Discus tetra
Brachychalcinus orbicularis
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The discus tetra, with a deep, almost disc-shaped body, lives in the Amazon and Orinoco basins and the rivers of the Guianas. It reaches 9 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Brachychalcinus orbicularis
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Brachychalcinus guianensis, Ephippicharax orbicularis, Poptella orbicularis, Tetragonopterus orbicularis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–27 °C
- pH
- 5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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