Platinum Discus

[AADiscus]

Can anyone help me with the genetic make up of platinum discus (Wattley strain I am told). I am thinking of crossing with gold or PB due to lack of bars and their high fin shape.. I am most impressed with the shared knowledged on this forum (Carol R. kicks butt)! Thanks for the help to all!

[Valik]

I have not heard of platinum strain, sounds cool do you know of where any pictures of it are?
Matt

[Carol_Roberts]

Post a picture and we can guess, or better yet call Gabe at Watleys and ask. If I remember correctly they are white based from browns

[heavyp83]

http://www.wattleydiscus.com/pictures.htm

the picture is half way down that link. it looks like a gold cap chost or something similar to me. ;D

[Dkarc@Aol.com]

The JW platinum gold is nothing more than a ghost. Some have a golden head, while others dont. I have some of his red turks and they are not a true strain. They throw a mix of blue ghost and red turks (about a 35/65 ratio). The ones I grewout turned out to have a very light irridescent blue/purple over there whole body and head region. This one that I posted is from one of my pairs. The pic shows the blue as a wierd green, which I have yet to discover how to fix on my camera :-\.

http://images.snapfish.com/33%3A%3B%3A34323232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D459%3D4 83%3DXROQDF%3E2323542%3C9%3A8%3A4ot1lsi

The picture doesnt do this fish justice, it is truely magnificent. In the right light, it turns an almost irridescent purple.


-Ryan

[susankay1]

Very very pretty fish, nice shape.

[AADiscus]

Here is a picture of ours. What do you think if you were to cross one of these with a checkerboard pb?

[Carol_Roberts]

Yep, these are ghosts. Nice shape on both. Should be fine to cross with PB - if grandparent was a red turk you'll get some with pepper.

[AADiscus]

We aren't sure what the grandparents were. Here is a picture of our pb that we thinking about crossing.

[Carol_Roberts]

Be sure to post pictures of their youngsters. It will be fun to see what patterns you get. Probably lots of gold eyes.

[Jason]

Wow nice ghost Ryan! good strong head shape, I'd try to cross it to a hi-body solid blue line like a cobalt or bd, maybe you can take an old cobalt strain that has that head-notch from the hi-body gene and try to round it out :thumbsup:

[SLY]

ahh u do not want to cross with BD..it will look ugly..I have seen those cross with BD before lol

[Jason]

ahh u do not want to cross with BD..it will look ugly..I have seen those cross with BD before lol


>:( wish you told me that before! I wanted to try that cross, we gotta chat more ???

[SLY]

just imagine a blue greyish fish with a face bar jason. ;D

[Jason]

;)

[Dkarc@Aol.com]

Thanks for the compliments everyone! I wish I still had that fish, because I sold it about 6 months ago and the parents have stopped producing. Im thinking they are almost over the hill for breeding (3 years old). Looks like another trip to Miami is in order ;D. Hopefully I can get one more good hatch from this pair. If not, then they will make a nice addition to a display tank.


-Ryan