Cappuccino Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Hi, guys. Im currently have a pair of checkerboard turquoise, and this is the third time they laid eggs, However, this is also the third time I saw them ate the eggs.....wots going on with my discus lol Can anyone give me some advise? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 try putting some mesh in front of the eggs so the parents can still see them but cannot eat them. nice fish btw assuming they're those in your avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Don't be too concerned - its not uncommon for Discus to eat their first few spawns - they'll stop doing it eventually if the conditions are conducive to raising the fry. Also if the water parameters are not right and the eggs are not viable they will eat them - likewise they will eat diseased ones from amongst healthy ones to try and stop the infection spreading - it is normal behaviour. Once the eggs hatch, the adults will also 'eat' the wrigglers from time to time as they carry them from one location to another. Other posibilities are that you have two females paired up - which of course means the eggs can't be fertle so get eaten, or that they are hatching, being relocated, then being sucked into the filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 I find the best way to stop them eating there eggs is to stop watching!!! There are any number of reason why they do this but if you have them in there own tank as high as you can from the floor with clean water they should in time sort it out themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappuccino Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Dear All, thx for the advice I will try it right away..however, most of the eggs had gone lol might wait for the next time lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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