Ocean Green Discus
Ocean Green Discus
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We do not take backorders on live fish, invertebrates or plants. Livestock arrives on the shipping schedule our suppliers and the weather allow, so we will not promise a date we cannot keep.
What is in the tanks changes from week to week. Ask us and we will tell you what is in and what is coming, or check back shortly. Visit us or get in touch.
Free local pickup at our Lethbridge store. Livestock guarantee
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The ocean green discus (Symphysodon sp.) is a green-toned member of the turquoise group, carrying fine striping in a soft blue-green over a warmer ground, so the overall impression sits closer to sea green than to the harder metallic blue of other turquoise lines. Striping density varies between individual fish and between breeders. Discus are disc-shaped cichlids from the warm, slow-moving tributaries of the Amazon.
Aquarium care
- Tall tank rather than a long shallow one.
- Warm water at the upper end of the tropical range, held steady.
- Regular partial water changes and a lightly stocked tank.
- Keep five or more; single discus tend to be nervous and feed poorly.
- Discus granules, frozen bloodworm and beefheart preparations, fed at an unhurried pace.
- Green tones show best against a dark substrate and background.
Suits keepers who find the bright blue lines too cold and want something softer. Sterbai corydoras, cardinal tetras and rummy nose tetras all tolerate the warmth; nippy or fast-feeding species are best left out.
Stock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. The current list is in the discus collection.
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