tomuhs Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) Pleasant surprise when I came home today. Was feeding the fish as per usual and then I noticed that there was one that wasn't eating. I began to worry so I went to inspect the fish. I noticed her tubes had dropped and lo and behold: This is the first time for me so I have lots of reading to do; if anybody has some tips they wanna thro my way, that would be appreciated. Cheers Edited October 19, 2012 by tomuhs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) First she makes a mess in your tank. Then she draws back to admire it. That's confidence eh? Before I left the hobby 15yrs ago, I only saw this in magazines, which made it seem unattainable. So good for you. I'm inspired and a wee bit envious Got any cigars? Edited October 19, 2012 by Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burbot Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Nice Tom. You might want to screen the eggs so she doesn't eat them. A simple mesh like the bug screen on your windows around the tube, about a cm away from the eggs. That way she can still fan the eggs but not eat them. Remove the other tank inhabitants too, will help keep the parents happy, especailly the mom. I know when I spawned discus the parents tend to get spooked and eat the eggs the 1st few times. Peace and quiet seem to be key. Cheers and congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuhs Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 First she makes a mess in your tank. Then she draws back to admire it. That's confidence eh? Before I left the hobby 15yrs ago, I only saw this in magazines, which made it seem unattainable. So good for you. I'm inspired and a wee bit envious Got any cigars? Yes time for cigars indeed. Thanks for the kind words. Took a lot of patience and experimenting. Came when i least expected. Nice Tom. You might want to screen the eggs so she doesn't eat them. A simple mesh like the bug screen on your windows around the tube, about a cm away from the eggs. That way she can still fan the eggs but not eat them. Remove the other tank inhabitants too, will help keep the parents happy, especailly the mom. I know when I spawned discus the parents tend to get spooked and eat the eggs the 1st few times. Peace and quiet seem to be key. Cheers and congrats! Thanks Ken! I'm going to give the screen a try but I didn't have time to do it yesterday. Hopefully they aren't gone by the time I get home. Is there a special technique in order to get the mesh on? I'll try to take a pic of the daddy tonight. Time to start looking for a 20G high tank and start cycling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackerberry Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Congrats on the spawning. Just hope for good parents but the key is practice on the parents' part. Keep us posted! hb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
095340002 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 love the discus tom, we were just talking about breeding discus that day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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