ellwa
Thu Mar 30, 2006, 04:12 PM
and specs of their life and environment :)
been doing some reading about strains and development over the last 20 years.
There are no hard and fast rules on classification. Many of the newer colors have been around less than 10 years and are not fixed. The buying public is fickle, tiring of the colors they already have and always on the look out for something new. Breeders are still experimenting with all manner of crosses in hopes of creating the next new color or pattern. Look at all that’s been accomplished in the last few years.
1988---Ghost Discus, a mutation of the brown is discovered.
1990/91---Golden Discus, another mutation from the brown.
1990/91---A nine bar snakeskin is imported from Thailand.
1992---Blue Diamond & Ocean Green become popular
1993---14 bar snakeskin discovered in Penang is thought to have inherited the characteristic from wild discus.
1995---Snakeskin strains are exported.
1995---Leopard skin is developed from selected Red Diamonds.
1997---White Discus are much improved
1998---Red/White & Yellow/ White are introduced.
2000---San Merah & Red Melon are imported to improve the strain.
2000---Backcrossing snakeskin strains introduces many different variants.
The above timeline is from an article by Joe Szelesi posted on the Brooklyn Aquarium Society website. Here is a link to the full article. http://www.brooklynaquariumsociety.org/Articles/2002-sept-pg%2029.htm
:)
been doing some reading about strains and development over the last 20 years.
There are no hard and fast rules on classification. Many of the newer colors have been around less than 10 years and are not fixed. The buying public is fickle, tiring of the colors they already have and always on the look out for something new. Breeders are still experimenting with all manner of crosses in hopes of creating the next new color or pattern. Look at all that’s been accomplished in the last few years.
1988---Ghost Discus, a mutation of the brown is discovered.
1990/91---Golden Discus, another mutation from the brown.
1990/91---A nine bar snakeskin is imported from Thailand.
1992---Blue Diamond & Ocean Green become popular
1993---14 bar snakeskin discovered in Penang is thought to have inherited the characteristic from wild discus.
1995---Snakeskin strains are exported.
1995---Leopard skin is developed from selected Red Diamonds.
1997---White Discus are much improved
1998---Red/White & Yellow/ White are introduced.
2000---San Merah & Red Melon are imported to improve the strain.
2000---Backcrossing snakeskin strains introduces many different variants.
The above timeline is from an article by Joe Szelesi posted on the Brooklyn Aquarium Society website. Here is a link to the full article. http://www.brooklynaquariumsociety.org/Articles/2002-sept-pg%2029.htm
:)