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    Anybody know what kind of discus this one is below.
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    Looks like a Snakeskin, possibly a cross or throwback...

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    The striations are pretty large for a SS but without being able to see the gill plate more clearly I can't rule out SS. I'd call it a blue turk. I like that blue base a lot.
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    Yeah, I'd like to see a better photo, especially of the gill plate. I suspect it has some wild cross in it. My Snakes have almost identical striations but they are full bodied.

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    Ah...All my SS's are fine lined. That's why I questioned your answer. We can't be sure without a clear shot of the gill plate.

    Whatever it is, I like the color and the pattern.
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    There's a lot of green in that pic, but they look similar to the tiger snakeskins in the Golden State Discus pics, here:

    https://goldenstatediscus.com/produc...product-page=2


    I looks to have a bit of a beak.

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    No. The fish in question has horizontal striations. The one from Golden State has vertical striations.
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    When it comes down to it, I'm not fond of fancy names for the different strains. I prefer to call them what they look like. I'd call it a blue based horizontally striped Turk or SS depending on what the gill plate tells us.

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    I was thinking Carnation turquoise. I had some from this supplier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3l...nadianAquaFarm

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    [QUOTE=bluelagoon;1365829]I was thinking Carnation turquoise. I had some from this supplier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3l...nadianAquaFarm[/QUOTE

    Just another fancy name that a breeder named a fish for no apparent reason. I mean, do Golden State's fish in resemble a carnation? If so, I don't see it.
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    Those were from Forrest shipment. Here is what mine looked like.
    Last edited by bluelagoon; 09-19-2022 at 12:35 PM.

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    This is what a pair of mine looked like from Forrest shipment. DSC00612 (1).jpg

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