Heckel Abacaxi Golden

[fishfarm]

Crosses are common in wild shipments, some of the fish I have gotten in the last few years. Almost every shipment some of the blues have a faint heckel bar. Ken

[Rod]

Beautiful discus Benn, love the shape and the bar 5, very nice.

[Eddie]

Your tank looks great Ben, it's a big dog. I'd love to have a tank that size. Plus I'd like to have those discus.

Best of luck with them

Eddie

[erikc]

Hi Benn, any updates ?

[Apistomaster]

Crosses are common in wild shipments, some of the fish I have gotten in the last few years. Almost every shipment some of the blues have a faint heckel bar. Ken

Hi agree completely with Ken. Hybrids are not that common but this color variation shows up to a certain degree where ever S. haraldi are found.
That is what I have seen presented so far as Abacaxis Heckels, hand picked Blue/browns with accentuated bars similar to but not the same as Heckels. However, in ErikC's avatar, those fish look like the golden form of Abacaxis Heckels. Don't believe they are a subspecies of Heckels but definitely a valid color variant.

[Eddie]

Any updates Benn?

Eddie

[blkrob]

Are there any updated photos to be posted? I really like to see how your fish have progressed.

Thanks

Robert

[sfdiscus]

Hi Benn - Those are beautiful heckels - can I ask who you bought it from and how much can I expect to pay for Mari Mari/Abaxci? thx