Today, Who has Discus fry?

[LizStreithorst]

Hey Liz,

This is the first time this pair has had wigglers...eggs usually fungus over. I was about to give up on the male!

Joie

You understand the frustration then. I keep hoping that he's just slow to mature. I know I'll never get fry from him if I give up.

[danotaylor]

I have about 25 or so wigglers this morning from this latest spawn. I had 2 spawns fungus and come to nought after the last wigglers. I was discouraged also. I am praying I get free swimmers that attach this time round.
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[Mr.BigBlock]

You understand the frustration then. I keep hoping that he's just slow to mature. I know I'll never get fry from him if I give up.

That's the spirit!

[Mr.BigBlock]

I have about 25 or so wigglers this morning from this latest spawn. I had 2 spawns fungus and come to nought after the last wigglers. I was discouraged also. I am praying I get free swimmers that attach this time round.
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Very nice!

[For100]

I had two pairs laying eggs in my display tank on Sunday/Monday, both batches of fry successfully attached yesterday. I was super excited because one pair was guarding about 50+ free swimmers in a corner all day keeping all other fish at bay. As soon as I turned lights off, fry started wonder around and other fishes ate them all except a few. I saved about 15 that I am planning to raise artificially. I am just stubborn, it is a blue scorpion X giant blue pair that I really like.

So, I am disappointed that I did not act sooner. Again, fool’s hope thinking that I could raise them in the display tank if I had a good set of parents. No a chance.

[Mattgoanna]

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Raising two batches from this pair at the moment

[brewmaster15]

Y'all make me sad. I wanted to have fry from home bred fish by now. I should have, but have had nothing but bad luck. All I can say is that I keep trying with my beautiful home bred spotted SS male with a very good quality purchased Classic Spotted Leopard female. They do everything right. The male makes his runs. He attacks me with a vengeance when they have eggs. The eggs all fungus. It's frustrating because all I have to do is look at an Angel pair and I can get wigglers.

Liz, Try this. Next time they are getting ready to spawn, take a piece of cardboard and cover the sides of the tank.. I usually cut a small flap so I can peak when I do this, Keep the tank covered from the moment they start laying. Do not feed them. Do not fuss with the tank. Do not do a water change. At the most, slide a cage over the eggs if you want to be extra safe. Forget about them a few a days. Do not remove the cardboard until after the fry attach.

Why do this? The pair may be so distracted that they aren't doing what they need to do. By covering the sides like this, the only focus they have is on each other and the eggs. I don't know why it works but I have had great success doing this with problem pairs.


This pair always does better in a private honey moon suite.

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hth,
al

[LizStreithorst]

I guess anything is worth a try, but I don't believe that any of their eggs are fertile. The parents guard them until after it's obvious to me that the eggs are starting to fungus.

[danotaylor]

My pair ate their wigglers last night...again...I might try that method as well Al, though i I prob need to get them into their own tank inside of the sectioned 125 gal...I feel your pain Liz, argh

[brewmaster15]

I guess anything is worth a try, but I don't believe that any of their eggs are fertile. The parents guard them until after it's obvious to me that the eggs are starting to fungus.

Liz have you tried to remove the eggs right after fertilization and hatch in a Jar with meth blue?

[LizStreithorst]

No. That was suggested to me by someone else here but I forgot about it. Do I need to toss an air stone in? That's what you do with Angelfish eggs.

[brewmaster15]

No. That was suggested to me by someone else here but I forgot about it. Do I need to toss an air stone in? That's what you do with Angelfish eggs.

Yes.. just like angels is how I do it. It will at least give you more control over the outcome by removing variables. I am really hopeful that male of yours doesnt have fertility issues... The behavior you describe of aggression and making passes are things I would associate with a healthy, mature and fertile male. fingers crossed for you.
Al

[LizStreithorst]

Thanks, Al. My fingers are crossed for me, too.

[danotaylor]

My fingers and toes are crossed both us both

[sanjay21]

Sanjay can you plz post some pics of this pair and there fry? Love yo see em! Thx

Hey Daniel, I posted an update per your request

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...+silver+pigeon