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Spawning Discus and Behaviors
Hi,
so two of my discus paired off and have been laying eggs. I do not have another tank so I can't separate them from the rest of the discus. Every night the eggs disappear. I'm not that worried, and I wouldn't be able to raise the fry anyways. Now everyone's being a bit aggressive since the spawning and I believe it's because I have too many males, so I'm looking to purchase a few extra females to balance things out.
Now the male of the pair (I believe) hasn't been interested in food for a while now. Barely eats and for the last few days hasn't eaten anything. I know that discus in heat aren't that interested in food but what should I do? Thoughts? Thanks
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Re: Spawning Discus and Behaviors
Having multiple spawning pairs could create more problems not fix the current one...especially if you don't have another tank to separate pairs...I had 2 spawning pairs at 1 point but sold a pair because they wouldn't play nicely with the rest of my adult fish. I had them behind a divider for the longest time but it looked tacky and I wanted my display look back so I sold them...I now have 5 adult discus in a 125gal, 1 spawning pair and the other 3 are males...the males biff on a little but no harm done...increasing the number of spawning pairs could become disastrous...I would wait on some more input from more experienced keepers here on SD
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Re: Spawning Discus and Behaviors
Best solution is to pick up another tank at least a 29g. Check apps like offer up and letgo. I am looking for another one as well. Just missed out on a 60g for $40.
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Re: Spawning Discus and Behaviors
Can't get another tank. Wife will kill me.
Would it be a good idea to split the pair up and replace so I don't have any spawning pairs? The breeder, who is on this website, said it would be a good idea to add females.
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