Water change schedule for Discus fry

[sheldon r]

Hi Friends,

After a long struggle i have finally managed to start a new thread,

I manged to breed super red melons and have approx 200+ babies, which have been separated from the parents and are on BBS.

They are in a 29 gallon breeder and I do 25% daily W/C's, will that be enough to ensure they grow normally?

Also wanted some helpful advise on what is the ideal W/C's and feeding schedule for Discus fry.

Eg:
- What type of foods?
- What duration of feeding?
- When to start with BHM and how?
- Water changes and how much percentage and frequency?

Thank you my fellow discus lovers.

[Bill63SG]

How big are they/how old?With the little info you've given,I would be doing at least 50%,and when mine reach dime size,Im around 90%.They should have already picking at bhm if you were giving it to the parents and already eating it if they are pulled from the parents.

[Larry Bugg]

200 in a 29 gallon.................you should be doing 100% twice a day.

They should really be in a bigger tank with 100% a day.

[sheldon r]

Hi.

They have started picking on BHM,
I scrape BHM and fees at 8 am, the 3 feeding of BBS while I'm away at work and the another feeding if BHM at night before w/c
However I have started loosing on 3-4 babies everyday...
I will move them to a 55 gallon one they are dime size...
Ant changes to be made to the above schedule apart from increasing my w/c schedule?

[Bill63SG]

Move them now,thats why your loosing 3-4 a day,larry was more on point,they need a bigger tank

[Larry Bugg]

They need the bigger tank now but they also need the water changes. The biggest mistake made with fry/juvies is not enough clean water. You most likely have a bacteria problem from the bad water.

[Keith Perkins]

I'm with Larry. I'd likely do a light PP treatment on them and get them into a bigger tank before you end up losing the majority of them.

[sheldon r]

Roger that...

Will do a light PP bath and move them ASAP...

Thanks... will keep the update coming....

[sheldon r]

Hi..
I tried PP in very little portion.. Until the water turned light pink.. However I shifted them back into 2 tanks... But started go loose babies in much higher quantity after the PP bath...

Any other suggestion ....??

[John_Nicholson]

You are losing them because of crappy water. They are way to crowded and you are not changing near enough water. Move them to a 55 and change at least 50% of the water daily. Sincve you have already screwed them up you might need to change water twice a day to try and get them back on the right track. I feed my babies nothing but BBS and BH.

-john

[sheldon r]

I would move them asap... Is there anything I need to do apart from large water changes....

[John_Nicholson]

Clean water will cure most of the issues. Hard to know exactly what damage has been done without seeing the fish in person.

Good luck.

-john

[sheldon r]

Hi friends,
Thanks a lot for the advice...
The mortality rate has dropped to a great extent.
Only the weaker/ smaller/ stunts due off that only jus 1 odd in like 3-4 days.. Rest look to be fine..
Its is always a pleasure to get appropriate advice.

Thanks all...

[sheldon r]

Hi all.
Can you help as to what will be an appropriate water change schedule for fry which have jus attached to the parents.

I want to avoid the risk of spooking the parents..

How much % of water should I change for newly attached fries? And what schedule to follow?

As in an avoidance of water change, if yes how many days?

Week 1 , wat %?
Week 2, wat %?


Water temp?

Should I avoid feeding the parents for couple of days?

Thank you..

[John_Nicholson]

On my pairs with eggs, wigglers, or fry I still change 50% everry single day. I always have and always will. In my opinion there is never a time when clean water is more important then when the fry are with the parents.

-john