Zayne Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 i was looking at this auction and they say that they are blue turks but they look more like colbalt blues to me. am i correct? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =297509555 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 They are not turks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted June 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 year thats what i thought and asked a question about them and the person still said they are turks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 :lol: I can look at my camry everyday and call it a ferrari... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 thesee are colbalts or blue diamonds not turqs cause turqs have patterns and thes are just solid blues very nice discus though :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k1w1y2k Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 This might stir things up a bit, but they could be turqs. The parents are definatly cobolt, but the babies are showing stress bars, which the cobolts dont have. It is quite common for ressive genes for the parents to come through in the babies. The babies are to young to show much colour yet so it will be hard to tell if they will have a thick or thin pattern when they get older, but by showing stress bars means that they wont be cobolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 they could be turqs i agree, maybe the flash also made the colour abit different. none the less, parents look nice:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 most if not all aquarium strain baby discus have stress bars though don't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k1w1y2k Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 No there are a lot of solid colour discus that don't show any bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 So 2 cobalts could produce an entire batch of turqs? Recessive genes will only show in a minority of the offspring, not a majority of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k1w1y2k Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 No, they could produce a % of cobolts and the rest Turks. Some of our pairs produce 50/50 turks and snakes, even though none of the parents are snakes. After doing alot of research, we found out abit about recessive genes, and the some of the babies taking on the characteristics that can go back to their grand parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k1w1y2k Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Sorry about getting off the threed a little, but if you are interested in discus genetics this link can give you a bit of info http://www.discusnews.com/article/cat-0 ... cs-1.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 So 2 cobalts could produce an entire batch of turqs? Recessive genes will only show in a minority of the offspring, not a majority of them. that is true in a strict scientific sense but i have seen the laws broken in the random expression of genetics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flosty Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 These to me look like cobalts.Cobalts have 9 stress bars.If you look closely you will see a bar through the eye and one on the tail The rest will show up when stressed.Juvenile cobalts will show stress bars and will look just like turqs with broken stripes and lines They will slowly cover in as the fish matures to a full blue colour or very nearly full. Blue diamond are stress bar less discus or can show one through the tail area,they also have a full eye ring ,red or orange/yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 now I want some..since my two blue diamonds turned out to be duds zayne - if you get them, let me know how they turn up (fins, body shape etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted June 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 zayne - if you get them, let me know how they turn up (fins, body shape etc) Dave i wasnt planning on getting any because i know a person with a breeding pair and are going to get some off them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 it's actually amy :oops: ...oh you know people selling cobalts or blue diamonds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted June 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 sorry Amy i know a person BREEDING both but no babies at the mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 oh what other strains do your friends have currently Zayne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 blue turks & colbalt blue i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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