illusionz_NZ Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Can anybody tell me a main difference between a blue/red turquoise and a checkerboard discus? I bought some young ones and got told the mother was a red turq and father was a blue turq. they both looked the same to me just varied in pattern a bit. the young ones i just assumed were turqs but could not help but wonder if they actually were then someone else said they look a lot like checkerboards. Im not sure if the black bars have anything to do with telling them apart or not but these ones have 5 or 6 bars when they decide to show them. I will get some pics tomorrow and put them up. I would really like to know exactly what kind they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 According to liveaquaria.com : red turks are blue/red and checkerboards are green/red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 I am no expert on Discus, but I used to keep some and I believe that 8 is the minimum number of bars that a discus can have (unless they are 'negative' and the bars are not visible at all). If the fish has more or less than 9 bars (including the head and base of the caudal fin) then it is most likely an S. haraldi - what is commonly called the brown (or blue) discus. They can have 8 to 16 bars and a multitude of colour variations. The checkerboards have full horizontal colour lines in addition to the 16 bars (this is what gives them the checkerboard appearance). If the fish has exactly 9 bars, it could be a Heckel or a green discus in which case additional rules apply! That's about as much as I know and who knows if it is still correct :-? (someone correct me if I am miserably wrong!). Might help to post a pic. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusionz_NZ Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Ok here are the photo's of the discus. any ideas peoples? :roll: all are nice and healthy, eating well and all are for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 ah what does it matter what they are called, they're all hybrids. nice fish 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 checkerboard X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flosty Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 They are to young to tell what they will eventually be. They may look like checkerboards at the moment but as they grow all the dots will more than likely join together to form striations. Its really impossible to tell without seeing the parents. If the parents are as stated then they are blue turq x red turq cross Its quite possible that as they mature they could be more either one or the other. A red turq has a red base colour with blue striations A turquoise or blue turq would blue stripe/striations over a brown base but would definately look more blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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