Bony fish · Perciformes · Cichlidae
Symphysodon aequifasciatus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The discus is an Amazonian cichlid with an almost circular, strongly compressed body, patterned with wavy blue lines on a brown or reddish ground. It lives in blackwater backwaters, among the roots and submerged branches of the flooded forest, and forms pairs that tend the brood with extraordinary devotion.
Size
15 cm – 20 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Symphysodon aequifasciatus
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Green Discus — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about green discus.
