Rod_Lewis Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 The leopard discus is a hybrid type resulting from crossbreeding the green and the blue discus. (Symphysodon aequifasciata x S. haraldi) They are a variable group of discus including ones that resemble the blue, some resemble the green, and many will look somewhere inbetween. No mutations were used to develop this color pattern, they are the result of pure selection by the breeders. Here are some photos of various types including a high body form and the bulldog form. Hover your cursor over the thumbnail for the variety name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod_Lewis Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Some more varieties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssdiscus Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 This is great information re origins of Leopards. Fantastic photos too, Rod. Keep the information coming. Cheers, Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboy5031 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 may i ask what is the difference between snakeskins and leopards? cheers jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mermaid Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Great looking discus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod_Lewis Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 This is great information re origins of Leopards. Fantastic photos too, Rod. Keep the information coming.Cheers, Shaun Thanks Shaun. I certainly will add more photos as i get the time. As you know i have many pics of discus, my intention is to show all the current and the old school varieties. Mate, i know you have some terrific discus, any leopard pics you'd care to add? :D may i ask what is the difference between snakeskins and leopards?cheers jay Jay, Snakeskins are a mutant type originally developed in Thailand from S. haraldi discus. The mutation they carry causes the normal black vertical bars to increase in number (14-16 compared to wild form of 9) and causes the normal wide blue striations to become much thinner. It is an extremely interesting mutation to breed with, and they have been crossed with many varieties to produce some of the most sort after discus including the leopard snakeskin. This type (lss specifically) has won more international discus championships than any other variety. I have some excellent ss photos which i will share soon. Stay tuned. Great looking discus Thankyou mermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasMick Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Great photos, great information. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboy5031 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 thanks for that Rod, you're definately knowledgeable, when i get a chance to take a pic of my pair do you think you might be able to give me a good idea of their specific breed? thanks jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod_Lewis Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Great photos, great information. Thanks. Hey, no worries vegas. Happy to share where i can. thanks for that Rod,you're definately knowledgeable, when i get a chance to take a pic of my pair do you think you might be able to give me a good idea of their specific breed? thanks jay Hi Jay, Please do mate. Funny thing about knowledge, the more i gain, the more i realize how much i still have to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_Shorty Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Fabulous looking fish there Rod. Simply stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboy5031 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 hey Rod managed to get a couple of pics after trying to workout the my partners camera lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod_Lewis Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) Hi Jay, First one looks like a spotted leopard, i think will turn out like pic 2 & 3 in post 1. 2nd one is a type of striated turquoise, perhaps red turquoise or royal blue. Neither of them are snakeskins, although it is quite possible that 1 or both of the parents were. The mutant gene that controls the snakeskin is dominant, but it is not a gene that can be bred to homozygosity#. (Probably due to the gene being deleterious in the double dose form. The extremely rare hairline snakeskin may be an exception, but due to the difficulty in keeping them alive, breeding reports are unheard of and i have no way of confirming this) Being a heterozygous dominant means they do not breed true, and the throwbacks will be wild type and could well look like your discus. Did the breeder tell you they were snakeskins? #Homozygosity: The state of possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. Homozygosity definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on MedTerms Edited December 19, 2011 by Rod_Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssdiscus Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Hi Rod, Here's a few of my Leopards. Photo 1 and 2 are Leopard Snakeskins, 3 is an Albino Leopard SS, 4 is an Albino Leopard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssdiscus Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Hi, For our newer Discus friends, the difference between a Leopard and a Leopard Snakeskin can be clearly seen in photos 3 & 4. The SS has finer lines around the head and a finer spotted body. As Rod pointed out the SS has more vertical bars that the Leopard - these are more visible in juveniles before they "colour up" Cheers, Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod_Lewis Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) Thankyou Shaun, great looking discus, and thanks for the visual comparison between ss and normal gene discus. A picture says a 1000 words. Anyone else have pics of leopard type discus to show off!! Post them so we can all enjoy some serious drooling. Edited December 19, 2011 by Rod_Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
