Luke* Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 After 16 months of daily 50%+ water changes finally out of the blue 2 out of my 5 large adult discus decide to spawn. The clutch is currently around 30 and they laid precariously on the heater. At first the male ate them but after some food he then clicked into parental mode and 52 hours later they are still being good parents taking turns guarding them. The fry will probably get eaten but we'll see what happens. I'll keep you posted. The female laying eggs and the male watching: The male doing a good job guarding: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Great stuff Luke.. you must be "really" excited Lost you in the chat.. by the time I got back you had gone. Don't forget the details he he.. and I'm sure the AW (Caryl).. would be keen on an article Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Good one Luke! Yes pegasus, he has already made "Hmm I think I will write an article" noises 8) :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Hey Lucca, Congrat on your first spawn. :bounce: Any sign of wigglers yet? If there is you can can save them if the parents are good. PM me if you need any help. Keep us posted and best of luck. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Yesss tis very exciting Neat to see their instinctive parental skills kick in. Yes I was going to bed last night (late) and looked in and I saw these tiny lil black bodies with tails sticking to the heater!! That was really cool and proves that I have a definite male and female. The parents cleverly moved them up the heater too, away from the heating coils where they would otherwise cook. There is about 10 and Mum and Dad have moved them to the filter intake now (luckily with a sponge prefilter on it so they don't get sucked up). Really cool to see the Mum last night she picked up a baby as it fell from the heater and carefully spat it back on. They took turns guarding the eggs but now both of them are full time babysitting which is hard work involving intently staring at them lol. Hey Ronnie what did you mean about saving the fry if the parents are good? From the timelines I have read they have been exact to the hour so far (hatch after 55 hours, free swimming the next 24 hours) so by my calculation they should be free swimming then which I think will be the most dangerous time for them due to the other discus in the tank. Will keep ya posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 The wrigglers won't be free swimming until about 72 hours after hatching. They have big yolk sacs to devour before trying to move around Mom and Dad will do the best to protect the youngsters but a larger/quicker fish will make an easy meal of them if given a chance. Good luck and remember - if this clutch doesn't work out, you have 13-14 more chances to go. They spawn once a week almost like clockwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Got home yesterday from work at 7:30pm and they had disappeared. Cause of death likely eaten but could've been sucked into filter too I suppose. Don't know if parents or other fish ate them. Ah well.....time to play the waiting game till next time and hope I can get the male to choose a different female (as the one he bred with had pointed fins top and bottom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Ah well, better luck next time. You might have some luck getting your male to pair off with another female, who knows? So Luke and I were chatting last night and comparing notes and it turns out that his pair and my female from my breeding pair are siblings. Suppose they finally all hit maturity at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 The wrigglers won't be free swimming until about 72 hours after hatching. They have big yolk sacs to devour before trying to move around Mom and Dad will do the best to protect the youngsters but a larger/quicker fish will make an easy meal of them if given a chance. Good luck and remember - if this clutch doesn't work out, you have 13-14 more chances to go. They spawn once a week almost like clockwork. Hi - why is it limited to 13-14 more goes? Do they stop breeding after that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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