Michael A]

thanks for the help Francis, it has cleared the confusions I got regarding albino. Now I will stop bombarding this thread with questions

[Willie]

...I had a group of Albino Blue Diamond ( more yellowish) long time ago and no where near the quality of Jackie Tran’s Albino Platinum..

Albino Platinum seems to be a "not ready for prime time" variety, i.e. I can't seem to find high quality fish anywhere. The better ones are smallish, suggesting lots of inbreeding. I saw a single nice specimen in Singapore once, but the breeding effort seems lagging.

[Shan_Evolved]

Wow the albino platinums are insane!

[Iminit]

Yes that’s a white discus!! Never cared for the albinos or what is called white but that’s a whole different color. I’ve seen it in angelfish and it’s impressive but I guess we’ll be waiting awhile before they’re available.

[CliffsDiscus]

how to distinct an albino discus? Does red colored iris is considered albino, or the pupil have to be red too?

This is the second time around for the albinos, the first was back in the 70s a local breeder name Lenny owner of Discus Heaven in Morgan Hill, California. I visited his operation and the albino Discus color were plain off white. To distinguish the albinos look at their pupil the color could be purple, dark blue, pink and dark cherry. Some of the dark colors pupils may look like the common Discus eye but the use of a flashlight will distinguish the albino.

Cliff