Discus Fish Blog
What are Pigeonblood Discus Fish
Return To: Why Are Discus Fish Called Pigeonblood In the early 1990’s Pigeonblood Discus fish were introduced
to the world and our aquariums. In the beginning this new Discus fish when
entered into Asian fish shows, was accused of being highly hormone, or unreal
and was therefore disqualified from competitions. In time, due to its unique
look these new Discus fish, which began from morphed Red Turquoise originating
in Thailand, quickly exploded, spreading around the world and became th
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2nd Oct 2018
Why Do Discus Fish Have Black Spots (Peppering)
Return To: What Are Pigeonblood Discus Fish Black spots on Discus fish, also referred to as peppering,
was introduced with the arrival of a new strain named Pigeonblood Discus in the
early 90’s. Until this strain appeared, Discus fish naturally had nine vertical
black bars which mother nature gave them as a means to camouflage, or blend in
with the vertical reeds and grasses in their natural habitat. This new mutation
of a Red Turquoise did not have the standard nine bars, but instead
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28th Sep 2018
How Many Discus Fish Can I Put in a 100 or 55-Gallon Tank
Return To: Why Do Discus Fish Have Black Spots (Peppering) I am asked this question often and before I give an answer,
I always ask how often the person changes the water and cleans the tank.
Getting the answer to this question is important for accurate feedback.
Aquarium population and cleaning on a regular program will determine how many
Discus fish can be safely added to an aquarium.Discus fish belong to the freshwater South American cichlid
family and therefore display a natural ci
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21st Sep 2018
Discus Fish Grow Faster in a Smaller Aquarium
Return To: How Many Discus Fish Can I Put in a 100 or 55 Gallon Tank My experience growing discus fish is that they grow faster
in smaller aquariums rather than large aquariums. My reasoning is simply, they
burn fewer calories in a smaller tank due to lack of area to swim in. Therefore
one may ask, why do they grow so large in the wild? My answer is that they have an abundant
supply of fresh water and food which in an aquarium environment could not be simulated
without polluting the ta
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2nd Jan 2015
Discus Fish
Return To; Discus Fish Grow Faster in a Smaller Aquarium Discus fish, also known as Symphysodon Discus Fish are named
after their distinctive round disk like shape. Discus fish can grow up to 6 - 8
inches in size. They are a fresh water fish native to the slow moving, warm
tropical Amazon River basin and its tributaries. It is widely accepted that
there are four sub species of discus fish found in their wild habitat, they are
the Brown, Blue, Green and Heckel or true discus fish. Thes
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19th Jun 2014