Red Golden Diamond
Symphysodon sp.
Description
The Red Golden Diamond features a solid golden-orange body without stripes or bars, resembling the Blue Diamond but in the warm hues of Gold.
🌍 Origin & History
The Red Golden Diamond combines the traits of the Blue Diamond (solid body, no stripes), golden colors, and red pigments. It is a complex hybrid of high quality.
Appearance
A uniform solid golden-orange body, without stripes or bars (similar to the Blue Diamond). Scales have a metallic golden sheen. The eyes are orange-red. The fins are golden.
🧬 Genetic background
Blue Diamond × Golden × Red. Solid body without stripes (recessive BD gene) + golden background (Golden gene) + red pigments. Requires selection over several generations.
Recommended water parameters
Care
Feed with carotenoids to maintain the golden-orange color.
Breeding
Difficult. Requires selection over multiple generations.
💡 Practical tips
- →A black background enhances the solid golden color
- →Krill and astaxanthin intensify color
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