peppering in my new stendker discus juvies?

[sushiray]

I get the impression many think peppering is not a desired trait. if not, then I have 4 out of 15 which are peppered, the light orangy colored pigeon blood, red pigeon blood, blue pidgeon blood & marboro red.

anyone know why some show peppering?

but I guess I have to accept them as they are since they are part of my big family now. I still like them a lot but hope this is not a bad trait.

thks all

 

[jacky]

what color is the background??

 

[XB aro]

i was told that a dark background causes peppering and stress can bring out peppering, their pigeons though so no matter what they'll have some peppering

 

[fishyjoe26]

yep dark back grounds, and dark substrate can bring out peppering. it's not a bad trait for the fish to have. it just like a person with frackles.

 

[sushiray]

I am using the coral sea background plastic roll. so I guess a little dark but my lights are bright. is it permanent? think if I flipped to the brighter all blue background side it would go away or at least diminish?

but why only my orangy pigeons & not the others?

I was hoping someone would say it's ok, I thought the same, just like freckles!

thks again!

 

[ikevi]

Are the others pigeons?

 

[sushiray]

Are the others pigeons?

no, have a nice mix of brilliant, turquoises, alenqer, blue diamond, snake skins, santarem, flachen

 

[hillbilly]

Peppering is like the bars on other discus. It's unique to pigeon based fish, and a result of a mutated gene. Fish that are not pigeon blood based will not have peppering.

 

[Lupin]

Peppering is like the bars on other discus. It's unique to pigeon based fish, and a result of a mutated gene. Fish that are not pigeon blood based will not have peppering.

 

[cyberhog05]

Isnt a marb red a strain of pigeon? I know that directly after a wc my pigeons look there best, peppering gone and after about a half hour it returns just a little bit. Some pigeons will have the entire gene bred out while others will still have it. Hans told me it may get better as the fish mature. I was using the dark blue plastic back ground and switched to a light blue back ground and it didnt help. I hate the color I chose. I also use silica sand or pool filter sand.