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    I just purchased 2 discus about 4.5-5 inch from a petshop, definitely an unexpected purchase. They had the brownish discus labeled as a red rose, I strongly believe it's not a red rose..can you help me identify this discus please.
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    I bought a similar one on the island last year.CC0C9054-6563-4EED-8177-0ECE1A20713E.jpg. No name it was called a super red. Think the shops just add the name.

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    Definitely not a Rose Red or even Red Cover. Both look like a wild cross possibly, Curipera Cross...

    Here are some examples of my Curipera X's

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    This one started out the same as the other but matured into this. Looks like Curipera genetics with throwback to Turq that may have been used in the cross...

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    Beautiful discus, hopefully mine develops into a beautiful addition to my collection. The petshop I purchased these discus from even had the blue discus as a blue diamond and they sold them way below price for discus of their size...so I had to take a shot...their in quarantine for now...I normally buy my discus from online breeders..
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    Quote Originally Posted by jeep View Post
    Definitely not a Rose Red or even Red Cover. Both look like a wild cross possibly, Curipera Cross...

    Here are some examples of my Curipera X's

    curipera2.jpg

    This one started out the same as the other but matured into this. Looks like Curipera genetics with throwback to Turq that may have been used in the cross...

    curipera 4.jpg
    Thank you and your discus turned out beautiful, hopefully I can get as lucky..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iminit View Post
    I bought a similar one on the island last year.CC0C9054-6563-4EED-8177-0ECE1A20713E.jpg. No name it was called a super red. Think the shops just add the name.
    Also a beautiful discus
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    @Jeep,,what do you feed your discus and how often?
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    What store did you buy from?

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    I bought my 2 discus from a petshop in Brooklyn, I was just trying to pass time while I wait for my wife who was at an appointment .. I didn't expect them to have discus...
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    I feed freeze dried blackworms, homemade beef heart, discus chow and tetra color granules

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    Default Re: Help me identify this discus....please

    The one on the lower right. What the store called a blue diamond, looks like a blue snake skin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bluelagoon View Post
    The one on the lower right. What the store called a blue diamond, looks like a blue snake skin.
    Yes its definitely a blue snakeskin..It's a mom and pop type petshop, they had no clue what they had. They also had their discus in a 50 gallon bowfront tank with 2 fx6 and 2 power heads and 2 sponge filters...all the discus in the tank were stressed, dark and pinched foreheads. They could hardly swim..the 2 I decided to purchase was a chance buy. I been feeding them real good to fatten them up..the picture of them is after 2 weeks of treatment and heavy feeding and also trying to figure out what the brownish discus was..
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    Quote Originally Posted by jeep View Post
    I feed freeze dried blackworms, homemade beef heart, discus chow and tetra color granules
    I definitely have to look into the discus chow..I never heard of it. What is it?
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    Al sells it and the blackworms at https://aquaticsuppliers.com/

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeep View Post
    Al sells it and the blackworms at https://aquaticsuppliers.com/
    Thank you...I will definitely give it a try..
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