help with discus

hi guys.i have noticed something with my discus that i need help with.the colour towards the rear of the discus is not as defined as the front.could it be that they used colour enhancement or is is it a deformity etc etc etc...

 

i forgot to mention that the discus is perfectly healthy.gets balance diet etc etc.only concern on color

tim

 

Hi

Nothing wrong with it, its just the way it is. Colour expression is not always perfect.
Hence we now get Discus classed in % coverage for certain strains such as Leopard snakeskin where its quite normal to have fish with little to no spots on the head area.
Fish with near 100% coverage in these strains tend to be more expensive.

Nothing to worry about, its like a black cat with white socks - nothing wrong with it just because its not 100% black.

Rgds

Marco

 

hi Tim!

Was it like this when you got it?ive noticed with mine that looked that way,and actually started loosing colour,that it had white stringy poop,add meds and it came rigt!

The colour came right,the pattern towards the tail wont apear as it is what the fish looks like!

I might be wrong!
Maybe ask @Marco @Dirk or @Altum

 

ok,while I was typing marco answerd

 

It's possible the coverage will improve as it gets older. I have one that looks almost exactly like that, and the non-patterned area is gradually getting smaller. How old is yours?

 

i have had it for approx 3 months.was quite small when i got it and now that it is growing,i noticed it.i was hoping within 3 months for it to have been gone,but seems to staying the same.i must admit i learnt something about percentages.i never knew that.