Embryonic Development of Discus, Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904 in Indian Condition
2020
The experiment was conducted to investigate the embryonic development of discus
(Symphysodon aequifasiatus) and determine the time required for major egg
developmental stages and hatching. Regular observations were made using optical
microscope and the images were recorded using a digital camera attached to the
microscope. Important water quality parameters were kept optimal for the hatching of
discus eggs. Newly laid eggs were oval-shaped and yellow in colour with an average
diameter of 1.37 ± 0.14 mm. The embryonic development of fertilized eggs was divided
into 16 stages and the development of each stage was recorded in times lapse. The result
revealed that cleavage occurred after 1hr after fertilization followed by development of
blastula and gastrula at 20.5 hr and 24 hr after fertilization respectively. The period of
organogenesis started with the formation of embryonic notochord from 37.5 hrs after
fertilization. The appearance of a defined head and tail of the embryo with 19 somites was
observed at 40.0 hrs after fertilization, whereas heart beat along with blood circulation
appeared after 55.5 hrs after fertilization. The eggs hatched after 69.06 hr after
fertilization.
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