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    Default Keep eating the fry

    Have a young pair probably 3.5 inch at the most....they keep eating the free swimmersl.
    Ive tried about everything except pulling the male...i pulled female last time. I even put a divider in...no go.

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    Default Re: Keep eating the fry

    Give them some time.
    It can be very frustrating to say the least but odds are sooner or later they will get it right.
    Are both parents eating the fry? Did you see the female eat them and that’s why you pulled her? I’m assuming the male then ate the fry. You can try pulling him next spawn, but if it were me, I’d just give them time.
    Usually they will get it right at some point. Nothing is 100% when it comes to living creatures but odds are they just need to learn.
    Good luck, Matt

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    There are several reasons why fry get eaten.

    1. Discus will often eat a small batch (< 20 fry), likely not worth the energy of raising small lots.
    2. Discus will eat free swimming fry if/as they spawn again - very common with young pairs that spawn every 7 - 10 days. If this happens, pull one parent.
    3. Most often, it's the female doing the eating. I'd pull her before they go free swimming.

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    Default Re: Keep eating the fry

    They have a new batch now...hanging on the fence of cone...time will tell this time around...

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    Default Re: Keep eating the fry

    Quote Originally Posted by Willie View Post
    There are several reasons why fry get eaten.

    1. Discus will often eat a small batch (< 20 fry), likely not worth the energy of raising small lots.
    2. Discus will eat free swimming fry if/as they spawn again - very common with young pairs that spawn every 7 - 10 days. If this happens, pull one parent.
    3. Most often, it's the female doing the eating. I'd pull her before they go free swimming.

    Willie
    All these things are true! I have a gorgeous pair I've been wanting to get some fry from but unfortunately it's been very difficult.

    The spawns are small and the female eats the fry every time. I've been pulling her and the dad takes excellent care of them no matter how few there are. I keep thinking she will learn but by the time I finally pull her, there are only a few left, so on the next batch I'll pull her immediately after they spawn.

    You can try screening the eggs but this isn't always successful.

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    Default Re: Keep eating the fry

    Hoping to see photos of the parents, 3.5 ins is pretty small fish…..are talking about discus.


    Quote Originally Posted by utiliy View Post
    Have a young pair probably 3.5 inch at the most....they keep eating the free swimmersl.
    Ive tried about everything except pulling the male...i pulled female last time. I even put a divider in...no go.
    Grasshopper
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    Default Re: Keep eating the fry

    If you already know how many days the fry are free swimming before being eaten removing them the day before.

    Cliff

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    Default Re: Keep eating the fry

    Yea..there discus...

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    Default Re: Keep eating the fry

    Not sure how to post pictures...not seeing any icon for that.

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    Look for this icon and follow the instructions. If it won't post then it's probably too large. I always email photo's to myself and the email program automatically resizes to the correct size..

    post photo.png

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    I use a program called BeFunky to resize my pix.
    At my age, everything is irritating.

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