October 2, 201214 yr comment_500156 my discus have some fry looked after them really well until they were free swimming now they seem to be ignoring them, is there anything i can do? or do they just need to learn? Report
October 2, 201214 yr comment_500157 Remove the parents now? They might be wanting to start breeding again? Report
October 2, 201214 yr Author comment_500183 Remove the parents now? They might be wanting to start breeding again? The baby's are only 2 days free swimming, and the parents are laying again Report
October 2, 201214 yr comment_500233 Not much you can do, they will probably eat them if they are laying again Are they quite young parents?,maybe they haven't quite got the gist of it yet And if its a small batch they may not bother with them Report
October 2, 201214 yr Author comment_500263 Not much you can do, they will probably eat them if they are laying again Are they quite young parents?,maybe they haven't quite got the gist of it yet And if its a small batch they may not bother with them This is the first time they have got them to freeswimming Report
October 3, 201214 yr Author comment_500397 The fry are still alive and looks like they are pecking at the parents sides occasionaly Report
October 3, 201214 yr comment_500466 Congrats on your success so far.... The problem tends to arise once the eggs go to wrigglers Thats when the parents generally eat the previous spawn Report
October 3, 201214 yr Author comment_500467 Congrats on your success so far.... The problem tends to arise once the eggs go to wrigglers Thats when the parents generally eat the previous spawn Ok do you think they will learn to feed and only have one batch at a time? Report
October 4, 201214 yr comment_500587 If they are a young pair they can still learn,what you are experiencing is quite normal Give them some time Are they in a bare bottom breeding tank on there own? If so you can add meth blue once they have spawned this will increase the wriggler numbers which will maximise your chance of lots of free swimmers What colour are your discus?, fry attach to darker discus easier If they are white or red they may not attach too easily so you will need to lower the water to just above the fins of the adults,You will get far more attach with a smaller confined area The fry can find the parents easier Report
October 4, 201214 yr Author comment_500590 If they are a young pair they can still learn,what you are experiencing is quite normal Give them some time Are they in a bare bottom breeding tank on there own? If so you can add meth blue once they have spawned this will increase the wriggler numbers which will maximise your chance of lots of free swimmers What colour are your discus?, fry attach to darker discus easier If they are white or red they may not attach too easily so you will need to lower the water to just above the fins of the adults,You will get far more attach with a smaller confined area The fry can find the parents easier The parents are super red maps so quite white Report
October 4, 201214 yr comment_500631 I have bred pigeon checkerboards before which is basicly what a red map is,they seemed to attach just fine but you still may benefit from lowering the water level until they attach Report
October 4, 201214 yr Author comment_500632 I have bred pigeon checkerboards before which is basicly what a red map is,they seemed to attach just fine but you still may benefit from lowering the water level until they attach Ok will lower water level next time they have eaten the eggs so only about 10 freeswimmers left Report
October 4, 201214 yr comment_500652 Believe it or not I have actually had a pair raise 1 fry before So 10 is better, fingers crossed they keep them on there backs You want to introduced newly hatched brineshrimp on day 4 or 5 but they generally don't start attacking it till day 7 or 8 You can remove them from the parents after 2 weeks if you are still concerned for them otherwise 3 weeks is a lot better Report
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