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Old 04-23-2008, 07:45 PM   #1
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My discus are always spawning but this is the farthest they have ever been.
The babies were spawned on filter intake Saturday and moved to the leaf today. I thought they were goners but I found them. I cannot wait to see the parents with free swimming fry.

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Old 04-23-2008, 08:20 PM   #2
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Congrats and good luck with them.
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Old 04-23-2008, 08:20 PM   #3
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Congrats! They are so little! Glad the filter didn't get them. Aren't discus protective parents? Keep us updated as they grow!
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Old 04-23-2008, 08:51 PM   #4
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Thank you! I'll give em two treats for both of you

Yah they are so small. The filter intake is not functional, its a trick They like to spawn on it. I was scared babies could fall and be sucked in so I setup this decoy.

The pair is very protective. There are no more threats in the tank. It would be really cool if the babies lived in the planted tank. I will update if they go free swimming.
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Old 04-24-2008, 10:14 AM   #5
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Congrats! That was a good trick setting up a dummy intake for the discus to spawn on. Best wishes for the babies continuing development!
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Old 04-24-2008, 02:49 PM   #6
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Congrats! That was a good trick setting up a dummy intake for the discus to spawn on. Best wishes for the babies continuing development!
Thank you. This is pretty exciting. I've been making improvements each time I see failure and so have the parents.


Hmmm...well so much for that. Mom looks about ready to spawn again.

The fry are still there and appear to be free swimming. The parents seemed to be aware of their location but no go. I dont know what to expect.
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I just read a discus article recently where the breeder decided that young discus have a hard time IDing their parents if there is something large and darker in color than their parents in the tank (in his case it was a black sponge filter). The babies would starve to death picking at the filter instead of feeding off of the parents' slime coats. Perhaps if you painted your filter intake a lighter color or found something else for the discus to spawn on that might help?
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Old 04-26-2008, 02:49 PM   #8
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Thats right. I need to relocate them to bare bottom tank for breeding.

The filter intake is lighter color . I will keep that in mind when I relocate them.

If anyone is interested in the discus look at the fish story.
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Old 05-17-2008, 12:38 PM   #9
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Today I found a nice suprise. The largest spawn yet. Yet again the babies are attached to the leaf.
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This pair has proven to me they are ready but I dont think I am ready for non planted tank. Maybe I can do it in tank with hairgrass.

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Old 05-17-2008, 11:43 PM   #10
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are the babies being layed on the leaves now? from what my friend has told me that the babies stay on it for a day or two then move to the parents and feed.
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