SAN merah

[proggster]

Is this a SAN merah

[proggster]

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[LizStreithorst]

No. It's close but San Merah are stripeless. The strain is made by crossing one like yours to a Ghost.

[proggster]

Ok then what is mine called

[alron2]

I believe you have a ROSE RED. Do a search on it. Ron

[Filip]

This type of discus is often sold as Alenquer or just brown discus too . Rose reds and san-merahs IMO , should be slightly more reddish than the discus on this photo and with less pronounced bars .

[pastry]

Yeah, once you see a San Merah you will never have any doubt. I see some on the internet saying that they are selling them but then you see a picture with bars often. That's what I think really confuses a lot of people. Regardless, that's my style of fish you have right there and I think it's beautiful!

[shime]

SanMerah from the grandmaster creator, the late Hai Khoon Tan. Imo the best red.

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[LizStreithorst]

It's a beautiful fish. You won't be seeing any for sale in the States, though. I'm sure that it is a show fish. It has almost no conformation faults and the color is amazing. Please remember when a breeder has prospective show fish he does everything in his power to make it present itself as well as it can in a show. This includes hormones. I'm not making any accusations but I know from experience that this is the case.

Proggester"s fish is a very good fish. If it were mine I'd be looking for a suitable mate for it. Someone who knows how should turn his pics so that they are straight.

[pastry]

Great fish but can't discern if San Merah. Excuse my ignorance but that's not what I am used to seeing

[shime]

History of the San Merah from Cüneyt Birol
https://www.facebook.com/cuneytdiscus/posts/about-discus-genetics-everything-a-discus-breeder-needs-to-know-part-2ghost-disc/1705713556323777/

The photo is a rare full red san merah from Hai Khoon Tan, the creator of the San merah. The facebook post where he posted this is below.
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[LizStreithorst]

Don't take everything you read on the internet as gospel. IMHO it is a beautiful show fish but not a San Merah.

[peewee1]

Appears to be a Striped Alenquer which also has blue along the back and into the fins.

[slicksta]

SanMerah from the grandmaster creator, the late Hai Khoon Tan. Imo the best red.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2-lS2YisOCF5mvSbkWYYFopyqiChef29To6i_lgje2WgRbNv8Uan F8Z-SFg4id97t-PDWwBIemFyaMcORG1zowGiu2za6mYisVigo7E7TSsNRyHRRf7D QnBcD8eiB8bbBS9THsXKFy_rc-PC99qiu2faDElXlYxFpFfLudkT4acLFa2Noxh-AAR_PLsi-PCzFX-Ol_l4GJYp837II3w3Q6Dq1uWr_CCMXNNYoa6rXt3oHZBIpTpuQ NY0K1iUwV8vr9DKAOnwEypQn2eUGSjM_V73ApItE6wRDObQnmY maTV_byw5281sBAOujrjj-hTGUPyevVp1OvsNU0opiOVTtF0kYcPzXX-NT-IVEx_UH7DyKK7ez3-yaPHRei6i2PM4krwXOHYvJvpM42b_mj7DES7fk_bua0kDnbQfF U2B3ecp7BPkmLHx9KTiAfqDPp5w2W_HYloPBUrjdxWsaETOvSY FYK5V7Y3TSiawNqvC4dwDJm5_IHkxNKvMgp2IVqB9D-rGshdNQo-I446G_5dJ6L5QzeUJc584txexLzbyfxSA6m7Oi0iTi0luPazcl Lqox6-bs8Y3HvdBLAkat61I0PDCCuopLwApTIjfHHjRvvQenubwZlRQc HYfeJAIzrzQKBYgcKHQaf6lAgTokKgKVg94l-r9v41ecjf1fUqBxigqNQlqrE18TpmKV3zU7KezcnjmGKP-kxGQIUrPA7u4JPaT=w960-h769-no

I don't care what name you give that.... That is one unnatural Frankenstein ugly fish.
Saddens me what some strive to achieve

[LizStreithorst]

exactly. Even the fins are red. They don't drug test fish so this is what we get. Bet you a nickle it won't live a long life.

[slicksta]

I'll double down with you on that outcome momma... We be rich! ;-)