What's the difference?

[mattyb]

Have to ask the question, what are the difference between all these yellow discusses?
Golden yellow
golden yellow melon
yellow millenium
golden yellow millenium
yellow melon
albino " " "

What's the difference? I just thought a yellow discus was a yellow discus lol

[John_Nicholson]

Most names are made up by the breeder to help separate the fish owner from their money....besides about 95% of all yellow discus are going to turn orange anyway....

-john

[Rudustin]

I've never seen an adult yellow discus and maybe that is the reason why? If anyone out there has a picture of a yellow discus adult could you please post it for us to see.

[OC Discus]

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[mattyb]

Wow really? This is mine his roughly 6.5 inches, not the best shape tho but still yellow. I must be lucky


http://i1331.photobucket.com/albums/w591/mattyb321/20131112_160824_zpsaf990d68.jpg

[Rudustin]

OC that is a beautiful fish! And Mattyb how old is your fish?

[mattyb]

OC that is a beautiful fish! And Mattyb how old is your fish?

I have no idea I got them next to nothing from a shop that was using them as display but couldn't look after them, whys that?

[John_Nicholson]

I have looked for the last 20 years or so for a nice yellow discus with a good red eye. After all of the searching and all of the money I have owned exactly one of them. I am more than capable of doing an internet search and finding a picture or two....hell I even have pictures of them in a lost technology called books from back before the internet was the way of the world but finding those pictures and finding that fish is to different things.

-john

[mattyb]

I have looked for the last 20 years or so for a nice yellow discus with a good red eye. After all of the searching and all of the money I have owned exactly one of them. I am more than capable of doing an internet search and finding a picture or two....hell I even have pictures of them in a lost technology called books from back before the internet was the way of the world but finding those pictures and finding that fish is to different things.

-john

Mine has a red eye but not full yellow, that's something I guess lol

[John_Nicholson]

Yep. I have owned a few like yours but that is not quite what I am looking for.

-john

[mattyb]

So what would you call this yellow discus?

[John_Nicholson]

The one from above or were you trying to attach another picture?

-john

[OC Discus]

To grow one like this you would probably need to buy a batch of albino gold yellow fry (very small) and power feed & wc with food containing no red pigments. My supplier said you have to get albino yellow to prevent color change. He also said red pigmented foods would not change the color, but others suggest they might. I don't know why no one is doing it. These solid yellows are amazingly beautiful and stand out from a distance in a display tank. They are also free of the peppering common in some strains.

[mattyb]

The one from above or were you trying to attach another picture?

-john

The one above in my planted tank

[Rudustin]

OC is that discus yours?

[Rudustin]

John is usually right about these things so I would tend to believe him. Again anyone out there with a pic of an adult yellow discus??? ( currently belongs to you)

[Rudustin]

http://www.aquapress-bleher.com/images/stories/championships/discus_shanghai_ornamental2010/28_shanghchamp2010.jpg

This link takes you to a show in 2010. This is a yellow adult discus.

[Allwin]

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y385/allwinrajeshpaul/20131120_165116_zps08eb8aab.jpg (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/allwinrajeshpaul/media/20131120_165116_zps08eb8aab.jpg.html)

[Rudustin]

Great fish and wonderful color. How old?

[Allwin]

13-14months probably..

[Rudustin]

Is it yours? If so do you plan to breed it and to what?

[Allwin]

yes, this guys is currently with 3day's old frys :)


Is it yours? If so do you plan to breed it and to what?

[John_Nicholson]

Still not competely yellow though...LOL.

-john

[Allwin]

Agreed, looks pretty much yellow in-person though :)
--closer pic
http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y385/allwinrajeshpaul/20131120_180454_zps769d3eec.jpg (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/allwinrajeshpaul/media/20131120_180454_zps769d3eec.jpg.html)

[OC Discus]

No. I have a yellow one that color, but it is only 3". When you said you'd like to see a picture of an adult, I looked online to see if I could find one. I've been afraid mine will turn orange because I've been using Omega One Color Flakes with pure Salmon. So far he's staying yellow. I don't know if they used yellow enhancing food with that one, but it is clearly possible. Maybe they raised a whole tank using color yellow enhancing food.

Here is a picture of mine. He is pure yellow, but only 3"

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OC is that discus yours?

[STHH]

I raise this fish from a 2.5" to it's current 5", and have no idea if it is yellow or something else, lol.
But i try not to feed any red enhancing food, so only beefheart.
So is this considered a Yellow? I have another one that keeps eating tetrabit, and is now a bit orangey yellow.
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr346/trelch/PB214884_zps00dad720.jpg

[OC Discus]

That is about as close to yellow as you can get. What is the strain? Source? Is he in a separate tank from the orange one?

[OC Discus]

Orange is a great color too. That is a good looking fish.


Agreed, looks pretty much yellow in-person though :)
--closer pic
http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y385/allwinrajeshpaul/20131120_180454_zps769d3eec.jpg (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/allwinrajeshpaul/media/20131120_180454_zps769d3eec.jpg.html)

[John_Nicholson]

I raise this fish from a 2.5" to it's current 5", and have no idea if it is yellow or something else, lol.
But i try not to feed any red enhancing food, so only beefheart.
So is this considered a Yellow? I have another one that keeps eating tetrabit, and is now a bit orangey yellow.
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr346/trelch/PB214884_zps00dad720.jpg

He is yellow but he lacks the red eye. It always seems it can get close but not quite there.

-john

[OC Discus]

http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/OCDiscus/media/photo_zpscc5c0fc3.jpg.html

This is another picture of mine. He has red eyes.

Not sure how to get the pic here. Just a link to photobucket.

[STHH]

That is about as close to yellow as you can get. What is the strain? Source? Is he in a separate tank from the orange one?

Actually, i started out keeping Discus as a noob, and got this fish from a neighbourhood LFS that keeps fish in not too optimal condition, lol. But luckily, this fish was a juvenile that just arrived, and after many water change later, it bloomed. I have no idea what's the strain. The orangey yellow is in the same tank.
The last time i went back to this LFS, many discus are still unsold, and stunted.

Here's another picture, yellow one on top, orangey yellow one below.
I have a suspicion that that they are different strain, even though i got them both together in the same tank. Strangely, these 2 fishes swims together.
The yellow one doesn't pepper no matter what, the orangey yellow one peppers when the substrate is dark.
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr346/trelch/PB214891_zpsa9542ece.jpg

Here's a picture of when i first got them.
The orangey yellow one is the top fish, the bottom one is the yellow one.
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr346/trelch/P7112975_zpsf345f34a.jpg

[STHH]

http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/OCDiscus/media/photo_zpscc5c0fc3.jpg.html

This is another picture of mine. He has red eyes.

Not sure how to get the pic here. Just a link to photobucket.

Here. I help you display the pic.
http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t651/OCDiscus/photo_zpscc5c0fc3.jpg

[Allwin]

Nice fish:)

I raise this fish from a 2.5" to it's current 5", and have no idea if it is yellow or something else, lol.
But i try not to feed any red enhancing food, so only beefheart.
So is this considered a Yellow? I have another one that keeps eating tetrabit, and is now a bit orangey yellow.
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr346/trelch/PB214884_zps00dad720.jpg

[OC Discus]

Thanks STHH

My problem with feeding is I have a stendeker fire red that I want to orange up. The color enhancing food is good for him. But I don't want it to turn my yellow orange. I also wonder if the color enhancing food causes peppering to increase on my pigeons. Seems to have increased with use of color enhancing food. Anyone have any ideas on that?

[STHH]

Thanks STHH

My problem with feeding is I have a stendeker fire red that I want to orange up. The color enhancing food is good for him. But I don't want it to turn my yellow orange. I also wonder if the color enhancing food causes peppering to increase on my pigeons. Seems to have increased with use of color enhancing food. Anyone have any ideas on that?

I visited a breeder with a tank full of yellows. There is one batch that was accidentally fed beefheart with red enhancing additives. Some of those fishes retain orangey blotchy look even after quite awhile. So you will have to make your own judgement on this. My yellow occassionally eats tetrabits, and doesn't really change colour much. The other one is just orangey now.

[Magoo40]

Only had these guys a week Albino Golden Yellow & White Diamond, don't know the age.

http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae81/billw63/Yellow_zpsa8d96a50.jpg (http://s960.photobucket.com/user/billw63/media/Yellow_zpsa8d96a50.jpg.html)

[John_Nicholson]

He is an albino. Most of the people who have been here a long time know I am not a fan of albinos.....I forgot you had not been around here that long. I should have thrown out the no albino clause when I first posted....LOL.

-john


http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/OCDiscus/media/photo_zpscc5c0fc3.jpg.html

This is another picture of mine. He has red eyes.

Not sure how to get the pic here. Just a link to photobucket.

[Rudustin]

I think the yellows are very nice! Thanks everyone for sending in your pictures of some great looking yellow and orange fish! It's great to see photos that note that yellows do exist after all.

[tbie2]

OC that is a beautiful fish

[nc0gnet0]

He is yellow but he lacks the red eye. It always seems it can get close but not quite there.

-john

I could live with the yellow eye on a yellow fish, I might even go as far as to say I would prefer it. Nice fish, if only the yellow continued into the head region it would be perfect.

[John_Nicholson]

Just means I have higher standards than you......You closed minded individual.....

-john


I could live with the yellow eye on a yellow fish, I might even go as far as to say I would prefer it. Nice fish, if only the yellow continued into the head region it would be perfect.

[mattyb]

Thanks for the posts everyone :) got maid a new challenge, to find a yellow with Red Eye. I always thought I'd getting rid of my yellow as he not the best shape but looks like I'm going to keep him :)

[Discusdude7]

I have looked for the last 20 years or so for a nice yellow discus with a good red eye. After all of the searching and all of the money I have owned exactly one of them. I am more than capable of doing an internet search and finding a picture or two....hell I even have pictures of them in a lost technology called books from back before the internet was the way of the world but finding those pictures and finding that fish is to different things.

-john

Where did you get the one that you owned?do You Still have it ?

[nc0gnet0]

Just means I have higher standards than you......You closed minded individual.....

-john

....Don't even get me started on that ;)

I actually think that if a yellow discus were to have red eyes, the chances would be much greater of it turning orange as it ages. Whereas a yellow discus with a yellow eye might actually be a more natural looking fish. This is one of the few exceptions, in my opinion, where a nice solid yellow eye should be looked upon favorably in scoring. Keeping the color yellow consistant into the head region, in this one paritcular case, should be a priority, over cocncentrating on the red eye.

.....Just my two cents

-Rick