Wild discus. The female wild discuss will lay several hundred eggs and guard them until they hatch. Once they emerge, the young fish attach themselves to the sides of their parents for the first few weeks of their lives, feeding on a milky secretion produced by glands in the parents flanks.
Species: Wild discus, Symphysodon discus
Image ID: 13955
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Wild discus, Symphysodon discus
Image ID: 13955
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, creature, fish, freshwater fish, marine, nature, ocean, sea, symphysodon discus, teleost fish, underwater, wild discus, wildlife
Categories:
- Animal > Fish > Freshwater Fish
- Subject > Technique > Captivity > Aquarium
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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