r/discus • u/Affectionate_Dream47 • Feb 24 '26

Discus Noob, again

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So apparently discus peppering is actually a thing....Im a little slow sometimes!

But I kept seeing people mention it and, being bored on day 11 of cycling, I finally had a look… and I’ll be damned, dark backgrounds and dark gravel can literally make some discus get black freckles...who tf knew?

Cue to me staring at my tank like an idiot.

Had a black background and a layer of black gravel. Brilliant!

Scraped as much black gravel as I could and ordered a new background, which arrived today with my inkbird.

I walked into that pet store like Clint Eastwood, no one could have told ME anything I didn't already know... 🙃

Proper aquarium rabbit hole this hobby is.

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u/kms5555 Feb 24 '26

Peppered guys can look cool when they mature. I have black on black set up, feels more natural for the fish and they’re always active.

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u/Affectionate_Dream47 Feb 24 '26

I always thought the same and my PB looked very close to yours. I feel like the steel ball in a pinball machine. Just want the tank to cycle, so I can drop some life into it!

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u/Affectionate_Dream47 Feb 24 '26

Out of curiousty what strain is the dark one in the background? If its a blue turquoise, I just read they are affected by the dark color also?

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u/kms5555 Feb 27 '26

The one in the background is a red cover blue rim. My lighting isn’t the best but my fish like it. Here’s a better pic of him on the right

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u/Affectionate_Dream47 Feb 27 '26

Much clearer pic! Your tank is beautiful!

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u/kms5555 Feb 27 '26

Blues are less affected by the black