what is red??

[wildthing]

here are some pics....
"red" wilds IMO come in 2 varieties....either Blue discus that show red tendancies or Brown discus that show red tendancies.
here is a Royal blue discus ( shape distorted by the tank glass), not showing much red....

[wildthing]

here is a ( IMO) Blue Discus showing a lot of red ( Alenquer region 'royal' )

[wildthing]

this is a Golden Brown discus...not much red at all....note the difference in the way the fins are marked between this & the blues.

[wildthing]

this is a Tucurui 'red'....much redder than the Golden , & others get redder still but still this is a brown discus. again, a little distorted by the glass & the angle......
It is possible to find intermorphs between all of these colors & markings but what I am trying to show is that there are Blue reds & Brown reds, so Blues & Browns are the varieties & 'red' is a color tendancy & not a variety....all are one species... discus.....

[wildthing]

btw...these colors are accurate on my carefully calibrated monitor.

;D

[DarkDiscus]

Excellent thread. It's very interesting to see the incredible variety of colors you get with the existing wild species. Thanks for the perspective.

John

[Fishin dude]

Good info...thanks wildthing

[GulfCoastDiscus]

Hi Wildthing,
I picked these wilds from the lfs about 4 months ago. It looks like some type of wild green. Got any idea? Thanks

Dan

[wildthing]

IMO ( tho you know what they say about opinions.......LOL ) very nice RSG....( RSG from the lower fin, metalic with spots not striations) showing few or no body spots tho (?can;t see any at least)......nice fish. nice shape

[wildthing]

Greens & RSG vary quite a lot in background colors as well.....
this one Tefe region

[wildthing]

This burly guy from Eastern Amazonia...not nearly as red......& more 'luminescant'

[bikhu]

Hey Daddy... Can I have that fishie?

Beautiful, as always, Webber!! Thanks for sharing.

There are at times when I do a fast glimpse on my tank full of wilds that I get my discus mixed up (in colors). The only difference I see are the tones, striations, spots and shape (because some are younger than others).

But in all, I agree with you that they are fine species of discus I have ever encountered. --Angie--

[Larry Grenier]

David, great thread, great fish, great photos!

[Don_Lee]

Thanks for the contribution of a great thread/pics David. Another example of what I love about this site, information that cannot be had in ANY book appears regularly here. ;D

Don