Zayne Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 is this any good? would the black marks follow onto the babies? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =286169195 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 yeah, peppering is part of the checkerboard pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 but would it show in the babies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 wel.. these are my checkerboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Peppering develops on discus which have the pigeon blood in them when the discus tries to blend into the background of the tanks. The less dark areas you have i.e. black background, dark areas, the less peppering there will be on the fish. They are not born with it, they just carry the genetics for it to develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 when the discus tries to blend into the background of the tanks. You sure about this? 2 of my discus, both have peppering, but one has a lot more... I'm not 100% sure of the breeds though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Peppering is normal, it appears more when fish are under stresses from poor water quality or like adodge said dark environments etc - it's only a superficial concern for some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 A number of tests have been done where some heavily peppered fish have been put into a white tank or under high light and the peppering slowly fades. But as Dave+Amy said water quality also has a part to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 i wouldn't buy them myself. the male is nice and big with good finnage, but has a heap of peppering! this is why 'super' checkerboards are more expensive as they have much less peppering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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