Large Wild Orinoco Altum Angel Fish Cichlid 3″
$30.00 – $300.00
The wild Orinoco Altum Angel Fish Cichlid makes a beautiful addition to any indoor fish tank. An elegant and graceful demeanor, the Altum Angel Fish glides through the water to promote peacefulness.
Colored with a silver-colored body and dark bars, these fish also have a peculiar and distinguished pointed snout.
Beautiful and serene, the Orinoco Altum Angel Fish Cichlid has pink and silver lines throughout the tail, which extend through the dorsal fin and create a vibrancy unlike any other fish.
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| Category | Rating |
|---|---|
| Care Level: | Moderate, see our Learning Center for comprehensive care. |
| Temperament: | Peaceful |
| Color Form: | Huge variety available |
| Lifespan: | 15-25 Years |
| Adult Size: | 8-12 inches |
| Diet: | Omnivorous |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Minimum Tank Size: | 50 gallons |
| Tank Set-Up: | Bare-bottom, or Intermediate |
| Compatibility: | Often compatible |
Natural Habitat for Discus
Discus are found in floodplain lakes and flooded forests of the lowland Amazon River basin and some of its tributaries, including the Rio Negro. These areas experience extreme changes in water level due to seasonal flooding. Discus tend to congregate near fallen trees, known as “galhadas”, along the shore. They prefer quiet water, and are rarely found in areas where there is strong current or wave action.
Discus Water Requirements
Discus prefer warm, soft, acidic water. pH should be between 6.0 and 7.0, with hardness between 1° and 4° dKH (18 to 70 ppm). Temperature should be kept between 82° and 89° F. Water conditions for both wild and hybrid discus are the same. While captive bred discus can be kept in dechlorinated tap water reverse osmosis or deionized water supplemented will ensure the the best conditions. Discus require pristine water quality, and depending on the filtration system being used, a weekly or bi-weekly water change of 10% to 25% is highly recommended. Don’t forget to treat tap water with conditioner before refilling your aquarium!
Housing Requirements for Discus
Discus grow to be quite large, and full sized discus will require an aquarium of 50 gallons or larger when they reach adult size. Tall aquariums are best, to accommodate their body shape. Current should be gentle, and décor if used at all should include large broadleaf plants and driftwood that is arranged vertically to simulate downed branches and trees. A few floating plants can also be added to provide shaded areas and cover. Substrate should be fine to medium grade and smooth surfaced, as discus like to forage along the bottom for food.
Discus Behavior/Compatibility
Discus are generally calm, peaceful fish, but as cichlids they can be aggressive toward one another, especially when attempting to pair off and spawn. Shy or submissive fish should be removed if they are unable to compete. Most serious hobbyists do not mix their discus with too many other species. However, suitable aquarium mates include cardinal tetras, neons, emperor and rummy nose tetras, as well as clown loaches and dwarf cichlids such as rams and Apistogramma species. All of these fish tolerate the high temperatures and low pH/hardness required by discus.
What do Discus Eat?
In nature discus eat a considerable amount of plant material and detritus, but also forage along the bottom looking for worms and small crustaceans. They are omnivores and will thrive on freeze dried black worms, beefheart, frozen blood worms, and a variety of pellet and flake food. Frozen and live foods may be fed as treats or to help induce spawning. For best results, rotate their diet daily and feed only what they can consume in 2 to 3 minutes, once or twice a day.
Discus Breeding Level – Difficult
Captive bred discus will pair up and spawn relatively easily, but young, inexperienced parents may eat their eggs the first few times, particularly if other fish are present. After hatching the young feed on heavy body mucus secreted by the parents for a few days until they begin to free-swim. Parents will transfer the young back and forth several times a day.
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Haven't lost any altums since those first 3 And they are already eating freeze-dried black worms and texture color granules. The disgusts have nibbled on the freeze-dried blackworms and they are slowly eating the color granules. I will definitely send a better picture of each individual fish tomorrow when I have time to sit down and not rush. I'm very glad I decided to order from discus.com. I work at Petco in the fish department Saturdays and Sunday till close and yesterday I showed a lot of people the pictures of the fish I ordered in from you and they love them and there is a few discus geeks as customers so hopefully they'll get on your site and place some orders sometime.
Thank you so much! We appreciate your help & will be in touch for future additions to our home tank.
Cheers, Crystal
Sorry I almost forgot to send the attached photos. All fish are great. Altums are in their quarantine tank. There is one in a hospi...More
Perfect can't complain at all how much for Altum adults size ? I was wondering to get 4 other, but I want the large I had no option when I got this one.
Yes!! Here are a couple of them. Already putting on size and eating aggressively, which is good! Eric
Sorry this is the only picture I can send because I’m acclimating them as of the moment.. They are doing excellent as all 6 of them ar...More
Hello Michael,
Sorry this is the only picture I can send because I’m acclimating them as of the moment.. They are doing excellent as all 6 of them are swimming upright…
I’m putting half of the antibiotic later… Then the other half tomorrow..
I’ve received a shipment of 10 Orinocos 5-7 inches last month from a supplier with 3 lying flat upon unboxing and they never recovered and died.. Shipping is very stressful to them..
Your fishes are doing excellent if you can just preview the video... anyway thank you for sharing your Altums with me.
The fishies are doing great! Thanks Michael for suggesting these Altums. Very happy with them. Very sociable and eating very well.
Ordered 10 orinico and 10 atapabo which are almost identical in appearance now don't know which one is which b...More
Ordered 10 orinico and 10 atapabo which are almost identical in appearance now don't know which one is which because they didn't tagged the bags. Atleast put an "A" for atapabo and "O' for orinoco.
They just arrived at my work, I have separated into another styrofoam box for Chris his angels. They look great. Haven't looked at the discuss yet i like the blacked out bag.
I do see a few dead cardinals so I will quarantine all those fish in a separate tank. Heading home now I will keep you posted. In my tank everyone safe and sound. Fish are amazing thank you I love them. Thank you for the follow-up talk soon.
Fish received. So far so good, thank you. They're in a temporary tank with my other sub adult Altums. I am currently setting up a 120 for just my Altums. If they make it past the first month or so I would like to get more if they are still available.