About Dr Martin Discus Fish Research Center

Research Center 1
Location: Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Capacity: 210 units of 300 liters aquarium

                    20 units of 450 liters aquarium

Water storage: 4 x 2,700 liters of polyethylene tanks 

                          12 x 4,500 liters of polyethylene tanks

                           1 x 12,000 liters of cement tank

Water supply:
100 % filtered dechlorinated tap water

Water parameters:
Water temperature: 27c-29c
Water PH: 6.8-7
Total dissolved solids (TDS): 70ppm
Conductivity: 150ms/cm

Research Center 2
Location: Sg Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia

Capacity: 50 units of 350 liters aquarium.

                  40 units of 300 liters aquarium

                  60 units of  85 liters breeding aquarium.

Water storage: 1 x 35,000 liters of cement tant

Water supply:
100 % filtered dechlorinated tap water

Water parameters:
Water temperature: 27c-29c
Water PH: 6.5-6.8
Total dissolved solids (TDS): 60ppm
Conductivity: 130ms/cm

 

Kepong water storage: 4 x 2,700 liters polyethylene tank

 

Kepong water storage: 1 x 12,000 liters cement tank

 

Kepong water storage: 12 x 4,500 liters of polyethylene tank

 

Kepong water storage: 12 x 4,500 liters of polyethylene tank

 

Kepong center: 20 x 450 liters liters aquarium

 

Kepong center: 66 x 300 liters aquarium

 

Kepong center: 132 x 300 liters aquarium

 Sg Buloh water storage: 1 x 35,000 liters cement tank

 Sg Buloh center: 50 x 350 liters aquarium

 Sg Buloh center: 40 x 350 liters aquarium

 Sg Buloh center: 60 x 85 liters aquariumfor breeding pairs.

Disease management:  

  • 100% water changed daily.
  • Regular treatment of ectoparasites and endoparasites.
  • Only feed beef heart mixture and frozen artemia biomass. Strictly no fresh water frozen/live food.
  • No introduction of new fish to the farm, including Pleco, without stringent quarantine procedures.

 

Signature varieties & trade names created by Dr Martin: 

 

1) Blue Sapphire – Crossed and selective bred between Hong Kong variant of Blue Diamond & Malaysia variant of Blue Diamond for many generations. 

This improved variety has more intense and shinning blue scale with a dark red eye. 

2) Blood Eagle – Crossed and selective bred between Pigeon Checkerboard &
Golden Checkerboard for many generations.

This variety maintained a unique pearl looked checkerboard pattern even when they are adult without much of the black “peppering”.

3) White Angel – Crossed and selective bred between Blue Sapphire, Golden & Pigeon Blood for many generations.

This variety has a solid lighter blue color without black “peppering” and a set of red eye.

4) Summer Red – Crossed and selective bred between Ghost, Rose Red & pigeon Blood for many generations.

This unique variant of Ghost has a maroon red color on the ‘D’ area.

5) Winter Lotus – Crossed & selective bred between Nebula & Snow White for many generations. 

This white base variety has a very unique red patches on the ‘D’ area.

6) Yellow Lemon – Crossed & selective bred between Red Melon, Golden and wild green discus for many generations.

This stripe less orange base variety inherited the yellow color from the wild green ancestor and the bright color from the pigeon ancestor.

7) Fire Ruby – Crossed & selective bred between Pigeon Blood, Rose Red & Golden for many generations.

This variety has a bright chili red without much of the black ‘Peppering’.

8) Bamboo Cobra – Crossed & selective bred between Tiger Turquoise and Snake skin for many generations.

This variety has very unique vertical fine stripes pattern. 

 Blue Sapphire

 Blood Eagle

 

 White Angel

 

 Summer Red

Winter Lotus

Yellow Lemon

 

Fire Ruby

 

Red Bamboo Cobra

 

Current research varieties:

Yellow base: Spotted Green, Green Turquoise, Cameta Yellow, Spotted Snake 

 Spotted Green

 Green Turquoise

 Cameta Yellow

Spotted Snake

Brown base: Blue Tiger Turquoise, Red Tiger Turquoise, Blue Bamboo Cobra, Red Bamboo Cobra, Polka Dot Eruption, Majestic Eruption, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Maze Leopard, Rose Red, Heckel, Ica Red, Blue Sapphire, Ninja Sapphire, Brilliant, Summer Red.

  Blue Tiger Turquoise

  Red Tiger Turquoise

  Blue Bamboo Cobra

  Red Bamboo Cobra

  Polka Dot Eruption

  Majestic Eruption

  Leopard

  Clouded Leopard

  Maze Leopard

  Rose Red

  Heckel

  Ica Red

  Blue Sapphire

  Ninja Sapphire

  Brilliant Turquoise

  Summer Red

Beige base: Golden Tiger, Golden Tiger Snake, Golden Eruption, Golden Leopard.

  Golden Tiger Turquoise

  Golden Bamboo Cobra

  Golden Eruption

  Golden Leopard

Orange base: Pigeon Checkerboard, Pigeon Snake, Pigeon Eruption, Pigeon Leopard, Red Melon, Fire Ruby, Blood Eagle, Rafflesia, White Butterfly, White Angel, Yellow Lemon, Yellow Crystal,

 Pigeon Checkerboard

 Pigeon Snake Skin

 Pigeon Eruption

 Pigeon Leopard

Red Melon

Fire Ruby

Blood Eagle

Rafflessia

White Butterfly

White Angel

Yellow Lemon

Yellow Crystal

Cream base: Albino Fire Ruby.

Albino Fire Ruby

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