Red Eagle Discus, Wide Pattern
$98.00 – $247.00
The Red Eagle Discus fish. Not a red eagle, not just a discus, but absolutely a sight to behold. Imagine you’re a child again, Saturday morning, your favorite box of cereal and cartoons. This fish has a pattern that resembles the maze on the back of your favorite breakfast cereal box. With a vibrant, bold red veining, and egg shell white, near canvas backdrop to the pattern, this beautiful maze catches your eye, and dare I say, steals your heart.
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Every fish we sell bears our gold seal that represents the Discus.com promise to our customers. When you make a purchase with us, you are entrusting our team with shipping you a collector grade specimen of unparalleled quality, beauty, size, and heft based on our judgement accrued over 25 years of experience. We guarantee the fish you receive will match the exact fish represented in our product photos. We are the gold standard of discus. Note: our discus are always measured from tip of nose to end of tail. |
Category | Rating |
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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.
Q: How are your stated fish measurements conducted? A: All measurements are made from tip of nose to end of tail. Photographs are representative of the strain or variety, and not the exact specimens that will be shipped. Q: How do I make a purchase? A: Every discus you see on our website is available for immediate purchase and ready to be shipped to you. Click the “Add to Cart” button on your desired products, adjust your quantities, and follow the checkout instructions. We honor all special requests. Please allow a 2-day minimum handling period for discus. Shipping Tiers for Live Tropical Fish:
Blackworms: Free USPS Postal Shipping Plants: $10 FedEx Priority Shipping, Minimum Order: $15 International Buyers Please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to purchasing. |
Our discus arrived early this morning and all I can say is, “Wow!” They are beautiful, healthy, and more gorgeous than the online photos ...More
Michael,
Our discus arrived early this morning and all I can say is, “Wow!” They are beautiful, healthy, and more gorgeous than the online photos (which is hard to believe). It blows my mind that there could be reviews out there less than 5 stars. I can’t thank you enough for your help. I am already plotting to add to the collection in the future. Thanks again. hey are absolutely unreal. I’m “over the moon” happy with them. What is the best thing I can do for you? Write a review? Something on Facebook? Just let me know. These fish are gorgeous.
Eric J.
They look incredible. All fish look healthy and well. Successful transaction.
Hi Michael, I tried posting a review on the site but it's not letting me log in. Here are pictures of the 2 fish you sent me, they are both fully settled in. Will the red eagle end up looking more like the photos listed on your website? I was really hoping for that long and wide pattern.
Hi yes they arrived fine. Thank you so much they are so beautiful when they arrived they didn't even hide. They just like to swim around. Thank you.
Hi Michael, all the fish arrived live and healthy. As usual, a couple of them looked pretty stressed and/or doped up, but this morning they're looking fine. A few of them are huddling in a tank corner, but I expect they're finding comfort in their company and not yet ready to investigate their environment. The Lollipop is all yellow, no red at all, so hoping it will color up over time. Only a couple of them ate last night, so hopefully today they'll all be interested. Thanks, Rob.
Hi, they’re all arrive safely but how come the Albino Red Golden Melon is not red like in the picture, It’s so orange but just a little bit red. Is it will be more red later or it’s just like that way. Thank you. From Michael: it's because you ordered baby 3" fish. He will need time to grow into his final color.
Hi Michael fish arrived and are absolutely beautiful!! A couple of them do lay down or swim sideway, but that is normal. What do feed the fish at your location? They look great. Activity level is good except for the golden lollipop is little sluggish compared to the others and will sit still nose pointing down at a slight angle which I believe could be a concern. Will keep you posted. Extremely happy with these fish.
I ended up putting in sand and HOB filter because it's much easier to see and clean up the uneaten food and the reflection off the bottom seemed to be adding to their stress. I've done partial WC everyday sometimes 2 times a day to make sure I get all food.
PH - 6.8
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 20 ppm (that's how it comes out of tap)
Temp -88
Added a little bit of salt and stress guard
I'm very pleased overall. I just wish they would eat and I'm worried about the Tefe and the nose of the Rafflesia. I'm going to go try and find some Paraguard. I'll keep you posted.
Hi... here's a picture of the red eagle I bought from you back in march...it eats like a beast and it's doing very good... thank you for such a wonderful discus...this was my first purchase from discus.com... I think he was 2.5 or 3.5 inches when I got him.
I was worried about salient peppering and dark background. The quality fish you sent have such light peppering that it isn't a problem. You ruined me, man...lol. I was going to get a saltwater, but now I'm going to simply get a bigger tank. These guys are worth it.
I cannot be more pleased with these fish Michael thank you very much! After we spoke I decided to take the substrate out of the tank I've ordered some very small ceramic pots and I'm going to plant the plants in there with just a bit of gravel for each one hopefully this will make it that much more healthy for the fish and again thank you very much, these are beautiful my friend.
Here is a pic of the fish I received from you yesterday very healthy and happy and already eating. Thank you very much for such a beautiful discus.
Yes all discus are fine now. All them are so nice. I have waited too long to receive them, but thank you. From Michael: I apologize for the delay in shipping your order, but I wanted to ensure all of your fish were correctly matched and medicated before I shipped them to you. Enjoy in good health.
Thanks Michael for working with me Trying to satisfy a very picky person! (yes I am!) Michael's customer service is great! He tries his best to make you happy and really what more can you ask for! I will purchase more soon it was a great experience!
Beautiful stock. They look great in my 150 tank. Your delivery was perfect on a -5F day. Because of temp could have used an extra hot pack. Other than that my acclimating experience worked well along with your suggestions.
Just letting you know, the blue diamond you sent me looks small and different from the picture.
Hi Michael. Thanks for getting back with me so quickly. No, I haven’t raised the tank temp that high. I’ll do so today (slowly) I’ve been keeping it at 83 degrees but it did get to 84.8 once. Thank you so much for the advice, I greatly appreciate it. Very pleased with the fish Michael chose for us, they match what we picked out on the site exactly. The fish all appeared healthy when we unpacked them and introduced them into a quarantine tank. Unfortunately, one died two days later. The other eight in our shipment settled in and were eating and meeting us at the front of the tank each time we entered the room. We moved them to our 180 gallon, planted show tank this morning and they couldn’t look happier. Overall, very happy with our experience and the fish. They are simply stunning in the show tank which we set up specifically for them. --Steve
Discus came in GREAT shape! Thanks a lot.