Golden Leopard Snakesin Discus, Proven Breeding Pair

Description

At the beginning of my geology journey in the Pioneer Valley, our class took a field trip to the local range just a couple miles outside the borders of our town in search of specimens. Many of them weren’t flashy, but one specimen did catch my eye that day – it was a chunk of grey bedrock with glowing, dark red spots throughout. The spots, we later learned, were red garnet – a beautiful mineral and birthstone. I thought that I wouldn’t see anything prettier that day, but I was in for a surprise.

When I lay eyes upon the Golden Leopard Snakesin, I feel the same amazement that I did when I first laid eyes upon a specimen of striking red spinel crystals growing on white marble. Imagine at least a dozen clusters of reflective, ruby-red crystal laid across a sheet of marble as white as fresh snow.

The spotting on this fish is not unlike the shine of red jewels dashed dramatically across opaque, marble-white scales. The impressive spotting is combined with the citrus-orange hues of fiery opal on the fins, mouth and eyes. The addition of this fish to a home would not only be a pleasing centerpiece, but also a reminder that the hidden beauties waiting to be uncovered in the Earth can be reflected right in one’s own aquarium.