Are my fish stunted?...

[hillbilly]

I see this question a lot on forums from novice discus keepers. I also see fish that people proudly show off that should have never been purchased. So I thought I would show what stunted, and healthy discus look like. I pulled these pics from the internet to save time.

 

[hillbilly]

These pics show discus that are stunted. Note the huge eyes in comparsion to the size of the body. Also note the football shape. These fish will never grow any more....

 

[hillbilly]

These pics show what normal, healthy juvies look like. Roundish shape, normal sized eyes....

 

[hillbilly]

....and finally, normal healthy adults. Round shape, small eyes, and thick bodies...

 

[Tropicalfishking]

Wow, that's a huge difference between stunted and un-stunted!

 

[chEvstErino]

what strain of discus is this? love how there is red on the fins on the metallic blueish-greenish body

 

[Burgess]

Yes that is a very big difference.

 

[hillbilly]

what strain of discus is this? love how there is red on the fins on the metallic blueish-greenish body

Looks like a young male sapphire. (note the streamer on the top fin, these are mostly found on males)

 

[FishPimpin101]

what strain of discus is this? love how there is red on the fins on the metallic blueish-greenish body

variant of the cobalt possibly. on simplydiscus u can find breeders sell these cheap

 

[FishPimpin101]

good thread for beginners so they know how to pickout a good specimen. i also make sure the face and backtail are aligned. ive seen some discus where the backtail is below the face line. may not be a flaw to some people but for me it is.