Brilliant

Hi,

I think you forgot your answer!

Gordon,
Are you sure the hard water is high in calcium or is it just high TDS water?

I came to the conclusion that discus eggs are not penetrable in real hard water...that is high in calcium.

 

To avoid seeing this ad in our forum please register at AquaticPlantCentral.com By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features.

apistomaster

I have bred and raised wild Brown/Blue Discus in tap water with a KH of 8, GH 12 and pH 7.6. TDS was 475 ppm. That shows what is possible but not what I recommend to beginners.
There is a lot more to breeding discus than test results.
Wild discus are more difficult to breed yet when they do they tend to be better parents than many domestic strains.
I could write a book on nothing but the urban myths of the discus crowd.
What color of shirt should a discus breeder wear?
Want to know more about what a discus really is? Read Bleher's Discus Vol. 1.
Red Turquoise 11 months old with first spawn.

Spawn from pair at four weeks old.

Same fry at two months.

Brilliant

Thats great. Did you breed those wild Heckels?
Duh silly everyone knows discus breeders wear light blue shirts...;-D

My pair spawned again...this time it seems more of the eggs made it past that transformation. I expect to see the free swimmers buzzing the parents by the end of the weekend.

If you want to see good pics please buy some Phyllanthus fluitans from me...hahah!

fastang80

Congrats. They look so fragile and cute. Keep us informed.

Brilliant

Thank you!

They spawned again and the tank was alive with fry. They are all gone now but it was enjoyable watching while it lasted.

I tried taking pictures but didnt get anything good.

Here is a picture of the mom with fry...I dont know if you can even see any.

Here is a picture of the trail of fry once mom moved a little quicker. I think you can see them better.

star rider

Hey Larry

did I read that right?? "And I am getting back into wild Angels?"

Brilliant

They spawned again today I walked in and snapped a pic. They have really shown some blue today. Too bad about the water mark I cleaned it up for future pics.

Here is today's picture.


Here is wild angel.

Wish me luck for the next pair.

cs_gardener

Beautiful! They really glow, don't they? Love the angels too. I hope the discus do better this time. They're getting a little better every time, so hopefully it will work out this time.

Brilliant

Thank you for your support.

They are in rare form for sure. They typically show more red like in my profile pic. All of my best pictures of discus are post spawn.

From what I saw last time this will not work in the large planted tank. The baby discus are not foolish attaching to other things like plants they just become lost in the bleheri abyss sometimes in tight packs. Like when mom decides to put on the jets and leaves a few behind. Eventually that catches up and all are lost after a few days. I am thankful that the pair is productive. I am making motions to give them a smaller tank.

Brilliant

So the babies made it past the transformation stage. They are at the point now where they are just barely swimming. I am tempted to take them out and raise them myself. I will need to setup the auto feeder and auto water changer before that happens.

I took this picture a day or two ago. Maybe you can see the little bunch of babies.

 

To avoid seeing this ad in our forum please register at AquaticPlantCentral.com By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features.