Whites from Carolina Discus

[Discus-n00b]

I would like to thank Eric, he hooked me up with these AWESOME whites. Very happy with these, you could tell how they thrived under Eric's care. They are still settling in but here are a couple of quick pictures so you can see the quality. More pics to come.

First the WB pair, Male upfront.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/WB2.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/WB1.jpg

These are the Mercurys
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/mercury1.jpg

Thanks again Eric! :)

[Jstuver]

Beautiful fish!

[yim11]

WOW Matt!!! The WB are amazing fish! Let me know when you have fry to sell! :D

[Eddie]

Very nice Matt! I really like the mercury, always have but nobody shows them off. Yours are exceptional!

All the best,

Eddie

[joanr]

Holy Molly Matt, killer WB's, you are so fortunate to have Eric send you such nice fish, I like the Mercs also. Are the WB's originally from Forrest or where?

[Discus-n00b]

Yes all of these are of Forrest descent. Thanks all, credit goes to Eric, they grew this way under his care! ;)

[keef]

Very nice indeed! Thanks for sharing :)

[GoingDiscus]

Very nice, I take it yall made the trip safe,

[MSD]

Eric has amazing fish and grows them really nicely.

[moik]

You know how to make me SMILE!!!! best of luck with the new pair...Now lets see some fry...

[Islesfan]

Beautiful fish!!!

[rickztahone]

very clean looking discus, both the WB and Merc's

[poconoboss]

Personally, I like WB's with more spotting/color etc., however, I recognize how difficult it was for the breeder to get those fish all white with just a bit of color on the face.

Outstanding specimens!!

[Scribbles]

Wow Matt! Those are some beauties!

Chris

[Discus-n00b]

Thanks, Eric knew exactly what I liked. A solid white fish with traces of orange in the face and tail. Perfect!

As I type this they are cleaning a cone and dancing with each other. Don't expect much the first time as they just got in the tank but you never know.

[Carolina discus]

Matt,
Glad you like them.....that was a little welcome home present!!!!
They have been producing wigglers in the grow out tank so don't be surprized!!!!!

Keep us posted.
Eric

[Discus-n00b]

I want to report that the pair has wigglers on the cone!! I'm beyond stoked. Within a week...wow. It was a nice surprise as i'd been away a couple days this past week. There are eggs still on the cone too, but they seem to be fuzzy. Things will improve i'm sure. Can't wait to work with these more.

Thanks Eric! :D

[Darrell Ward]

Dang Matt! Eric really hooked you up. They look great.

[Justice]

I want to report that the pair has wigglers on the cone!! I'm beyond stoked. Within a week...wow. It was a nice surprise as i'd been away a couple days this past week. There are eggs still on the cone too, but they seem to be fuzzy. Things will improve i'm sure. Can't wait to work with these more.

Thanks Eric! :D

WoW Mat they sure didn't waste any time.

[Discus-n00b]

Thanks I know they got right to work! They seem to be pretty good parents too so far. Seems to be about 15 wigglers left. Parents moved them off the cone away from the fungus eggs (which were just taken out) and onto the sponge filter nearby.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/wigglers1.jpg

As promised here are more pics of the Mercurys. Quality kind of decreased when I uploaded them and they seem a bit dark now I apologize. They vary from a total white, to a powder blue, to a grey...very nice strain.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury9.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury7.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury5.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury12.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury1.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury10.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury8.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/discusface1-1.jpg

[Eddie]

Yeah Matt, those Merks are out of control! Like a super light blue Super Angel Diamond.

Take care,

Eddie

[Scribbles]

Those Mercurys are incredible and congrats on the spawn!

Chris

[Ed13]

Very nice Matt! Those Mercury sure are an interesting strain. Congrats on the spawn too!

[seanyuki]

Great job Matt.....the Mercury are very nice plus excellent photography too.:)

[Discus-n00b]

Thank you all, I honestly was not sold on the Mercury just seeing pictures of Kenny's shipments. But after seeing them in person from Eric, they are much nicer then pictures can show mainly because of their color that fades from white to blue to grey and back and forth. Depends on the Angle you look at them from.

I'm working on the photography slowly but surely.

[Cooldadddyfunk286]

Matt, idk why it took me so long to reply, I checked these out as soon as u posted. these are amazing bro! what a welcome home present ehh?? thats awesome that Eric hooked you up. gotta love the WBs ;)

good luck with the spawn! :D

take care my friend.

[scottthomas]

Those are fantastic. Thats too cool you have fry so quickly. Best of Luck:thumbsup:

[Discus-n00b]

Heres some more for your viewing pleasure. Still working on shots of the WB pair, they don't really cooperate like the smaller ones. Again, photobucket sucks and kinda decreases the quality....I need to find me a gallery or something that keeps the quality.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury14.jpg

This is the dominant one, i'm guessing its a female from past experience and limited knowledge hehe.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury15.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury20.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury19.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury21.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury23.jpg

Cool angle I thought, good colors.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury22.jpg

Mid water change, this is basically what you see if you saw the tank in the room to your naked eye. Very albino platinumish.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury16.jpg

If you arn't using Mal's worms by now something is wrong with you. ;) These things are crazy for these worms and took them about a day to learn to eat them off the surface, cubed or loose i can use either! ;)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury17.jpg

[Ed13]

Very albino platinumish.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercury16.jpg


This fish intrigue me a lot now. I suspect photos can't quite pick up their uniqueness:confused:
So I depend on you Matt;)

[Discus-n00b]

haha. They are a very interesting strain. Its almost hard to describe. Imagine a cross between a Blue Diamond, Albino BD, Ocean green and maybe a white butterfly. It kind of depends which way they are facing. They will sometimes display some pepper as I believe they are PB based, but the pepper is grey and almost has a silver color to it. Very faint if at all viable most times. Keep in mind these specific fish are all no bigger then 4" so they still have growing left to do but I would assume they will stay pretty much the same to adulthood. Maybe we can get Forrest to post a picture of an adult.

Here are some pictures with different lighting, flashes, and swimming directions so you can see. Did not go for quality here, just fish color. I do have a 250w MH light running on my small reef next to this tank so it might throw some extra blue color into the pictures and make the fish look a little more pink then it should but not to noticeable.

Now that I think about it they give off a pretty big Ocean Green feel.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercurycolor1.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercurycolor2.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercurycolor3.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercurycolor4.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/mercurycolor5.jpg

[Eddie]

Great pictures Matt! The shape on the merks is phenomenal! Can't wait to see them all growed up. ;)


All the best,

Eddie

[Discus-n00b]

Thanks Eddie.

The WBs were kinda shy today after a WC. I put a cube of Mal's worms on the glass and the male hogged them all (Female is overly shy not sure whats up) and instantly he started getting frisky and trying to dance with her. So i took some pics while they were out.

Male
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/wbpair4.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/WBpair3.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/wbpair5.jpg

Female
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/wbpair6.jpg

[DiscusKeeper403]

I really like those Mercury ones. Who was the creator of the strain? If I was to get anymore fish I would definitley want some platinums and ones like those!

[scottthomas]

You take some nice photos. Those mercuries have great eyes that really stand out. I have seen them on Kenny's pictures but i never really looked twice before. Yours have very interesting color and great shapes. A cool strain.

[Scribbles]

All of your discus look great! Those Mercurys have me intrigued. They are pretty cool.

Chris

[Carolina discus]

Great job Matt....awesome pics....miss those guys! They are in good hands...
Eric

[GlennR]

They are gorgeous.

:drummer:

[Discus-n00b]

Well more wigglers on the cone tonight! While dad was watching the kids, mom was out taking a break so I got some shots of her. Shes only peppering because of the wigglers on the cone, shes usually completly white like seen above.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/wbfemale1.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/wbfemale2.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/wbfemale3.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/wbfemale4.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/wbfemale5.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/wbfemale6.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/clemmatt/Discus/wbfemale7.jpg