Breeding My Discus

[Biulu]

You will get there, and once you've done it, new spawns will be a piece of cake!

 

[DevotedToDiscus]

You will get there, and once you've done it, new spawns will be a piece of cake!

Thank you. I really hope I will have it cracked very soon. Maybe even this bunch. News is that the wrigglers are looking strong. I will fly home tonight, and I am guessing that they should go free swimming Thursday or Friday.

 

[FishFanatic04]

They don't look like little omelets this time. Hope your fishy parents agree!

 

[coldcazzie]

My newly crawling/standing up baby is nothing to those wrigglies. Round 'em up, you sissy Discus. Seriously. They are contained in a tank.


Edit: I may have meant : Those wrigglies are nothing to my crazy baby, but I'm too exhausted from chasing the chunker everywhere today.

 

[DevotedToDiscus]

Got back home, but the fry weren't good. So I decided to go again, and have set-up the second tank and put the pair of blues in that keep trying in the main tank. So double the chance now. Currently the water feed is going through a peat filter to lower the pH and slightly soften the water. I am getting good egg fertilization with this water, but the fry are really struggling. So my plan is to wait until the eggs have been laid and then do a gradual switch to pure RO water, and hopefully this will really help the fry develop. I know that long term they can't stay in pure RO water as it is deficient of the minerals the fish need, but for a couple of weeks while the fry grow I am sure will be OK. I can then switch back to tap water. Will give it a go and see.

 

[FishFanatic04]

At some point, you will have this all worked out. It's great that you keep at it.

 

[DevotedToDiscus]

At some point, you will have this all worked out. It's great that you keep at it.

I will not give up. We will get there in the end

 

[jojouk]

Blimy, just realised, this thread has been going for 8 months now! That is commitment!

 

[DevotedToDiscus]

Blimy, just realised, this thread has been going for 8 months now! That is commitment!

Or lunacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ainsy]

In the words of the late, great Roy Castle (whilst ably assisted by Norris McWhirter)

'Dedication is what you need.'

Glad you have got it mate & have got everything crossed for you this time will be the success!

 

[DevotedToDiscus]

In the words of the late, great Roy Castle (whilst ably assisted by Norris McWhirter)

'Dedication is what you need.'

Glad you have got it mate & have got everything crossed for you this time will be the success!

"And if you wanna be the best, then you gotta beat the rest oooooh........." Makes me want to break out the trumpet........ if I had one! In fact I could be a record breaker, for the longest time spent trying to do something without success!!!!!

 

[FishFanatic04]

lol Oh no. You can't have that award!! Besides...every failure is a success for knowledge.

 

[DevotedToDiscus]

lol Oh no. You can't have that award!! Besides...every failure is a success for knowledge.

And triumph is just a little Umph away from Try!

 

[DevotedToDiscus]

Some vigorous courtship going on between the Cobalt Blues today. Fun to watch

 

[coldcazzie]

Some vigorous courtship going on between the Cobalt Blues today. Fun to watch

Fish equivalent of a peeping Tom