Re: Weird Discus Behaviour: Shaking & Pecking
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jamesx
Would flipping my heater horizontally work as well? Right now the heater is in upright position.
I would say yes to flipping the heater, and I was not suggesting you promote breeding by adding a cone or slate, but more of a deterrent to the heater, as Pat said their curious teenagers so if they want to pick and clean something let it be something safe.
Jeanne
Re: Weird Discus Behaviour: Shaking & Pecking
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Originally Posted by
Sturiosoma
I would say yes to flipping the heater, and I was not suggesting you promote breeding by adding a cone or slate, but more of a deterrent to the heater, as Pat said their curious teenagers so if they want to pick and clean something let it be something safe.
Jeanne
Thanks a lot Jeanne. Totally understood! I will flip the heater once I get home tonight.
Re: Weird Discus Behaviour: Shaking & Pecking
I just wanna share an update: my fish spawned!!
Luckily they didn't spawn on my heater as I have flipped it horizontally. They quickly switched to my filter which is another vertical object next to the heater. Last night after the daily water change, I saw them dancing around the filter and pecking it like crazy again. I just ignored these behaviours as told and turned off the light.
This morning, when I turned the light back on, I immediately saw a few eggs on my filter! It was weird that I only saw a few. I wonder if the fish have eaten most of the eggs, or there just weren't many eggs laid. The eggs were a bit white in color and I thought they may never hatch.
However, if they spawn on the filter again, should I try to hold back on my water change and wait out? I was super excited!
Re: Weird Discus Behaviour: Shaking & Pecking
Sounds like you have early bloomers, congrats
Jeanne
Re: Weird Discus Behaviour: Shaking & Pecking
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Sturiosoma
Sounds like you have early bloomers, congrats
Jeanne
Haha. Thanks Jeanne. Should I stop the water change and wait out for 48 hours next time I see them spawning? What are the chances of hatching if the eggs were laid on a filter intake?
Re: Weird Discus Behaviour: Shaking & Pecking
You will greatly reduce their growth if you let them. Put a sponge on the filter intake so they don’t spawn. If they spawn on the glass, then you’re screwed lol.
Nonetheless, freaking congrats! They like your husbandry.
Re: Weird Discus Behaviour: Shaking & Pecking
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Originally Posted by
jamesx
Haha. Thanks Jeanne. Should I stop the water change and wait out for 48 hours next time I see them spawning? What are the chances of hatching if the eggs were laid on a filter intake?
I don't know that I would change anything your doing your obviously firing on all 8 cylinders for them to want to spawn to begin with and far as the eggs hatching on the filter tube is gonna be a wait and see.
Jeanne