Paul Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 I was watching KG Tropicals stream tonight and looked over at the Discus tank and noticed my breeding pair chasing fish away from the front corner of the tank. They’re guarding about 15 wrigglers. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Amazing! Are you hoping to see them raise the fry on their own? Or just coin toss and see how they do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Fish Folk said: Amazing! Are you hoping to see them raise the fry on their own? Or just coin toss and see how they do? I don't have any free tanks right now so I may leave them where they are until I can clear something out. Edited December 25, 2020 by Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 My discus eat their eggs every time. They lay often, but never had a survivor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Sometimes changing the layout of the aquarium helps. How many times have they bred? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 @DeniseThis is pair started spawning within a week of the male being put into the tank which was about 6 weeks ago. This is the first time they got to the wriggler stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Paul they lay eggs every couple weeks it seems like. Mainly spring and during the last month or two. They lay Them, guard them for a couple days then eat them. Within a week, they repeat the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 @Denise it's usually one of two things.First it's takes them some time to figure the whole parenting thing. Or what I think is happening in your case since you say they've been doing this for awhile is that you either have an infertile male or two females laying eggs. The eggs are infertile so they don't hatch and after a few days they get eaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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