Red Eyes

[jlw]

Hi
After I feed my discus the outline of my blue diamond discus eyes turn red and sometimes starts to bully the other fish. But this lasts for about a minute or 2. Is this normal? The other other discus are fine.
Thanks
John

[jim]

Geez John...What do you feed??
thought u only see that kind of staff in the movie.. :-)

[FishLover]

viagra?

Only last few minutes, nothing to worry about. I think he/she is trying to chase others because of the food.

[sharn]

i know that discus' eyes are supposed to be red, its a sign of a healthy fish but im not sure if thats all colour strains? from the pics i looked at on google alot had red eyes

[Daetarek]

I have found my larger discus have red eyes, but intensity relates to mood, like thier body, and its usually when they are stressed or fighting its real bright, or when they are very relaxed

[Merrilyn]

A red eye or a yellow eye is both normal and correct in discus, depending on the base colour of the fish.

Most people seem to prefer a bright red eye, so the asian breeders have been selectively breeding for this in their breeding stock.