cuviceps Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 I've got 3 week old baby discus, Mom is a Blue Diamond, Dad is a Red Turquoise. Already babies are showing reddish dorsal and anal fins. THe tank is 4 foot display tank less all the previous inhabitants I had to catch(after 1 baby dissappeared into a Gold Tetra's tummy!!!). Ph is approx 7, Temp is 26 Celsius. 20-40 litres changed every 2 days. I have only come across 1 dead baby so I am rapt. They get fed off the parents, baby brine shrimps and microworms 4-5 times daily. I tried 10 in a 2 foot tank to see how they would grow compared to being in with their parents. The difference was amazing, the 10 in the tank were so much smaller despite getting so much more brine shrimp than in the parent's tank. So much for what I have read about growing quicker on brine shrimp. Either way I don't mind they are all still growing and looking healthy. They are aprox. the size of a thumb nail. I just moved them into a 2 foot tank as the parents were acting weird last night and looked as though they wanted to spawn. I wasn't prepared to see the babies disappear overnight!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 CONGRATULATIONS cuviceps I wish you all the best in raising them. Please keep posting on how the discus grow. What size are theynow?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuviceps Posted June 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 Approximately the size of a thumb nail, about 80-100 babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 Congratulations. Hope they continue to grow well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 Quite a few do it, but very few tell us about it... Great stuff cuviceps.. Looking forward to hearing the progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 Well done, I'm trying to get my red turquoises to breed too. What size are the parents and how many other discus do you have in the tank if any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuviceps Posted June 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 They are aprox. 12-15cm in diameter. Home alone in a 4 foot tank by themselves. They spawned again yesterday, so heres hoping for another 100 babies or so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 do you have any babies at the moment, and are you willing to sell if you do have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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