Pictures of Fish Discus Fishes Pictures and Discus Fishes Kind
Pictures of Fish Discus Fishes Pictures and Discus Fishes Kind
Discus is a genus of three species of freshwater Cichlid Fish native to Amazon River Basin. With their widespread popularity as excellent aquarium fish, aquaculture of discus has become a major industry in Asia. The name discus has been derived from their typical body shape resembling a discus or a disc. All the three species of discus have different geographic distribution in Brazil, Columbia and Peru.
Like all the Cichlid fish, discus have a laterally compressed body shape. However, lack of extended finnage gives them a more rounded shape. Sides of discus fish are generally patterned in shades of green, red, brown and blue. Their length and height of a fully grown discus fish are almost same, about 20-25 cm. Discus is usually a shy and peaceful inhabitant in the aquariums. They tend to be sensitive to excessive noise and disturbance.
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