out goes the rams! in come the discus

[Tom_Shannon]

Hall some of ya know we have been growing up baby discus hoping that we got a pair!

but we didn't just get 1 we got 2! a pair of blue turks and a pair of red melons.

not bad out of 10 baby's.... at 50c size when brought about 10 months ago.

So we now have them paired off in there own tanks, and they have layed again but this time instead of eating each others eggs, the turks ate there eggs and the melons let them go to wrigglers and they the diapered?

So my question is anyone had any same out comes with discus?

is it that there a bit young and just learning still we have breed discus many times before but never had this problem they were always just good for us.

In the past we have brought older ones so haven't had to deal with the youngness.

I hope this ramble makes sense and someone can give me some pointers thanks....

[phoenix44]

Discus usually are best bred between 1.5 - 3 years of age. you must be doing something right to have year old discus doing so well

normally its best to let the parents raise the kids, discus milk and all... im sure you've read up etc..

basically clean tank, not too large, not too small. breeding cone, or filter inlet (my weapon of choice_ never fails) :lol: and a cold water change, dropping the temp by 2 degrees is usually enough to get them going once every 2 weeks or so.

[Tom_Shannon]

thanks for your input!

the tanks are bare bottom 90L, with sponge filters and temp is around 31 they get a water change every night of about 20%, then will drop down to 29 once a week with a 50% water change, that is how often they have been getting frisky.lol

i thought it was a year old that the get the stuff on them to feed the young but could be wrong?

maybe they are too young at the mo and there just getting our hopes up lol

it would be good if they hold off over winter, its to cold in the garage and have a baby due in 3 months so will be a bit tided up with that.

:bounce:

[Aquila]

Very cool! Post some pics when you get a chance

I think that discus definetly go through a learning curve so just be patient!

[Adrienne]

Young and new parents - they just need more practice. Mine had about 10 attempts before they got them to the wriggler stage.

[Tom_Shannon]

well they both laid again last night with out a major water change, just there normal 20% and the orange have the eggs still and the blue ones have eaten them so will c what happens. i think its quite weird that they all ways lay on the same night.

[ryanjury]

Congrats and good luck I know nothing about discus but I know that alot of fish are triggered by the same thing and sometimes one fish breeding in a tank releases hormones which gets everything else breeding at the same time. I have heard of people taking water from tanks with fish breeding in them and sticking them in tanks with fish they want to breed to try and encourage them..

[Tom_Shannon]

they are in there own tanks with nothing els in them will put some photos up today

[Adrienne]

mine often lay in the same tank at the same time, usually every 7 or 8 days for about 3 months and then take a few months break before starting again.

[phoenix44]

I do not think pheromones from one species of fish will make another want to spawn.

[Tom_Shannon]

well for the last 7 weeks the discus have been laying at least every 4-5 days with the blue ones eating the eggs straight away while the yellow ones would look after them until they became free swimming.

then as of a few days ago the blue turks layd and didn't eat them so the fingers were crossed that the hatched and yep that happened to now they are free swimming and eating of the parents so ya. so now for the yellow ones 2 do it and we will be happy

[phoenix44]

awesome! good luck.

[johnny]

i think its quite weird that they all ways lay on the same night.

Don't know if it's correct but I read somewhere that a change in atmospheric pressure can bring on spawning. May be one reason.

[caserole]

You will be shocked at how fast the little discus grow Tom, really fast.

[phoenix44]

I've been feeding my fish this high protein food for the best of 2-3 days now. I put it in a syringe, add some water and let it soak. Then i inject it in the tank. the pellets are small and an absolute pain in the you know what.

But it is so worth it!

My discus love it when its pre soaked and it sinks! the cories are feasting on it too!

This morning my brochis splendis spawned.

As I speak my steel blues are laying eggs and the dwarf flag cichlids are spawning too!

The discus have fat little bellies for the first time in weeks and the clown loaches are turning every stone in the tank trying to get it! LOL

The food would be perfect for little discus.

[Aquila]

:bounce:

I've been feeding my fish this high protein food for the best of 2-3 days now. I put it in a syringe, add some water and let it soak. Then i inject it in the tank. the pellets are small and an absolute pain in the you know what.

But it is so worth it!

My discus love it when its pre soaked and it sinks! the cories are feasting on it too!

This morning my brochis splendis spawned.

As I speak my steel blues are laying eggs and the dwarf flag cichlids are spawning too!

The discus have fat little bellies for the first time in weeks and the clown loaches are turning every stone in the tank trying to get it! LOL

The food would be perfect for little discus.

[caserole]

I shouldn't be saying this here but oh well

I feed it to my breeding pair, so the fry get used to it and accept it greedily by the time I move them on (I have a smaller size for the young) to their own tank.

[k1w1y2k]

They may be eating the eggs because somehing scares them, this can be something as simply as someone walking past them or a light being turned on or off. Try putting something on the front of the tank, and when you see the eggs try to leave the condictions the same. Some young discus will just eat the eggs (very frustrating) but can grow out of it.