Staplez Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 With in the last 2 weeks a pair of discus that I have had for around 3 months spawned twice. Their first attempt was their best with the eggs lasting around 24 hours before being eatten. the second attempt was poor both parent ate the eggs with in 2 hours of laying. But I was very happy to be able find out which was male and female of the pair. I still consider myself very new to discus as these are my fisrt and 3 months is how long I have taken care of them know. I guess I would like a few pointers on taking care of the parents when they spawn and hopefully get some eggs hatching next time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Hi Staplez, Congrats on having a breeding pair, I don't have Discus , but would really love to have a Discus tank set up someday, beautiful fish.I had this same thing happen with my 2 breeding Angels they would lay and then turn around and eat the eggs, hmmm not so good. Sometimes it takes a few goes for the Parents to actually become Good Parents, you could try removing the eggs and raising them in another tank, are these Discus in a Community Tank or just in a tank of their own, if they in a community they usually eat the eggs cause they think the tank mates are going to eat them. Good Luck with your next lot of eggies, hope it all goes well. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 There is nothing as fascinating as watching adult discus serenely gliding by with fry clinging to their sides. Hope you reach this stage soon Staplez. Can't help wth advice as I have never kept discus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Congrat on getting a pair. Make sure that there is a male and a female. Quite often 2 female can do the spawning act too. lol. For a start you can put them in a BB tank of their own with a heater and a sponge filter. A 600x450x450 is a good size breeding tank. You can put in a breeding cone if you want or let them spawn on the glass. With a breeding cone all the eggs will be layed in a tidy patch and fertile rate is higher. On the glass the eggs will be layed all over the place and fertile rate is lower. Try to place the tank in an area where there is less foot trafic . The fish will feel more secure and look after the eggs. Try not to disturbed them after they spawn. You don't have to change water after they spawn. Start changing water when you see free swimmers. Start by doing 10% water change daily and slowly increase the %age of waterchange. Feed the pair a very small amount when they are guarding the eggs once a day so that you don't foul the water. HTH and good luck. Ronnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staplez Posted December 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Well they just started again right this minute, I saw the first eggs come out. I will try using the advise I have been given and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staplez Posted December 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 I think I have to get a cone for these two. The female is trying to lay eggs on the filter intake pipe. This tank has a over hanging filter. But she isn't having a lot of luck making them stick. some are staying but most are falling off and then eaten by either of them. The male it tring to do his part to but he is bumping off most of the stuck eggs. I know these two are a male and a female as I can see the differences in their junk. Small and pointy, larger and round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 you won't get much success with a hang on back filter cos there is too much water movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staplez Posted December 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 I have the water level up to the outlet so the water doesn't fall back into the tank and even on full there isn't very much movement. I could turn that down to reduce it even more. If they still don't like it I guess it can be changed for a sponge filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Hi Staplez, Congrats once again , really exciting stuff ,Maybe a good idea to take the Power Filter out and replace it with a Sponge Filter. Good Luck and Happy New Year. :bounce: Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 you will still have to remove the filter cos when you have frys they will get suck up. If your tank is fully cycled you can remove the filter totally.Just a heater and an airstone turn down low will do. Oh and the cone. Advantage is better chances for the fry to find the parents. Happy discus keeping and may 2006 bring you heaps of discus frys. Don't forget to take some pics. Ronnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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