Discus vs Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch

Symphysodon discus verglichen mit Pterois volitans

Taxonomy & Classification

Eigenschaft	Discus	Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Symphysodon discus	Pterois volitans
Ordnung	Cichliformes	Scorpaeniformes
Familie	Cichlidae	Scorpaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Eigenschaft	Discus	Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch
Maximale Länge	20,0 cm	38,0 cm
Maximales Gewicht	0,25 kg	1,1 kg
Färbung	Deep-bodied disc shape with vibrant turquoise-blue wavy horizontal lines over a reddish-brown to orange-brown base; fins edged in vivid blue with red striping; wild forms show 9 dark vertical bars.	White to cream body with alternating bold reddish-brown and white vertical bands; fan-like pectoral fins are banded with red-brown and white spots; long dorsal spines are striped and venomous.

Habitat & Environment

Eigenschaft	Discus	Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch
Wassertyp	Freshwater	Saltwater
Tiefenbereich	—	2-55m
Verbreitungsgebiet	Restricted to the central Amazon River basin in Brazil, particularly around the confluence of the Rio Negro and Rio Solimões. Prefers warm, soft, highly acidic …	Native to the Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea to southern Japan, Australia, and the Marquesas. Invasive in the western Atlantic and Caribbean …
Lebensraum	Warm, blackwater rivers of the Amazon basin, particularly the Rio Negro and tributaries. Prefers soft, acidic water (pH 4.5-6.5, 26-31°C) with driftwood and minimal current. …	Neritic, coral reefs

Aquarium Suitability

Eigenschaft	Discus	Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch
Mindest-Aquariengröße	250 L	—
Temperatur	26-30	—
pH-Bereich	5.0-7.0	—
Pflegeschwierigkeit	Difficult	—
Temperament	Peaceful	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Discus

Not consumed — a prized ornamental aquarium fish known as the 'king of the aquarium' for its disc-shaped body and brilliant colors.

Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch

Sweet, buttery white flesh once spines are safely removed; increasingly promoted as a sustainable food source in Atlantic waters where it is an invasive species.

Species Overview

Discus

The discus is often called the 'King of the Aquarium' for its disc-shaped body and stunning color patterns. Native to the Amazon floodplains, it requires warm, soft, acidic water and feeds its fry with a mucus secretion from its skin.

Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch

The red lionfish is a venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific. Its ornate, striped body and fan-like pectoral fins make it popular in aquariums, but it has become a destructive invasive species in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.