SRC Member ervine Posted June 22, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 22, 2005 Hi guys, Sorry ah.. FW stuff again.. Anyone has experience with discus? My pair just laid eggs a few hours ago... I was expecting this for some time already coz I can see the way they behave, shaking and all... In anycase.. i have never raised discus babies.. what should i do? Read some online stuff but don't think quite applicable coz mine is planted tank.. they laid their eggs on a leaf... and there are many other fishes around waiting to gobble up any fry that might emerge... How? Thanks! Ervine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 You must separate the eggs from the other fishes or else they will be eaten Quote But if you tame me, we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world... You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery Keep our hobby sustainable, participate in fragging NOW CHAETO Farmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jem Posted June 22, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 22, 2005 once the fries are hatched you can feed them with baby brine shrimps.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Remove the other fish from the tank if you wan to raise the fries... If not you can get leave them alone... The fries will stick to the leaf(for your case) till they become free-swimming and they will start to wriggle and swim, the parent discus will take care of the eggs till they are able to feed on their own... Need not worry about the fries when they hatch... the fries will feed on the mucus found on the adult body... Discus are practically responsible parents... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ah_d3x Posted June 22, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 22, 2005 wow... well done terryz.... hm... i guess most of us reefers converted from FW to marine aint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 wow... well done terryz.... hm... i guess most of us reefers converted from FW to marine aint! Not really convert from a FW to SW... Just that my uncle breeds discus and sell discus lor... So know a bit... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 watch out for ur water quality and temp. do not stress the parents, they might eat the eggs. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Reeffer Posted June 22, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 22, 2005 haha.. i bred discus before also anyway go to aquarealms.com for more discus info the chances of the eggs being eaten up is very high though anyway usually the first few spawns of the fish won't be too successful.. esp if the male is still rather young ie < 1yr old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ervine Posted June 22, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 22, 2005 well removing the other fishes from the tank isn't an option... so i guess the fries (if they even hatch) will have to fend for themselves for now... So basically no stress.. okie got it... my platy babies made it though... saw a few swimming around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member darren Posted June 22, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 22, 2005 my dad used to be into discus many years ago. he used a wire mesh attached to sucker pads to separate the eggs from the discus. this way they wun get eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 First time spawners tend to eat their own eggs due to inexperience. I would rather let them gain this experience and over time they will be better parents and you can leave the eggs with them without any problems. If feeding the fry is a hassle for then you leaving them with the parents is a better choice as initially they will feed on the mucus coat of the parents. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ervine Posted June 23, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 Hm... i might try to seperate the discus parents and their eggs from the other fishes in the tank by a wiremesh and suckers... will this work? Oh yah here's a photo of the protective parents.. they've been chasing away the other fishes the whole day! btw, they are brown discus so they look almost black in the photo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Lester Posted June 23, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 Hm... i might try to seperate the discus parents and their eggs from the other fishes in the tank by a wiremesh and suckers... will this work? Oh yah here's a photo of the protective parents.. they've been chasing away the other fishes the whole day! btw, they are brown discus so they look almost black in the photo... nice pair .. man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member subxero Posted June 23, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 wow.. breed in planted tank.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member SBS_Transit Posted June 23, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 Found this forum about raising the fries, can read up, dunno if u seen it before Discus forum Quote SBS_Transit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member chrislwp Posted June 23, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 U can look for Chai of Chai Discus at Commonwealth or Simon Pak at Woodlands. Discus breeding is common, it depends whether the male fertilized the eye, otherwise 3 days all eggs will turn white, and the parent fish will breed again after few days later. Quote Tank 4x2x2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ervine Posted June 23, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 wow.. breed in planted tank.. hm.. is that rare? So from now on the discus pair will keep laying eggs every few days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ervine Posted June 24, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 24, 2005 Sigh.. think the eggs got eaten or something... there's not a single trace of it left on the leaf.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member SBS_Transit Posted June 24, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 24, 2005 Are they on the parents body by any change ? Quote SBS_Transit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ervine Posted June 24, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 24, 2005 Are they on the parents body by any change ? yah tried looking but I don see anything leh... i heard they are attracted to any dark objects... looked at my wood also don't see anything wriggling... how small should they be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marinedisc Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Hi, the size of the hatched fries is about the same as the eggs. The eggs should be orangy in color and then turned black in the 3rd day. Then it start to wriggle in the next 2 days in same spot and free swim in day 6. The parents will pick up those stray away fries and put them in the same spot or transfer them to other safe place. In your pic, the eggs are white so highly possible that they are not fertilized. They will be eaten up when they turned bad. Till now I'd not heard any successful spawn in planted tank. U may consider putting the parents in their own tank if u wanted to have better success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Lester Posted July 4, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 4, 2005 hmmm any updates on the babies ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.