Solid bright yellow colored discus.

[amyers]

Hello everyone,

I've always been fascinated by pictures of bright yellow discus. Thats what got me into trouble recently when I purchased from an unscrupulous dealer's website . Can anyone tell me who is a reputable dealer that has this color discus for sale?

[Eddie]

Hello everyone,

I've always been fascinated by pictures of bright yellow discus. Thats what got me into trouble recently when I purchased from an unscrupulous dealer's website . Can anyone tell me who is a reputable dealer that has this color discus for sale?

I think Mike Beals from CODiscus had some yellows in his last shipment. I'll take a look.

I guess he sold out of them.

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?t=87600

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[John_Nicholson]

I have been looking for that type of fish for the last 20 years or so and have not been able to find any that I considered high quality. Good luck.

-john

[atitagain]

Not sure if this is what you are looking for but Chad Hughes at Hughes Hatcheries has a couple real good looking 5" yellows.

www.sandiegodiscus.com

[DiscusOnly]

Bright yellow is going to turn into no so brigh yellow as they grow. I am currently growing a few out and keeping them yellow is very hard. Mine are turning into tangerine.

[ericatdallas]

Do vendors usually use chemicals to keep them yellow?

[John_Nicholson]

The closest I ever got to a bright yellow fish was this one. It was a female. In 4 breeding's I got about 15 wiggles then she just up and died. She was an adult when I got her. No telling haw old she was then.

-john

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14/DiscusJohn/assorted1.jpg

[roclement]

My Ogon Yellows are 100% yellow but they are not fully colored as they have white on them as well. They came from Kenny

Rodrigo

[John_Nicholson]

I just can't stand the fish that are not fully colored. One of those personal pet peeves...LOL.

-john

[DiscusOnly]

This was my yellow discus before it died last year. I grew it out from 2.5" and had it for over 3 years. I am hoping what I am growing out now look similiar in term of color.

[John_Nicholson]

Nice fish.

-john

[ericatdallas]

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh238/codiscus/NOV%202010/ys1.jpg

Mike was selling these last November... They're 4" Yellow Sunrise, so should give you an idea of what they look like as they mature...

[John_Nicholson]

I bet they gain a fair bit of orange by the time they are done.

-john

[ericatdallas]

They actually look a lot like the Albino Millenium Golds (6"+).

[Skip]

If john aint found a yellow fish in 20 years... Then there are now yellow fish... Imho... lol

[roundfishross]

my albino m. golds have stayed yellow and have not turned orange. I do feed these regular beef mix and it contains paprika.
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz326/roundfishross/4f84213e.jpg
these are actually more yellow to my eye than the pics show they were photographed under one of those purple looking color enhancing bulbs(g.e. aqua rays bulb) its just what I had to light their tank

[Second Hand Pat]

Leo, those are nice.

[roundfishross]

Leo, those are nice.

thank you Pat

[John_Nicholson]

Those are nice and albinos do bring an entirely new set of colors with them. I have seen albino turqs that looked yellow. I was mainly talking about non-albinos.

By the way those are nice looking fish.

-john

[roundfishross]

thank you John, Ill make you a good deal on them.....hint hint;)

[John_Nicholson]

thank you John, Ill make you a good deal on them.....hint hint;)

LOL. ...Man ablinos just aren't my thing...so it would have to be one hell of a deal.


-john

[roundfishross]

LOL. ...Man ablinos just aren't my thing...so it would have to be one hell of a deal.


-john

hey thats the only kind I know!

[John_Nicholson]

You will have to talk to me in June of 2012....LOL.

-john

[Jennie]

Got this one from Kenny..in pic it looks to have orange but in person was quite yellow
http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae345/discuslover65/striated.jpg

[moon_knight1971]

I have a Golden Crystal from Kenny that is a nice light yellow. I too would like a solid, mustard colored discus but no luck thus far.

[vera]

the most yellow i've seen was in Duisburg's show last year

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2105/dscf37751273x1280.jpg

[roundfishross]

the most yellow i've seen was in Duisburg's show last year

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2105/dscf37751273x1280.jpg

this fish is spactacular and also what made me buy my yellows!

[vera]

with camera settings it looks orangie , but in person its as bright yellow as sun :)wish a group of these so pretty!

[annj]

Hans Stendker is a very reputable dealer. His website is discusfishstore.com Never had a problem. Never got a bad fish. And never ever had a problem of any kind. Try him. Call him if you don't see what your looking for on his website.

[John_Nicholson]

the most yellow i've seen was in Duisburg's show last year

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2105/dscf37751273x1280.jpg

Nice fish but think what it would look like with bright red eyes....


-john

[vera]

amazing ?? lol , u in to yellows John?

[John_Nicholson]

amazing ?? lol , u in to yellows John?

Yes I am.

-john

[Scott293]

Well now you guys have me wondering??? I am looking for yellows but was not aware that they lose the color as they grow. Close call I was fixing to spend some $$$ So when they lose their color as adults do they still produce bright yellow fry?

...Scott

[roundfishross]

Well now you guys have me wondering??? I am looking for yellows but was not aware that they lose the color as they grow. Close call I was fixing to spend some $$$ So when they lose their color as adults do they still produce bright yellow fry?

...Scott

the yellows I posted are nearing 6" inches and they are more yellow than they were when I bought them.

[Scott293]

Actually I found some yellows. It's not a simply discus member, "that I know of", he says they are the best yellows I will find in this country. I haven't found out where they came from. I had plans on traveling there with my wife to work out a deal this weekend. I'm afraid to tell who it is because everyone will be calling him. He says if he posted them on the internet they would be gone in a day. I have been watching and searching like John but not 10 years like John has. I think the yellows are fascinating and also a great color to cross into others. I even like the yellow points in a diamond blue. I just like the color and love to see solid yellows too. I just don't have any in my tanks yet. I might be too picky but it's got to be a bright yellow to look the best. And along with that I want good shape too. Now I've already made plans to go and at least see these, which I will do this weekend. I know he doesn't want to sell them but is willing to let me buy a few. So it sounds like some keep their color and some even get more yellow. I guess I'll have to ask these little 3"ers what they are going to do. Hopefully he has adults too that I can see

[mwdw]

check out kingdom come discus.

[Scott293]

check out kingdom come discus.

I have gotten a few discus from Kraig

[Scott293]

I have gotten a few discus from Kraig

but it's not him who has them

[roundfishross]

van got his from a non sponser and likely the same person you are planing to purchase from

[Scott293]

van got his from a non sponser and likely the same person you are planing to purchase from

Leo do you mean Vlam who says his are turning into tangerine?

[roundfishross]

Leo do you mean Vlam who says his are turning into tangerine?

yes

[roundfishross]

you should pm him and see if its the same source

[roundfishross]

I think no matter what you run acrost nothing is going to be the intense yellow of a saltwater tang. I thnk thats what comes to most poeples mind when they think yellow fish

[Scott293]

I think no matter what you run acrost nothing is going to be the intense yellow of a saltwater tang. I thnk thats what comes to most poeples mind when they think yellow fish

Yupp, exactly. The closest to that is the best. I did pm him asking where he got his. I certainly don't want that to happen

[roundfishross]

ultimately it's gonna be all about the feed that keeps them yellow

[DiscusOnly]

Leo do you mean Vlam who says his are turning into tangerine?

Look at the first 3 pictures. That's how they look when I first got them. About 6 weeks later, they look like that in the last two pictures. They are like that now but bigger.

I try my best not to give them any color enhancing food but I know the AngelPlus stuff has some in it. I wish I could just feed them FDBW and CBW but that's just way too expensive. They rarely get any FBH, maybe once a month.

[roundfishross]

I still admire them Van they are nice

[DiscusOnly]

I still admire them Van they are nice

Thanks.. a few of them do have very good shape. I wish their eyes were a bit redder.

Van

[TonyAPBTx]

Okay, I've been wondering this regarding yellows and feeding. If you are feeding a food with red coloration to it (colorbits) or a mix with paprika is the turning red permanent? Or is it like a dye and goes away when you feed a different food that doesn't have the red to it?

I have a yellow from Kenny that is very yellow and clean. Would like to keep it as yellow as possible.

I thought the coloration was temporary based on current feeding but some seem to suggest its a permanent deal.

[vera]

Van , they still look pretty yellow to me in the last picture ,
have u tried playing with background color, maybe if that was more solid color the yellow would b more intense ?

[roundfishross]

I have only kept albino yellows , so I can only speek for them. they were a little pale when purchesed, so I feed them with c. yellow and only for half of the reccomended amount of time 5 instead of ten days. in the folowing months they have been getting paprika in the beef heart mix because I dont want to make seperate mixes. the paprika has turned the striations more orange but not the body color. and yes the c. yellow has worn off but it has taken several months and the fish still look more yellow to me than when they were recieved

[DiscusOnly]

Vera,

I have not play around with their environment since I got them. I simply have them in a 55gal grow out tank with the Piwo and Heckel cross. This is the one tank that I don't pay much attention to the discus beside feeding and water changes.

Leo: I ordered the CY but don't plan to use them until these are bigger.

FWIW, the yellow discus I posted in post #10 was fed tetra colorbits and it still look like that.

[roundfishross]

Vera,

I have not play around with their environment since I got them. I simply have them in a 55gal grow out tank with the Piwo and Heckel cross. This is the one tank that I don't pay much attention to the discus beside feeding and water changes.

Leo: I ordered the CY but don't plan to use them until these are bigger.

FWIW, the yellow discus I posted in post #10 was fed tetra colorbits and it still look like that.

yeah I would not feed it to juvies, I dont think it would hurt them though, but they may have already been hit with it before being exported

[Scott293]

Look at the first 3 pictures. That's how they look when I first got them. About 6 weeks later, they look like that in the last two pictures. They are like that now but bigger.

I try my best not to give them any color enhancing food but I know the AngelPlus stuff has some in it. I wish I could just feed them FDBW and CBW but that's just way too expensive. They rarely get any FBH, maybe once a month.

Van those are some nice looking yellows. I would be happy with that if that is no color enhancing

[DiscusOnly]

Van those are some nice looking yellows. I would be happy with that if that is no color enhancing

At that size/age with that color.. they don't look like that wihthout some sort of help. I don't have regret getting them even with the color change cause I had a feeling that it was not natural..I wanted to experiment with it.

Van

[Scott293]

OK I got some of those yellows that are supposed to be the best in the country. They are not all that so I only got two. At 3 inches it's hard to tell. At this point they are white with a slight yellow tint. When you drive 3.5 hours you might as well buy something for your wife who has been all excited all week to get some yellows. I must say I was too, but I'm a bit disappointed. When they get settled in I will take some pics ...Scott

[Scott293]

OK here are the yellows that Rocky Mountain Discus owner thinks are the best yellows in the country...
http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j439/scott293/?action=view&current=Yellows006.jpg
http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j439/scott293/?action=view&current=Yellows004.jpg
http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j439/scott293/?action=view&current=Yellows001.jpg

[ericatdallas]

OK here are the yellows that Rocky Mountain Discus owner thinks are the best yellows in the country...
http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j439/scott293/?action=view&current=Yellows006.jpg
http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j439/scott293/?action=view&current=Yellows004.jpg
http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j439/scott293/?action=view&current=Yellows001.jpg

For juvies, they actually look decent... wonder why he wouldn't send you pics of them...

[DiscusOnly]

They appear to have decent shape. All you can do now is just feed and give them clean water. You will get a better sense of what they look like 6-9 months from now. If if was me, I would not grow them out in your other tank setup with those large gravels.

[Scott293]

They appear to have decent shape. All you can do now is just feed and give them clean water. You will get a better sense of what they look like 6-9 months from now. If if was me, I would not grow them out in your other tank setup with those large gravels.

Yeah I think I'm going to keep them in an empty tank. This is a 40 gallon tank that I have them in.

[Scott293]

Here is a video, they are quite skiddish

http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j439/scott293/?action=view&current=VID00007.mp4

[DiscusOnly]

For future, try to grow out more than 2. A group of 5-6 would have been better.

OK.. so that's who you got it from. Different source than where I got mine.

Van

[Scott293]

For future, try to grow out more than 2. A group of 5-6 would have been better.

OK.. so that's who you got it from. Different source than where I got mine.

Van

Actually Van, I wish I had gotten more than 2 now. I only got two because in his bottom row tank without light they didn't look this well. They looked more like orange finned whites. So now here is my plans, I'll stay on the market for about 3 more yellows to grow out with them.

[ericatdallas]

Hey Scott, did you see Kenny's Discus new list?


Albino Strains:

3.5-4" Albino Pearl Diamond (striated)-----------------------$68
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr177/kennysdiscus02/Kennys%20Discus%202011a/APDstriated35-41.jpg



3.5-4" Ogon Yellow White-------------------------------------$58
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr177/kennysdiscus02/Kennys%20Discus%202011a/OgonYellowWhite35-4.jpg

[ericatdallas]

I really like the Albino Pearl Diamond.. oh so many choices, so little money :P

[Scott293]

I really like the Albino Pearl Diamond.. oh so many choices, so little money :P

Wow! Yes me too. I prefer the albino pearl diamond and some ring leopards too. I am going to have to think about this.

[moon_knight1971]

put my order in with Kenny for the Ogon Yellow Whites :-)

[amyers]

Still looking , wont give till i see what i want.

[moon_knight1971]

If it helps at all the Ogon Yellow Whites I picked up from Kenny are much better in color than than pics show.

Joey!

[amyers]

The ones thats being shown are not yellow enough for me , i think what i am looking for has not been bred yet.

[Rod]

I bet they gain a fair bit of orange by the time they are done.

-john

You would loose the bet then John :)

Those yellow sunrise pigeons from Mike Beals (Jeffrey Yang) are very resistent to color change. I have imported them quite a few times and tested them by feeding color enhancers and i cannot get them to turn orange. I feed as red color enhancers prawns, spirulina, Sera discus granules among other food in the diet, and no orange.

Rod

[greengreen84]

I got a yellow diamond about 8 months ago I think it came from Jeffrey yang so I was told when I got it off a forum member on another forum that is, but i don't have good pic of her at the moment shes not as bright yellow as in the pic but a little less and gets a pepprey nose shes the best I've seen but had to fight alot of the forum members to get her lol here's the pic, maybe ask geffrey yang if has any hidden away :).
http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz236/greengreen84/DSC01399.jpg

also have a yellow millenium I'm hoping they will pair up once he gets over the red melon lol
http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz236/greengreen84/DSC01453.jpg

[amyers]

Well I think I found somthing, ordered 7 , should be here on Thursday. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[Bonkaz]

There are some really nice yellows here, thats what we will be looking for in the next order we get.

[amyers]

68734

Well folks after my long search for yellow , this is the best i came up with.

[ksikole]

I have bought two from Mike Beals. Great yellow color for the past year. Can not recomend him enough.

[nc0gnet0]

Interesting choice...was it based on price? I have a feeling that little fella might turn a bit orange as he grows........

[amyers]

No it was not based on price and he is'nt that little it's actually about 4 inches big.

[Scott293]

68734

Well folks after my long search for yellow , this is the best i came up with.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLFsubiY9rw

What do you think about this? It's a scarlet but with a quite yellow body.

[BOBT00LS]

These are from Mike Beals as well and as close to bright yellow as I have seen. They are Albino Millenium Golds. First pic is with a flash and the second is without.

Bob


With Flash
http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr64/BOBT00LS/AMG021.jpg

Without Flash
http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr64/BOBT00LS/AMG016.jpg

[CrazyAngels]

Bob, those Albino Millennium Golds are very nice indeed.

[jlcoop277]

Funny thread, I just started this very same quest. It's turning out that the elusive Yellow Discus is the Holy grail... On our local forum I posted the same Q about looking for yellows and John was the first one to give me a heads up on my epic quest. I'll keep you updated if I find one. Has anyone used the Yellow enhancer?

[Scott293]

Funny thread, I just started this very same quest. It's turning out that the elusive Yellow Discus is the Holy grail... On our local forum I posted the same Q about looking for yellows and John was the first one to give me a heads up on my epic quest. I'll keep you updated if I find one. Has anyone used the Yellow enhancer?

What color enhancer are you referring to? I just learned that marigold pedals will serve as an excellent color enhancer for yellow. I thought that maybe I found some nice yellows. I drove 4 hrs one way to get them because I was told they are the best yellows in the country. Well now at 4" they are turning orange. But I think the reason that is happening is because of feeding tetracolor bits. The red is over powering the yellow.

[roundfishross]

carophyll yellow

[jlcoop277]

Yes the Carophyll Yellow.
Where do you get marigold Pedals? Other than pulling them off of Marigolds.

[Scott293]

Yes the Carophyll Yellow.
Where do you get marigold Pedals? Other than pulling them off of Marigolds.

Pulling them off of marigolds is the only way I know to get them.

[roundfishross]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Calendula-Petals-Marigold-Herb-Herbal-1-ounce-/260821988852?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cba33b5f4


http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?86316-Carophyll-Yellow-are-now-back-in-stock

[moon_knight1971]

I heard the key to keeping the yellow is not too feed foods with shrimp in it.


Joey

[HTown Discus]

I have an Albino Pearl Diamond from Kenny/Forrest that is a beautiful shade of solid yellow.

[deepflyball]

I got some yellows from Kenny a couple years back. was a unprovin pair fro me. One jumped out of the tank and i traded the othe for something else. I would love to get some more. Jerry