The Discus fish is known as the King of Freshwater Aquarium or tank. The discus fish are a genus of Cichlids, which are native to the Amazon River basin. Their bright colors make them popular as a great choice for freshwater aquariums. Like cichlids from the genus Pterophyllum, all Discus species have a laterally compressed body shape. In contrast to Pterophyllum, however, extended finnage is absent giving Discus a more rounded shape. It is this body shape from which their common name, "discus", is derived. Discus typically reach up to 12.3 until 15.2 cm in length, but captives have been claimed to reach 23cm. Adults generally weigh 150 until 250 gram. The discus fish are highly social, typically occurring in groups that may number many dozens of individuals, which is unique among cichlids of the Americas. As for most cichlids, brood care is highly developed with both the parents caring for the young. Additionally, adult discus produces a secretion through their skin, which the larvae live off during their first four weeks. During the first two weeks, the parents stay near their young allowing them to feed easily. There are many color varieties of Discus to choose from with many more being introduced all the time. Copyright issue? Send us a message and we'll get it resolved. ☎ CONTACT US: aquariacorner@gmail.com Subscribe: https://goo.gl/ZWkj1j Google+: https://goo.gl/TBRBQp Twitter: https://goo.gl/XUQi2T *** Our purpose, when making COMPILATIONS, is NOT to steal other people's videos, but to share those in quality compilation with other people. If any owner of clips, used in our compilation, has a copyright issue, feel free to contact us by Email and add title [COPYRIGHT ISSUE]. We will remove the clip, video or come to an agreement. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0: https://goo.gl/Zp4xwf