Guide of DISCUS FISH

Spotlight on Vet Medicine: It\'s a Fluke - National Zoo| FONZ
National Zoo veterinarians and pathologists diagnose and treat an outbreak of parasitic flukes in discus fish.
Native to the Amazon Basin of South America, discus ( Symphysodon spp.) are freshwater cichlid fish related to angelfish and tilapia.
In the wild, discus live in a unique freshwater environment.
Discus and some other cichlids have an interesting adaptation for feeding their young (or fry), called micronipping.
Parental fish produce large amounts of protein-rich mucus on their skin and their fry “graze” on this nutritious mucus..
Discus were recently added to the fish collection at the Zoo’s Amazonia exhibit, where they live in a pool with freshwater stingrays and arowanas.
Zoo veterinarians and pathologists teamed up with Amazonia keepers and curators to investigate and monitor the health status of the discus.
All of the discus were moved into holding tanks.
Amazonia keeper Ed Smith briefly removed one discus from the water so veterinarian Suzan Murray could collect samples of its gill and fin.
Ed Smith holds a discus so Suzan Murray can take samples..
Gill flukes bear an array of hooks on one end of their bodies that enable them to latch onto a fish’s gills.


DISCUS FISH

DISCUS FISH
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8 DISCUS fish i need to get rid of!!!!
I own 8 beautiful Discus ranging between 2 in.
I have had the fish for about a year and they all are about the same age also.
I dont have the means to transport the fish, you will need to provide a way to transport the fish.
I also have a 40 gallon long tank, stand and equipment i am trying to sell as soon as the fish are gone.

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Caring for your discus fish
Caring for your discus fish Care for your Discus fish well and enjoy their company for about 5 years...
The Discus is an expensive fish but cheap to maintain.
This is because you can use simple aquariums with easy maintenance to ensure the healthy environment for your Discus.
It is advisable to buy a large tank to accommodate for the increasing population of your Discus.
It is cheaper to buy 1 large tank than to change tanks when you need to upgrade to a larger space for your fish.
On the average, a Discus needs 10-15 gallons of water per fish.
A Discus has a life span of about 10 years so you should buy those that you really like.
Get several Discuses to keep one another company.
To avoid the hassle of uncertainty about the fish's body markings and coloring, buy those that are about 4 cm long.
These are mature enough to indicate the future markings and coloring of the adult Discus.
Caring for Discus involves changing the water frequently, feeding then good quality fish food and inspecting them daily for detection and treatment of diseases.
For healthier fish, add shrimp, prawn and spirulina for protein.
Powdered multivitamins can be fed to your Discus.

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