Golden Melon Throwback Discus
$75.00 – $190.00
Fire orange tie dye emanating electric tangerine waves inflame this tiny rockstar sun god’s flesh in golden coral marmalade flashes as it freewheels through the blue. It is the fish whose skin is emblazoned in the sun’s aura. It is the golden melon throwback discus. It is the enigmatic color one’s third eye might see in the best in men’s souls.
When I hear the word “throwback”, it takes me back to times when you would just lay back on a summer afternoon, watching the sun go down sitting in a your first car, with the windows down. The Golden Melon Throwback is the color of the sun; the life giver. It’s all the memories of summer in one package. Its flaming body gives off a brilliant fire red, with the bounding yellow of dawn. It’s a pattern that reaches right down into the soul, and calls it forth.
- Reviews (30)
They are beautiful! Thank you.
The black background with the black gravel just makes these three amigos pop. Just 2 1/2 hours in their new home for the Albino Pearl Diamond & Yellow Rafflesia Discus. The Melon Discus welcomes his new friends.
I am very happy with the 2 discus fish that were picked for me and they both are doing great! They are the exact ones that I ordered! I...More
Good morning!
I am very happy with the 2 discus fish that were picked for me and they both are doing great! They are the exact ones that I ordered! I was not able to find them anywhere in local fish stores (looked for months!) I am so thankful that I found your website!
Fish looks settled. Introduced frozen live worms. Took some bites which is positive. Very gorgeous. Became Miss Discus of the aquarium already. Introduced in main tank. I become over confident when fish comes from you.
All I can say " Thank you!" Here she(?) Is.
Awesome as usual. Shipping UPS next day helped tremendously!
These are the best I could get, hope they work out, thanks. I had some manzanita that was amazing but was hard to do maintenance around so I removed it, thanks for the tips.
Here's some pictures of the New Arrivals. Even after the Lack Luster handling by UPS, everyone has acclimated nicely. 4 of the 5 have snacked on Bloodworms & are showing all their vibrant colors Ordered the 3.5 to 4” & all appear to be pushing 4” at least. Thanks for being able to honor my requests regarding patterns. As Always Much appreciated! Another group of Studs. Colors are insane. The Blue Diamond with the Red eye contrast is just Striking! Gold Crystal with the Deep Yellow and an absolutely awesome pattern, the Fuji & the Melon look electric. Plus the Red Eagle besides the great Honeycomb he’s already engaging with me & Ate from my hand last night! What a Line up!
Hi Michael, I tried to call you, but no worries. The fish all made it live, tho there was a small amount of leakage. The bag with the Albino Golden was quite low with water. They're all in the tank and appear to be doing well after the first hour or so. They're still quite shy, but slowly venturing out a bit. The Blue Cobalt appears to be blind in one eye, (his right eye is milky white) and so far he's staying to himself in one corner of the tank while the others are staying close to each other the other side of the tank...so I'll be keeping an eye on him. Their colors are returning quite well and their fins are up so that's a good sign. I'll feed them along with their tankmates at feeding time tonight, about 6pm. The bubble rams appear to be doing fine, having been greeted by the other rams I have. Very nice coloring over all, tho the Albino Golden is a bit pale, but as they're all young fish I expect their colors to mature.
Good night Michael. The fish arrived well and all alive. They had been eating since day one. Thanks for everything. I need your help with something I'm looking at that I've been wondering about. I have observed some black spots (or spots) on some fish. A search on the internet led me to another problem… A few small spots (like micro holes) on my head. A fish from the first purchase died in a very strange way (as if it was injured). I'm observing that they haven't lost interest in food. Please give me some help. I'm new to this species and I'm disoriented! From Michael: black spots = peppering. All pigeon strains have some degree of it, particularly in the facial area.I'm not seeing any holes in the head in your photo, but if it's a problem, you need to treat w/ metronidozale. https://www.discus.com/product-category/medicine-cabinet/hole-in-head/
I received my package, however, I think maybe they could have been wrong about the selection I made! With the exception of the two golden ones, the others look identical. From Michael: You ordered small discus which will take time to grow into the adult forms pictured on my website. However, even in this size, it's extremely clear to me the patterns are different. For example, the leopard snakeskin is clearly showing a spotted/snake pattern, while the Penang Blue Knight you ordered has a clear striated pattern. Don't just look at the colors. The patterns matter a lot, too.
Thank you Michael! All is good, we took the acclimating slow and it paid off. Didn’t know if the Blue Penang was going to make it due to the delay from FedEx, but after a few days all good. Melon was a trooper from the start.
These 3 are the eaters. They are never full! Lol I will have my quarantine tank ready tonight. I did notice the non eaters are picking at the plants and driftwood a little more. And now they do seem a little more interested in the food. So hopefully in the quarantine tank when it's not a feeding frenzy they can nibble peacefully and regain their appetite.
The fish came in yesterday, and as always you picked beauties! They seem happy and healthy. I only wish my tank were bigger so that I could have more. Thanks as always.
All the fish arrived safely! They look beautiful and have acclimated well and have eaten. They all look healthy, except for one of the Ge...More
Hi Michael,
All the fish arrived safely! They look beautiful and have acclimated well and have eaten. They all look healthy, except for one of the German Blue Rams. He seemed stressed from the shipping, but I held out hope. Unfortunately when I arrived this morning, he was dead. I don’t expect a refund or a replacement since it has been a couple days since they arrived, but I just wanted to let you know.
Have a great day!
Emily
P.S.
These fish were purchased for a small family owned aquarium and our guests are very delighted with the new discus!
From Michael: Let's get a lay of the land after everything has arrived, and we will figure out what I owe you and we'll go from there. I will make good on everything owed/DOA.
Yes, everything has arrived. The melon was a bit stressed, but seems to be recovering. I'll be ordering again soon. Thanks!
They look pretty good! A bit stressed going to turn the lights off and let them chill for the day.
I was worried about salient peppering and dark background. The quality fish you sent have such light peppering that it isn't a problem. You ruined me, man...lol. I was going to get a saltwater, but now I'm going to simply get a bigger tank. These guys are worth it.
The fish are fantastic healthy and happy! Wonderful coloring and bigger than expected so happy with your picks! Will only order from Discus.com from now on!
I will update the website soon..just wanted to say they all recovered from there shipment and looking good. Still a bit antsy...but that was expected
Good morning! The discus just arrived! They are beautiful! They were very cold at 69 degrees. I hope they will be ok! I thought the red was dead, but today, Friday, seems ok this morning. Also, a lot of the water leaked out during shipping, but they are so beautiful! My current discus is harassing/herding them. I have the lights turned off and feeding a bit more often, any suggestions? It’s a blue diamond about a half inch bigger than the new ones.
Thank you!
Jody
I put them in yesterday. They looked pretty good but I just let them settle in with the lights off over night. Going to feed them shortly and turn the lights on.
Photo of the discus you requested.
Thanks for checking in. Other than one fish in my last order, all the other fish are growing like crazy.