Mystery Lady

[Stuart]

Hiya :)

I have a number of discus juveniles, many of which I purchased knowing what strain they are. The one below, however, I bought as one fish amonst many on ebay nearly a year ago. She is now maturing and taking an interest in a maturing male purple cobalt and I think it's time I found out what she is.

Do any of you know?

[Merrilyn]

Stuart, I believe you have a wild brown. These were the original fish to be caught and exported. We don't see a lot of good brown fish around today, most people seem to prefer the more colourful varieties.

I still think the browns have a charm all of their own. A pair of browns in breeding colour is a sight to behold. :o

[Stuart]

Thank you Lady Red - she is beautiful and one of my favourites :)

Someone suggested she might be a red alnquer - but her main colouration is brown/slightly orange and not red.

[Merrilyn]

At first I thought so too, until I compared her with one of my Red Alenquer fish. As you can see, there is a marked difference.

[discusjim]

Nice fish,
A brown discus is a type of discus. Alenquer is a regio in brasil where brown discus life. The brown's that life over there colour red. But these days a lot of people say if you have a brown/ red wild type fish, that it is a alenquer. i think your fish is a brown. Browns are always 9 bar fish. i think the pic that ladyred showd is not a alenquer but a rose red. Brown discus can't have more them 9 bars !
Sorry for my bad english i am learning imigrated about a year ago from holland. Thanks
Jim

[Merrilyn]

Thanks for the information Jim. It's wonderful that we can all share information here, that's why I love this forum. :P

And your english is excellent, we can all understand your meaning. :wink:

[Mattzilla]

very nice looking brown you got there mate

i have a soft spot for browns myself...

[discusjim]

Thanks ladyred! :lol:

[Stuart]

Thank you all - I only wish I had a male brown to match her, the male she has taken a shine to is a Purple Cobalt :)

[Tryhard]

That should be an interesting cross

[Stuart]

well I'll be blowed - lol. Came down to eggs this morning. As I write half of them have been eaten - wasn't expecting much from a surprise spawn, but someone's getting ready.