Identifying discus varieties

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Captain holt

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Hey guys, just wondering if I could please get some help identifying what varieties these discus are? Iā€™m new to discus keeping and recently purchased these two to go alongside two other juvies.

Additionally, when I bought the red one the black spots were covering almost itā€™s whole body but I canā€™t seem to get rid of them past this point. Any tips or advice on how to remove/reduce the black spots?
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The white one just looks like a white discus. The red and black one looks like a red dragon discus. And your little Apistogramma cacatuoides bombing around the bottom :)

Your plants are looking a bit yellow. You need some iron based complete aquarium plant fertiliser with trace elements, in there.
 
Hey captain holt , I'm new to keeping Discus myself and I've got the same black discoloration problem with one of my fish. If you receive any useful info please pass it along to me as well
 

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The white one just looks like a white discus. The red and black one looks like a red dragon discus
Perfect thank you for that. Also thank you for the advice regarding my plants, Iā€™ve only been chucking in flourish excel so I will definitely look into secondary plant ferts.
 
Perfect thank you for that. Also thank you for the advice regarding my plants, Iā€™ve only been chucking in flourish excel so I will definitely look into secondary plant ferts.
Don't bother using Seachem Flourish Excel, it isn't necessary. There is plenty of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the tank. It comes from fish and bacteria that constantly produce it. More CO2 is produced by the plants when it's dark, and CO2 gets into the tank from the air.
 

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