If You Could Only Have One...

[babillba]

Time for a little bit of what if fun.

If you could only have ONE strain of discus and NO OTHERS, what would your strain of choice be?

I guess since I started this, I will,...uh...start:

Blue Sapphire

[Wahter]

I'd probably stick with Wayne Ng's Sunrise Eruptions. Having seen the breeding pairs and knowing Wayne (his breeding practices, conditions, etc...), I know they are healthy as well as pretty. (although I like his Super Angels Diamonds a lot too, I will favor the spotted since it's not always easy to get a fish that's fully spotted).

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/picture.php?albumid=19&pictureid=127


Walter

[joanr]

I adore the Golden Leps as pictured below: this group are intermediates, but I'd take 'em in a heartbeat. Now if we could get some of the sponsers to bring them in at 3.5 -4" at a price I could afford......they are at the top of my wish list.


http://forum.simplydiscus.com/picture.php?albumid=119&pictureid=1014

[waters10]

Blue Diamond. The first strain I ever got and still one of my favorites. I currently have a wayne ng super angel diamond. Really hoping the best for this guy!

[Larry Bugg]

Have to be Wild Blue for me. Simple, elegant beauty.

[allan_mark76]

One that does not get sick, thrives in 78 degrees and doesn't need daily water changes.

A person can dream right?

~AKA~

[Double Up]

One that does not get sick, thrives in 78 degrees and doesn't need daily water changes.

A person can dream right?

~AKA~

ha!

[Eddie]

Wild Blues also.

[vera]

Wild greens ..or Eddies Heckel cross :)

[omiga13]

Have to be Wild Blue for me. Simple, elegant beauty.
me too:p

[John_Nicholson]

This is a picture that I took many, many years ago, but I would still take a tank full of these red turqs anytime. He was only 9 months old in this pic. I think he produced his last spawn when he was 7 or 8 years old. Far and a way my favorite fish of all time.

-john

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14/DiscusJohn/fish10b.jpg

[Discus-n00b]

Wild greens or the classic original Cobalt.

[Alok]

Red turqs Piwowarski strain :D

[mmorris]

Nice fish, John. I'm very fond of the red turqs as well. It's hard to pick a favorite: golden albinos, maybe.

[kaceyo]

Let me think.....,;) spotteds do it for me!!!! Although I would like to try my hannd at wild RSG's too.

[Lukan]

For me it would be spotted particularly Waynes or Kaceyo.

[waters10]

Let me think.....,;) spotteds do it for me!!!! Although I would like to try my hannd at wild RSG's too.
Aren't RSG, red SPOTTED greens? :p

[darkknight87]

Thats like asking me to pic one ice cream flavor to stick with for life..
God gave me Variety, so I gladly take as many as I can.

[blkrob]

If I could get my hands on a few true heckel crosses I would forsake all other fish. I'd share with all.:D

[Eddie]

If I could get my hands on a few true heckel crosses I would forsake all other fish. I'd share with all.:D

I do have to admit, a tank full of Heckel Crosses would be impressive. ;)

[kaceyo]

Aren't RSG, red SPOTTED greens? :p

Yup, but they are in a different catagory than domestic spotteds, and I've never bred them.

[Justice]

Turks of any kind!

[rickztahone]

Red Turk, 'nuff said ;)

[babillba]

Thats like asking me to pic one ice cream flavor to stick with for life..
God gave me Variety, so I gladly take as many as I can.

No, no DarkKnight - you have to play by the rules!! Renegades, I tell ya what.:bandana::)

[KEWX]

Tefe from Hans!

[pinoysport]

Ahh.. yes

About 11 adult Albino Red Covers in a 150G white sand tank...

[waters10]

Yup, but they are in a different catagory than domestic spotteds, and I've never bred them.
I know ... Just giving you a hard time ...

I'm surprised by the lack of albinos, and sad by the lack of any pigeon strain lovers!

[darkknight87]

No, no DarkKnight - you have to play by the rules!! Renegades, I tell ya what.:bandana::)

Rules?
But those are no fun...
Fine..Id have to say either turqs or a tank of whild Greens

[DiscusKeeper403]

This is tough...

Blue Knights or some nice leopards ...although I really like albino platinums :p

[erikc]

A 5 000 litre (1 300 US gallons) tank with 60 Nhamunda Heckels, sweet and simple !

[Eddie]

A 5 000 litre (1 300 US gallons) tank with 60 Nhamunda Heckels, sweet and simple !

60! Holy SMOKES!!

[erikc]

60! Holy SMOKES!!

Yup Eddie, gotta have some dreams in life ....

On a more seroious vein, the Heckels do live in large groups and to my knowledge no one has ever kept them in such numbers for a prolonged period of time. I would really like to do this some day before its too late ......

[richiem111]

Wild Blues.

My discus ideal is the colorplate in "Exotic Aquarium Fishes" by Innes (in the older editions that were published by the Innes Publishing Company). Yes, I know that this is a "colorplate" and not a photograph! But I have been admiring that "fish" for decades!

My current wild blues are really starting to color up. Lots of blue striations on the head and an orange halo on the dorsal fin. Lots of orange and blue in the anal fin. I received them from John (Snookn21) on 2/11 when they were approximately 3.5". I posted pictures of them that were taken on 3/4 in the Snookn21 thread (in the sponsor section) under the misnomer "Rio Madeira Browns". They were sold to me as Rio Madeira. Dale Jordan said that they looked like a blue/Heckel cross.

[John_Nicholson]

Yup Eddie, gotta have some dreams in life ....

On a more seroious vein, the Heckels do live in large groups and to my knowledge no one has ever kept them in such numbers for a prolonged period of time. I would really like to do this some day before its too late ......

I saw a tank like this at Sampson's in San Francisco about 10 years or so ago. It was very impressive. I don't know how long he kept them.

-john

[babillba]

A 5 000 litre (1 300 US gallons) tank with 60 Nhamunda Heckels, sweet and simple !

At 1300 G you could probably get in there and swim with them!!:p

[erikc]

I saw a tank like this at Sampson's in San Francisco about 10 years or so ago. It was very impressive. I don't know how long he kept them.

-john

I know, you hear about big tanks and they end up putting arrowanas or some other type of giant fish. I would just love to see a school of heckels evolve in a tank.

[erikc]

At 1300 G you could probably get in there and swim with them!!:p

You should see some of the tanks they have on this website, truly phenomenal :

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/

... just when you thought your 200 gallon tank was big !

[Dan]

leopard snakeskin for me, always been my favorite.

[waters10]

You should see some of the tanks they have on this website, truly phenomenal :

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/

... just when you thought your 200 gallon tank was big !
That website is insane ... It's hard to believe some people actually do that kind of stuff!

[babillba]

That website is insane ... It's hard to believe some people actually do that kind of stuff!

Yes, I used to peruse MFK regularly. Insanity is a prerequisite for joining the site I think.

It is amazing how elaborate some people will/can go.

I don't know where they get the money for some of these set ups, not to mention the water costs to keep up with the WC's

[Jhhnn]

If I had to pick among the fish I have, I'd keep the blue scorps from Kenny. I like the fact that they're quite variable, that I can easily distinguish one from another. They're also quite bold and playful with each other...

Other than that, I don't know... Maybe some F1's from Dale's Japura greens, or some Piwowarski turqs or... I really can't say... I'd need to have experienced more kinds than I have to really make a choice, ya know?

[Eddie]

I saw a tank like this at Sampson's in San Francisco about 10 years or so ago. It was very impressive. I don't know how long he kept them.

-john

John, you talking about Sampson from Universal Discus?

[BOBT00LS]

My choice would be an Albino Blue Diamond/Platinum with the size and thickness of Hans's Stendker Blue Diamonds which I will be working on soon. Ive got the Albino Blue Diamond stock pictured below and Hans's Jumbo Blue Diamonds will be in my tanks in a few days.

Bob

http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr64/BOBT00LS/Platinums004.jpg

[Darrell Ward]

That website is insane ... It's hard to believe some people actually do that kind of stuff!

Insane is the order of the day over there these days. It use to be much more informative than now. Most of the old timers (including myself) have moved on, and now it has a lot of teenagers who have little experence, and do really stupid things.

[John_Nicholson]

John, you talking about Sampson from Universal Discus?



Yep

[on_golden_wing]

Albino Pearl Diamonds,(solid types),the bigger they get the yellower they become it seems this is quickly becoming my favorite Discus,,,btw ,,if you see my arm and my leg someplace please return them to me because thats about what they cost me,haha

[babillba]

Albino Pearl Diamonds,(solid types),the bigger they get the yellower they become it seems this is quickly becoming my favorite Discus,,,btw ,,if you see my arm and my leg someplace please return them to me because thats about what they cost me,haha

What? No toes and fingers too? I'd say you got by cheaply then!

[H82LOS3]

Hmmm very tough question......