Discus classifications?

[Fern]

It seems like there are a zillion different color names for discus and no decent guide on what it what! So can any one share a link to a site that has some decent info on the proper classifications of them? Or tell me what yall would classify mine as?

Tiger

Freckles

Orange Soda

Scarface

Zorro

Tiny Tim

Blue

And yes laugh at their names all you like! I had to let my kids name a few fish

 

[Mikey]

This site has some good info. Nice fish BTW fern!!

http://www.discusnada.org/discus/classification.html

 

[Fern]

I did see that site and it helped some.....
Like I know Scarface and Blue are Blue diamonds. I think Tiger and Zorro would be called red turquoise..... Tiny tim has me stumped, he has spots and lines .... so he kind of falls between the crack on names I can find. I know Orange Soda and Freckles are of Pigeon decent but not sure what exactly to call them, like freckles has some light blue striations on the fins.....

Thank you! They are nice to look at and have LOADS of personality!!

 

[Addictedtofish]

Tiger is a Blue Turq, Freckles is a peppered Red Marlbro/ Blue Turq, Orange Soda is alot better quality Red Marlbro, Scarface and Ble are both Blue Diamonds or possibly Cobalt Blues, both Zorro and Tiny Tim are Alancer's, one for sure is better quality.

 

[Fern]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was exactly what I was looking for!!!!

 

[sandnuka]

I think freckles looks like it has some pigeon blood in him.. thats why you can see the stripes and stuff fading out.... and orange soda looks more like a B grade melon to me... but different breeders will call different colors/markings differnt things... Like I heard one breeder call tiger a snakeskin turq... so just depends who you talk to I would say.

 

[Anthraxx]

lolz at your orange soda. i hope im taking that reference correctly (kenan and kel)

 

[GilbertonFisher]

So I just showed my son (10 months) the pictures and he loved them, especially Tiger. Beautiful fish!!

 

[Lilydog]

any breeder can call their crosses what ever they want...thats the problem with hybrids...also the good part. look at all the colors..think of dogs. They are all canines, just selective breeding makes so many shapes and colors...Tiger clearly has some wild heckle in him with the thicker middle band...all red morphs (with out verticle bars...wild browns get very red with shrimp) are due to a genetic mutation similar to albinoism...

 

[greenorange123]

Really impressed! Every thing is pretty, really clear, open can be a description from the dilemma. It consists of the info.