HOSStile Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 (edited) My little girl is determined to be a mama, second clutch in 2 weeks. I figure if they are still there tomorrow, good chance of babies. Edited June 3, 2007 by HOSStile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 (edited) My little girl is determined to be a mama, second clutch in 2 weeks. I figure if they are still there tomorrow, good chance of babies. Congratulations, Don't be disappointed if the eggs are gone though. For some reason raising fry is a learning process for discus - not everything is by instinct. As a result they may eat their eggs, and then next time eat their wigglers, and then next time bring their fry to the filter intake, and then next time forget they have fry ect. ect., but if you have a pair now it is just a matter of time. Kevin Edited March 14, 2007 by Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSStile Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 (edited) Oh I know, no plans for posting in the buy and sell just yet. More happy with the fact that I have an enviroment suitable for them to at least give it a try. Edited March 14, 2007 by HOSStile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSStile Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Update :smokey: after about 10 attempts I looked at where my girl usually laid her eggs and spotted about a dozen wrigglers stuck there. This is in a heavy planted 90 gal. with CO2 and plain Calgary water. Now waiting to see if they make free swimmer stage. -ham- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBrain Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Right on Harold!!!! Good for you buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayesmommy Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 (edited) How the heck did you do that? Been trying to get mine to the wiggler stage for A REALLY LONG TIME. I have two pairs that lay every week. Eggs are fertilized too. GETTING MAD HERE! i was thinking my water is too hard. Whats your hardness reading? I swear i have done everything and now im planning for a water softner or trying rain water first, before i decide to give up. By the way congrats and good luck. Just know i am extremely jealous of you. :thumbs: Edited May 29, 2007 by Shayesmommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSStile Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Well it looks like someone ate the wrigglers but they lay eggs every week now. My water tests as follows. This is Calgary water in a heavily planted tank with CO2 KH 6dKH 107 ppm GH 4-5 dGH 89.5 ppm not sure on this one hard to see color shift with my tester PH 2 different tests 7.2 Total AK 80ppm I am trying to decide whether to remove wrigglers when I see them, or wait for parents to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Keep waiting - why have a discus pair if you don't get to see them parenting. Congratulations. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ram Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Harold if this pair is in your community discus tank, you may want to consider moving them to a breeding tank (30 gal or so). Unless the fry attach to the parents, the likelihood of raising them is probably very slim. This would be much easier for the fry if the parents were separated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSStile Posted June 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Wrigglers again, I welcome suggestions but I am thinking to leave them in there. Meanwhile I am setting up a 30 for the parents but that probably won't be ready for 2 weeks with fishless cycling. Here is a picture, you can just see them at the joint of the AC intake. Last time I shut that AC down, (I have 2 running), she ate the babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayesmommy Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 You could cage the wigglers, so mom or dad can't eat them or anyone else. I tried it, but that girl did everything and everything to eat the eggs. and she would knock the cage down. I cant think of anything else for while they are still in the main tank. But just some info i learned. Once they are in their own tank and if mom keeps eating the eggs. Remove mom and leave dad. He will raise the babies on his own. I think that it is more likely that mom eats them , then dad. HTH Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Harold - if you have other tanks running, why are you doing fishless cycling on the new tank? Why not just use sponges from an established tank in the filter of the new tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSStile Posted June 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 I am just trying to decide whether to go with RO water or not. It would be a change for them. You are right I do have 2 AC 500s to get juice from. Guess I should do something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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