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Old 21-11-2014, 12:05 PM   #1
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Default Differentiation between Red Melon, Super Melon n RGD

Hope all the discus shifu can help to answer this newbie question - how to tell the difference between Red Melon, Super Melon and RGD? Thanks in advance.

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Old 21-11-2014, 02:51 PM   #2
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Great question. I have also been trying to find out if it is just named created by different discus breeders / LFS or there are really distinctive differences like color spreads and striations.

Hope all the shifus here can give us a helping hand.
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Old 21-11-2014, 03:33 PM   #3
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Red Melon, Super Melon and RGD= Same fish just that is it more to pigeon gene or more to golden gene.
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Old 21-11-2014, 03:39 PM   #4
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Red Melon, Super Melon and RGD= Same fish just that is it more to pigeon gene or more to golden gene.
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Old 21-11-2014, 03:56 PM   #5
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Red Melon, Super Melon and RGD= Same fish just that is it more to pigeon gene or more to golden gene.
red melon = pigeon based fish.
super melons = upgrade of red melon, still a pigeon base fish but cleaner

RGD = from original breeder is from golden base fish, should not have any black peppering like pigeon. But will grey peppering on whole fish when stressed.

Those who bough fishes sold as rgd and have black peppering on the fins and nose region. Sorry to burst the bubble, they have been crossed with melon before and have pigeon gene.
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Old 21-11-2014, 04:03 PM   #6
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Those who bough fishes sold as rgd and have black peppering on the fins and nose region. Sorry to burst the bubble, they have been crossed with melon before and have pigeon gene.
ha so Dave your RGD fins have any black peppering??
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Old 21-11-2014, 04:09 PM   #7
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red melon = pigeon based fish.
super melons = upgrade of red melon, still a pigeon base fish but cleaner

RGD = from original breeder is from golden base fish, should not have any black peppering like pigeon. But will grey peppering on whole fish when stressed.

Those who bough fishes sold as rgd and have black peppering on the fins and nose region. Sorry to burst the bubble, they have been crossed with melon before and have pigeon gene.
Thanks for the clarification.

Just a question. If the RGD are put in black tank, will it develop black peppering?
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Old 21-11-2014, 04:16 PM   #8
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Thanks for the clarification.

Just a question. If the RGD are put in black tank, will it develop black peppering?
nope because its golden genes. i try dig my video and upload a video of rgd fish and argd.
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Old 21-11-2014, 04:22 PM   #9
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Thanks to all the shifu for sharing info... learn many new things in this thread...

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ha so Dave your RGD fins have any black peppering??
Got leh... not just the fins but oso the tail... LFS owner told me for RGD the face will turn red n not white but mine is yellowish wor...
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Old 21-11-2014, 04:26 PM   #10
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Thanks to all the shifu for sharing info... learn many new things in this thread...


Got leh... not just the fins but oso the tail... LFS owner told me for RGD the face will turn red n not white but mine is yellowish wor...
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Dave your fish look more melon than rgd
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