Showing posts with label discus fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label discus fish. Show all posts

Jan 24, 2011

Snakeskin Discus Fish


Discus hobbyists have exciting new discus fish strain to satisfy their desire for new color forms. The careful blending of two colors has resulted in the creation of multi colored solid discus fish eg. Blue Diamond Discus and also resulted beautiful new spotted discus strains eg. Snakeskin, Turquoise and Red Spot green. With many names based on colored varieties resulting from controlled breeding, Symphysodon aequifasciatus is referred to as the Snakeskin Discus.

The Snakeskin Discus has a mottled blue appearance against a red background. The overall coloration of Discus will vary depending on mood and overall health of the fish. The Discus has surpassed the Angelfish as the most popular freshwater aquarium fish. Depending on sub-species, the natural range of the Discus extends from the Amazon fish market to the Rio Negro Regions of South America.

The Snakeskin Discus requires an advanced level of care due to its feeding habits and water filtration requirements. The Snakeskin Discus included in peacefull fish category, it means the Snakeskin Discus fish do not pose a real threat toward other fishes, and are very passive and sometimes reclusive in nature.

Discus fish are becoming slightly territorial when breeding, it is best to breed an established pair, or maintain a group of young Discus and allow them to pair themselves. Warm, soft, slightly acidic water is required for spawning. The pair will clean a flat surface (usually a broad leaf or the side of the aquarium) prior to spawning. The parents must not be removed from the fry - the fry feed on their parents mucus.

Mostly carnivorous including Symphysodon aequifasciata or "Snakeskin Discus" prefer freeze-dried bloodworm and tubifex, pellet food designed for Discus, high-quality flake food, and meaty frozen foods.

Jan 20, 2011

Blue Diamond Discus Fish


The high quality of Blue Diamond Discus which been selectively bred have an excellent glowing blue pigmentation. It can be differentiating attribute may be the smaller white-colored white markings about it can be physique. Even though the overall coloration of Discus will vary according to feeling and also all-around health in the sea food.


The blue discus fish needs a professional a higher level care due to its eating behavior as well as h2o filter needs. Territorial in the course of spawning, this normally restful seafood is probably the education and learning class, creating new well-defined atomic family members.

Turning into a bit territorial any time propagation, it’s always best to reproduce an existing pair, as well as preserve several younger blue Diamond Discus and permit these to match by themselves. Warm, soft, slightly acid normal water is needed for breeding. You and your couple can clean up a flat surface area (usually a broad leaf or perhaps the facet of the aquarium tank) prior to creating. The parents must not be stripped away from the fry; the fry go after their own parent's mucous.

Mostly Discus fish types was predatory but the Blue Diamond Discus prefer freeze-dried bloodworm and also tubifex, pellet foods made for Discus, high-quality flake food, and meaty frozen foods obtained from Tropical Fish Suppliers.

May 13, 2010

Discus Fish - The King of Aquarium




Discus fish is also known as the king of aquarium and its quite popular among ornamental fish hobbies. Many hobbies are looking for discus so it make the fish price high, specially for the famous species. As a large number of people become a discus fish fans so its make discus contests are often held and attended by many participants.

There are four species of nature discus, ie heckle discus, brown discus, green discus, and blue discus. As well as betta fish, the creativity of hobbies and also discus breeders in the cultivation is the discus fish secret how it spawned many new varieties of hybrid results premises color and complexion better than the original. In fact, you could say almost every year will come new types of discus fish with attractive colors and designs.

The quality standards of discus fish are determined from the physical as smooth, no defects, with scales intact, flat rounded shape to the side and slightly thicker, as well as an expanded tail fin perfect and no buds. Mostly, discus fish with the wide mouth and bright color, preferably like and it has a higher sale value too.