Discus Fish ( Symphysodon aequifasciatus)
Discus fish can be met in the Amazon river. They prefer the calm waters and occupy place in roots of the trees . Discus fish are from the family of cichlids. The scientific name of that fish is Symphysodon aequifasciatus.
Discus fish have a round body which is flattened like disk. Their heads is very small for that body. They have a big eyes. In the wild nature they can be 10- 12 inches (25-30 cm) in aquarium is impossible. The male has bigger fins and more beautiful and bright colours than the females.
Discus needs a big aquarium more than 53 gallons (200 litres). It must be high and with good filter and heater. The water must be up to 12dGH, with pH 6,2 -6,8 and temperature between 84.2-87.8 F (29-31 C). Every compromise here causes troubles. The discus is capricious fish.
The cares for them must be also regularly – cleaning and feeding. The food must be with high quality. The discus must feed with larvae, tubifex and frozen foods. They are accustomed to eat combined food. Don’t give them very often same food or they will start to hate the other. Don’t take discus for your first fish. It will be very difficult to cares for them.
Discus Breeding
The best way is if you have 6-10 discus fish. After they are sexually mature, they need around 20-22Discus Fish months, start to make a pairs. It’s difficult to make a difference between the male and the female. The most easy way is during the procreative period. The couple can be recognized with their unusually move .
They swim often close to each other. If you realized that a female is pregnant , warm the water to 86-90 F (30-32 C). The pair cleans a place to lay the caviar. The female throw out a 60-420 eggs and the male fertilizes them. When the pair is young, in the most cases the process are unsuccessful. The mother cares for the eggs: clean them, removes the unneeded eggs. The male guard the eggs. After the babies went out (after 2-3 days). The parents will move the the babies to other place in the aquarium, and after 5-6 days the babies start to swim and stick to their parents backs, they feed from skin secretions. This secretion is also named discus milk. That process can be up to 40 days. Discus fish are such a lovely ornamental fish.
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