Hi thanks for your reply ! Been wondering around forums and discus store sites and I can't help but wonder it could perhaps be a blue Turk(instead of checker), snakeskin and some no strain discus (instead of melon). So is it possible that some discus do not have strains? Should I also be concerned that my snakeskin is showing its pattern at 3 inches ? Since I read that juvenile fish are not suppose to show great pattern/ colours unless they've been treated with hormones. ><
They have a million names for the same discus strain. It is definitely a red or blue turquoise strain but any slightly different variation or pattern will get a different name from the sellers. Since it has dots as well as striations, it might be considered a checkerboard even though it’s a variant of a turquoise discus. If it has vertical stripes, it would be called a tiger.
If your snakeskin had mostly blue, it would be called a scorpion. It really doesn’t matter what the breeders or sellers call them
Your red one looks to be some variant of pigeon or Marlboro discus. If it’s face was white or yellow, it would be a melon or some other fancy name.
As for color, it’s likely that your blue discus were treated with testosterone to make them show blue patterns early. I’d be most interested in seeing how your “melon” colors up as it grows.
It would be best to buy discus from breeders so you know what you’re getting and their lineage if you’re concerned about quality. Otherwise, you can just enjoy them as pets. Kinda like high end koi or pet store koi