3 pairs - eggs not hatching

[LizStreithorst]

Cliff, one of my pairs spawned yesterday afternoon. My pitcher will arrive from Amazon today. I think I remember that you wrote once that you have 72 hrs to transfer the eggs to RO. Is this correct or did I remember wrong?

[CliffsDiscus]

Cliff, one of my pairs spawned yesterday afternoon. My pitcher will arrive from Amazon today. I think I remember that you wrote once that you have 72 hrs to transfer the eggs to RO. Is this correct or did I remember wrong?

Liz, I usually transfer the spawn 30 minutes to 1 hour after spawning into RO, and in 72 hours after spawning you should notice some eggs with a black dot in the center of each fertile egg. You might try this a few times as with Discus its a hit or miss.

Good Luck,
Cliff

[LizStreithorst]

Well, my pitchers arrived and the cone is now in RO. Since it's been almost 24 hrs I won't expect great results but I'll still have my fingers crossed.

[discusbreeder]

At my end, I had two pairs that spawned today. I will see how it goes and if the eggs are turning white I will try 100% R/O the next Time

[LizStreithorst]

I got wigglers from my Discus pair that was first to spawn. I didn't get the eggs into RO until 24 hrs after they were laid so even though less than half are fertile I feel lucky. I'll know more about the young pair's eggs tomorrow. Also got a big spawn from a pair of Pitch Black Rams yesterday evening. Thank you Cliff. I will be forever in your debt.

[CliffsDiscus]

Liz, you can send me some egg rolls(just joking).

Cliff

[LizStreithorst]

Not possible, I'm afraid. They're fun to make if you like prep work. I'm having egg rolls for dinner tonight along with a little egg fried rice. I'll be more than happy to send you some baby Discus once they get to quarter size.

[CliffsDiscus]

Not possible, I'm afraid. They're fun to make if you like prep work. I'm having egg rolls for dinner tonight along with a little egg fried rice. I'll be more than happy to send you some baby Discus once they get to quarter size.

Liz, thanks for the offer, but I am dealing with a family illness currently.

Cliff

[LizStreithorst]

Well, if the parents meet your standards I plan on having more. Just give me a holler when you're ready.

[pastry]

I've been following this thread but I have a similar, yet slightly different experience. I have male (approx 2.5 yo) who spawned with different female 6 to 8 months ago and didn't have great fertility rate but usually about 65-70% rate. Now, with a new female... only slightly higher than 5%????? But same with 3 other pairs over the past year... worst year of fertility rate and I can't crack the code on what I've done wrong/changed since 2 males of the 3 males (1 male had 2 females... that's how I came up with "4 pairs") had much previous spawns of way more fertility success. I'll try slowing water flow drastically during spawning but outside of that, I'm dumbfounded.

[e_abuzer]

I got wigglers from my Discus pair that was first to spawn. I didn't get the eggs into RO until 24 hrs after they were laid so even though less than half are fertile I feel lucky. I'll know more about the young pair's eggs tomorrow. Also got a big spawn from a pair of Pitch Black Rams yesterday evening. Thank you Cliff. I will be forever in your debt.

Hi Liz,
How did things go with the young pairs? Was 100% RO a success?

[LizStreithorst]

I didn't have a gallon open handled pitcher that Cliff suggested so I improvised. My containers tipped over and got tap water in them. I did get a small hatch from both pairs but both spawns were too small for the parents to bother with once they went free swimming. I looked all over town for an open handled clear plastic gallon pitcher without success. I finally found some on line. I wish they would get here.

I did have success using his method with a spawn of Pitch Black Rams. Parents are caring for them lovingly and they are chowing down on BBS. The saucer the rams spawn on didn't require as large a container as a breeding cone.

[LizStreithorst]

Finally, my gallon open handled clear plastic pitchers arrived. My young pair has spawned twice since I ordered the dang things but I'll be ready next time around.

[LizStreithorst]

My older pair started acting a little flirty in the community tank. No heaving breasts or manly restraint but defiantly interested in one another. I moved them to a love nest where they are looking at the cone with interest. My pitcher of RO is hanging in their tank for when they decide to do what Discus pairs do.

[LizStreithorst]

Hey Cliff. The experiment is underway. The young pair spawned and their eggs ore in the pitchers of RO.