Lee Discus
12-12-2002, 09:51 AM
Hi all
i been haveing a problem for the last 4 weeks and hope some onecan maybe help me?
well i have 6 discus breeding pairs, 3 of them in a 6ft x 2ft x 2ft tank all 3 are divided up in there own section of ther tank, and also i have the other 3 discus breeders divided up in the 5ft x 2ft x 2ft tank.
and they have all breed very good for the last 2 years (2 of the breeders have only breed with me for the last 6 months )
anyway to make a long story short....for some unknow reason for the last 4 weeks they have all breed once or twice a week and i have watched the males all do there job's but no eggs of all 6 breeding pairs have hatched in the last 4 weeks. all parents take care of eggs for up to 3 to 4 days then they give up and eat them. l still feed them the same foods (tetra bits, blood warms, beef heart and flake food), water temp is the same as always on 30, ph is the same as always 6.4 - 6.8...nothing has changed in the tank, i havent added anything new at all to the 2 tanks
but in the last 4 weeks maybe 2 or 3 times a few eggs might hatch only but such a small amount, maybe 2-5 eggs only, and that has only happend 3 times in the last 4 weeks
anyone know what the problem is please?
thank you
Lee
i been haveing a problem for the last 4 weeks and hope some onecan maybe help me?
well i have 6 discus breeding pairs, 3 of them in a 6ft x 2ft x 2ft tank all 3 are divided up in there own section of ther tank, and also i have the other 3 discus breeders divided up in the 5ft x 2ft x 2ft tank.
and they have all breed very good for the last 2 years (2 of the breeders have only breed with me for the last 6 months )
anyway to make a long story short....for some unknow reason for the last 4 weeks they have all breed once or twice a week and i have watched the males all do there job's but no eggs of all 6 breeding pairs have hatched in the last 4 weeks. all parents take care of eggs for up to 3 to 4 days then they give up and eat them. l still feed them the same foods (tetra bits, blood warms, beef heart and flake food), water temp is the same as always on 30, ph is the same as always 6.4 - 6.8...nothing has changed in the tank, i havent added anything new at all to the 2 tanks
but in the last 4 weeks maybe 2 or 3 times a few eggs might hatch only but such a small amount, maybe 2-5 eggs only, and that has only happend 3 times in the last 4 weeks
anyone know what the problem is please?
thank you
Lee