Red Cover
Symphysodon sp.
Description
Red Cover features fully red fins (covered in red) and turquoise stripes on the body—creating a dramatic color contrast.
🌍 Origin & History
Red Cover is a fully red-covered turquoise variety with entirely red margins on the fins and sometimes on the edges of the body. It was created by selecting specimens with maximum red pigment on their fins.
Appearance
The body showcases turquoise stripes on a brownish-red background, with the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins being completely red-orange. The contrast between the turquoise stripes of the body and the red fins is striking.
🧬 Genetic background
Red Turquoise × Pigeon Blood or selection from Red Turquoise for maximum red on fins. 'Red Cover' describes the complete red coverage of the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins.
Recommended water parameters
Care
Feed with astaxanthin to maintain the red coloration on the fins.
Breeding
Relatively easy.
💡 Practical tips
- →Astaxanthin maintains the intensity of red on the fins
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