cichlid7 Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Just wondering what would be better Either a bare bottom tank or a tank setup like a community tank Eg. stones and a few plants. currently have them in a BB tank and not having much luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 for breeding you'll need BB....29gal is best size for a pair. do you have the temp/pH right? breeding cone/pot? regular water changes? try adding some peat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 ive bred them before i was just wondering which was better as i have heard of them breeding alot in community tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 definitely better in BB.......way easier to keep water cleaner and avoids a lot of potential disease hiding in the substrate. BB you can just siphon it all out so it's way cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 i think it depends on where the fish has been living, i took a pair from my planted tank and put in a bb to spawn, and they sulked in a corner for 4 months. put them back in my planted tank, they instantly went back to normal, and spawned 4 days later :evil: yes bb is easiest to keep clean, but a thin layer of gravel an a potted plant or 2 can work well also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Quadling Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 i think it depends on where the fish has been living, i took a pair from my planted tank and put in a bb to spawn, and they sulked in a corner for 4 months. put them back in my planted tank, they instantly went back to normal, and spawned 4 days later :evil: yes bb is easiest to keep clean, but a thin layer of gravel an a potted plant or 2 can work well also MINE ARE EXACTLY THE SAME..NOW IN BB TANK WITH THREAT IF NO ACTION BY SUNDAY..OFF TO TRADE ME U GO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Mine used to spawn in a 300litre planted tank. I used to see the fry picking at plants and the glass after a week or 10 days, and suspect they were eating tiny animals. When the fry were about 3-4 weeks old I would transfer them to a BB tank to grow them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Quadling Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 i have taken the temp from26 to 28 and see what happens ..otherwise off to TM we go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 28 is the bare minimum for keeping healthy Discus, let alone breeding them. Raise the temperature to 29 and put some dark gravel in the bottom of the spawning tank. You also have to make sure that you do plenty of large water changes and give them a good diet - basically, keep them happy and healthy, and be patient Incidentally mine would spawn much more regularly in autumn and winter, less so over summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted June 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 mine still haven't laid in a bb so i think its time to try the other way now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Quadling Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 OK WILL DO UP THE TEMP..as for food they atre spiolt rotten...have dark gravel so here goes i would like to as it has always been my dream for some 35 yeras..sadly had to flush a $150 one down the loo today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 hang in there Quadling it will happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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