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Symphysodon (colloquially known as discus or discus fish) is a genus of cichlids native to the Amazon river basin in Brazil.Due to their distinctive shape, calm behavior, many bright colors and patterns, and dedicated parenting techniques, discus are popular as freshwater aquarium fish, and their aquaculture in several countries in Asia (notably Thailand) [1] is a major industry.
Ohio governor John Kasich called for a temporary moratorium on the sale of exotic animals. [4] Troy Balderson, Zanesville's representative in the Ohio Senate at the time, sponsored a bill requiring a permit and liability insurance for private owners of dangerous wild animals in the next legislative session.
1. Farm-Raised Salmon. Some farm-raised salmon may contain more parasites than its wild-caught counterpart due to the densely populated conditions of fish farms, which can foster a breeding ground ...
Zoombezi Bay (/ z uː m ˌ b iː z i ˈ b eɪ /) is a 22.7-acre (9.2 ha) water park owned by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium near Powell, Ohio just north of Columbus.The park sits on the site of the former Wyandot Lake Adventure Park, [1] which was purchased by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2006.
My collection of fish includes wild-caught (in Florida) and store-bought fish including eight types of South/Central American cichlids, jewel cichlids, an orange chromide, a white-cheeked moray, a polypterus, an archerfish, and a green-spotted puffer; as well as various rainbowfish, barbs, sunfish, loaches, gobies, and catfishes.
Species in this genus include: subgenus Discus Fitzinger, 1833 . Discus ruderatus Férussac, 1821 – type species [4]; Discus whitneyi (Newcomb, 1864) – Forest disc [5]; subgenus Gonyodiscus Fitzinger, 1833
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Symphysodon discus, the red discus or Heckel discus, is a species of cichlid endemic to the Amazon Basin of Brazil, where found in the lower Rio Negro, upper Uatumã, Nhamundá, Trombetas and Abacaxis. [2] This species is essentially restricted to blackwater habitats with a high temperature of 26–32 °C (79–90 °F) and low pH of 4.2–5.2. [3]