Yellow discus

[twocat]

Do yellow discus color fade as they get older /bigger?

[Poco]

it just turns orange.

[Eddie]

it just turns orange.

Not exactly, its more related to their diet. Adult yellow fish can be very deep yellow if fed correctly.

[chaoslite]

it just turns orange.

ROFLMAO pretty true.


Not exactly, its more related to their diet. Adult yellow fish can be very deep yellow if fed correctly.

Which I am trying to figure out how to do with my fry. Any assistance on that would be greatly appreciated Eddie! ;)

[Keith Perkins]

Not exactly, its more related to their diet. Adult yellow fish can be very deep yellow if fed correctly.

When you say that Eddie, are you talking PBs, non-PBs, or both?

[Eddie]

Which I am trying to figure out how to do with my fry. Any assistance on that would be greatly appreciated Eddie! ;)

I'll try to dig some info up from the nutrition section. The topic comes up quite often. The trick is to avoid feeding foods that have red color enhancers. Most processed fish foods and lots of natural foods contain red color enhancers so you have to be very particular on what you choose. The best method will be to create your own food mix that only supports yellow carotenoids.

http://vividtropicals.com/Carophyll_Yellow_FAQ.aspx

[chaoslite]

Thanks Eddie!

Mishka

[Keith Perkins]

I'll try to dig some info up from the nutrition section. The topic comes up quite often. The trick is to avoid feeding foods that have red color enhancers. Most processed fish foods and lots of natural foods contain red color enhancers so you have to be very particular on what you choose. The best method will be to create your own food mix that only supports yellow carotenoids.

http://vividtropicals.com/Carophyll_Yellow_FAQ.aspx

Ah yes, how quickly I forget. Kenny also suggested a host of seafoods to stay away from.

[drew22to375]

Ah yes, how quickly I forget. Kenny also suggested a host of seafoods to stay away from.

What seafood did Kenny say to stay away from.

[PaulD]

Hi all

I have had read some of the old thread from last year or early this year. I know some of SD members used corophyll_ pink and carophyll-yellow for their discus. But I couldn't find any update until now. I love to see the result if some body still using it.

Paul

[Bud Smith]

I also would like to see a pic of a golden lollipop adult that some one has raised if they are any yet

[nc0gnet0]

I am giving this a go added to Al's FDBW's.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013OX9NC/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Rick

[chaoslite]

Rick,

So you are soaking the Al's black worms in it for how long and then feeding it to your fish?

Mishka

[twocat]

I would also like to see some pictures of adult golden lollipop or other yellow discus, I would like to get some yellow discus but I am afraid they will not keep their color as they get bigger.

Mark

[chaoslite]

I have Yellow Diamonds. The male is yellow but he has quite a bit of orange on him. His mate is more orange than yellow I think. I have only had them about 3 months so I have no idea what they were fed before I receive them.

The male

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m539/chaoslite/2012-10-10080854.jpg

Both of them here

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m539/chaoslite/2012-09-06182820.jpg

Mishka

[drew22to375]

Very nice discus mishka

Sent from my DROIDX

[chaoslite]

Thanks Drew. Hoping to get some of the fry to look like dad only yellow instead of orange.

Mishka

[Keith Perkins]

What seafood did Kenny say to stay away from.

I seem to remember salmon and shrimp, though to be perfectly honest I wasn't that worried about it and probably wasn't paying the best attention to that part of the conversation. I was more interested in the fish we were discussing, no surprise given it was Kenny I was talking to. :)

[Eddie]

I seem to remember salmon and shrimp, though to be perfectly honest I wasn't that worried about it and probably wasn't paying the best attention to that part of the conversation. I was more interested in the fish we were discussing, no surprise given it was Kenny I was talking to. :)

Yes, salmon and shrimp do enhance red.

[Keith Perkins]

Yes, salmon and shrimp do enhance red.

It sort of made sense given their coloration...I fear my common sense is probably a lot better than my memory.

[Eddie]

It sort of made sense given their coloration...I fear my common sense is probably a lot better than my memory.

As long as they are both good, its all good! :)

[George001]

Your yellow discus are beutiful. I hape mine will be as beutiful. In fact I will be picking up one today from a local discus breader.

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Beals Lemon Yellows (http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?99087-Lemon-Yellows..-Mike-Beals..)

these are the onces i have.. they are pretty orange now..