The Origins of the Pigeon Blood Discus Strain
Pigeon Blood is a strain of Discus fish and does not apply to all Discus. In early 1991 Jack Wattley brought the first Pigeon Blood Discus fish into his...
A Timeline of the Discus Industry
Dr. Johann Jacob Heckel was the first scientist to write about the discus in 1840. He discovered the Heckel discus, which is native to the Manaus (Rio Negro) area...
Jack Wattley: Godfather of the Discus
Jack Wattley at a Recent Reptile Show in Daytona Jack Wattley was originally from Cleveland, Ohio. As a small child, he began keeping tropical fish. His first fish weren’t anything...
The Secret to Massive Discus Growth
THE KEY TO EXPLOSIVE DISCUS GROWTH: FREQUENTLY CHANGING THE WATER What do you think is the most important thing you can do to help your discus grow huge? Well, Jack...
All About the Wattley Turquoise Discus
THE WATTLEY TURQUOISE The Wattley Turquoise Discus, also known as the Coerulea Regarded as one of the pioneers of discus breeding, Jack Wattley made this Brazilian beauty an internationally sought after...
Discus Social Behavior, Feeding, and Breeding Basics
The discus were originally discovered in the Amazon River. They are part of a group of fish known as cichlids, and they flourish in fresh water. In this article,...
A Brief Timeline of the Discus Fish
THE FIRST DISCOVERY Johannes Baptist Natterer and Johann Jacob Heckel's efforts during the Nineteenth Century led to the discovery of the discus. Then during the Twentieth Century, countless varieties of...
Additional Notes on Discus Classification
Two ways to classify discus have been used: classification by heritage and classification by physical characteristics. Classifying discus by heritage is an attempt to tie the classification to parental lineage as...
Other Species Similar to Discus
WHAT OTHER SPECIES ARE SIMILAR TO DISCUS? Discus are similar to cichlids, which include the waroo triangle cichlid and chocolate cichlid. These fish, like discus, have flat, oval-shaped bodies. Their...
Discus Strains and Their Differences
FOUR MAIN SUBSPECIES Diverse subspecies and variations of discus are available. The four main subspecies of discus fish are: Green Discus Green Diamond Discus The green discus displays turquoise to blue markings running...
