wow, i just looked in my tank and noticed my new large red tourquoise laying eggs on a piece of driftwood!!! and my red melon male fertilizing them.... i'm pretty shocked that they paired off so soon and actually are laying the eggs.
I'm going to have to look into what it will take to raise these guys! although by the time the morning comes around the eggs will probably be eaten.
A 20gal will suffice. Pop in a vertical PVC tube that is long enough to spand the length of the tank, a heater, sponge filter and you should be okay. They do the work.
here are some photos I took this morning. The big orange fella is watching over the eggs quite intently... I hope I at least get to see some wigglers! Time to buy a 20g tank and breed these guys!!
ERgh... sorry about taht Holo.. better luck next time..
in crowded tanks you can also sometimes make a protection mesh to cover up the area from other fish.. seeing that the rock/wood you ahve there is the only strcutre that protrudes out like a breeding cone and screams breed on me... i would make a mesh now for future use.. or at least get some meshing.. unless you plan on moving them
yeah i think it's pretty hopeless trying to get them to breed in a community tank and actually have it be successful. I'm going to see if there is a nice sized tank I can store below my 50g. like a 25g square... do tanks come in that size?
In order to successfully breed Discus, they need to be in their own bare bottom tank. A 20 gallon is okay. Make sure the ph is no higher than 7 or the eggs will not get fertilized. It may take several tries for them to get it right so don't be discouraged if the eggs/fry get eaten.
I do add peat to my tank as well, mostly for my plants and to make my tank a touch closer to the rio ***** Although my tank breed discus probaby have no idea what real black water is like.
Hey Holocron congrats on the news. Looks like they are doing there job then. I would recommend you to separate them and interms of water quality using tap is not that great. Also you do not need to use PVC tubes. You can go to any gardening store and purchase a clay pot. The clay pot is great for them to lay eggs on. Also don't forget the brine shrimp
thanks for the advice! I am heading to some fish stores this evening, might pick up a tank for them to breed in. As far brine shrimp, do I have to hatch them myself or can i buy frozen ones?
Yes some locals have beem sucessful but, you won't get alot compared to using R/O water. It takes alot of energy for them to lay and take care of there fries so its better off to do it and get alot so you don't waste time and the fishes energy.
A lot of breeders have no problem doing it in tap water and most don't use R/O as they find that when they sell their fry to people using tap water, it is better sicne they don't need to mix in R/O with it.
ALso, if you do decide to go R/O, you can buy the unit or just buy the cheap R/O water... lol.
Yeah R/O system is really pricey. You can go to Home Depot and buy a temporary filter that takes out the chlorine and other harmful substance. Toronto water is bad expecially for breeding without a system.
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