As you might have guessed from the fish’s names, it’s regarded as a delicacy in some parts of its range. Common names for the species include Firefish, Zebrafish, Tastyfish, and Butterfly Cod. Red varieties of Discus can have red spots on the tail and belly, and these are the most sought after and expensive examples of the species. Some specimens are solid-colored, whereas others have dark vertical bars, and some have beautiful effervescent streaks of color. These brightly colored fish can be blue, green, red, orange, brown, turquoise, and yellow/golden. There are three main variants of Discus fish, blue, brown, and green, all of which grow to around 9 inches in captivity. Symphysodon aequifasciatus, or Discus fish, is a species of tropical freshwater cichlid that comes from the eastern and central areas of the Amazon Basin. A full-grown adult specimen measures up to 15.75 inches in length. These semi-aggressive fish take around 24 to 30 months to mature and acquire their adult coloring, but the youngsters are certainly not disappointing to look at. Adult fish are no less gorgeous, having yellow and blue stripes and black markings around the eyes.
Juveniles are particularly eye-catching with electric blue and white rings adorning their head and body.
The stunningly beautiful Emperor angelfish is a marine fish that inhabits reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, ranging from the Red Sea to the Austral Islands and Hawaii. Mandarin gobies grow to around 3 inches in length, are reef-safe, and require a mature tank of at least 30 gallons.Ģ. The fish is a riot of color, being covered from head to tail in a dazzling array of colored patterns in orange, blue, green, and black. These peaceful marine fish come from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean around the Philippines, Northwest Australia, and Eastern Indonesia. The Spotted Mandarin goby, scientific name Synchiropus picturatus, is also known as the Target Mandarin goby, Psychedelic Mandarin, and Spotted Mandarin Dragonet.
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