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    Makes sense. Thank you both. They laid eggs again yesterday, so at least they want to keep trying! lol

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    On wrigglers again! Last batch of eggs fungused so this is their second attempt at wrigglers.

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    So it appears some fry are becoming free swimming today. Parents though don't want them to attach. Every time they leave the cone, the parents pick them up and spit them on the cone. Around 40ish wrigglers on the cone and 5-6 are free swimming at the moment. Is this a learning curve for the parents, or do they want all the fry to be free swimming before they attach?

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    It's normal. The parents think they belong on the cone. They'll give up once they get swamped with fry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LizStreithorst View Post
    It's normal. The parents think they belong on the cone. They'll give up once they get swamped with fry.
    Thanks Liz. So proud of these two, they are doing a great job so far!!

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    Enjoy the ride, Carter. It's not unusual for the parents to have 10+ spawns before getting it right. They get a little better each time.
    At my age, everything is irritating.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willie View Post
    Enjoy the ride, Carter. It's not unusual for the parents to have 10+ spawns before getting it right. They get a little better each time.
    Thanks Willie. This morning, I have 25-30 babies attached to the parents. So neat to watch this happen in front of me.

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    25 or 30 is enough for them to decide to raise. Fewer and they don't think it's worth the effort. Next time they'll give you more kids. It takes time for them to figure out what it's all about.
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    Time to practice hatching baby brine shrimp.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Willie View Post
    Time to practice hatching baby brine shrimp.
    Haha, yeah! I've got a whole setup going with two containers for my rainbowfish and apisto fry. Babies are all doing great and wow, do they grow fast. Mom seems to have most of the babies feeding off her and dad I guess is on guard!

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    I've had fry feeding on BBS as soon as 4-days free swimming, and starting early cannot hurt. More importantly is to get some beef heart ready to wean them around 2-weeks free swimming and also start water changes. 90% daily is not too much. That and the beef heart will get them growing in front of your eyes. (BBS is really only good for 2 - 3 weeks.)
    At my age, everything is irritating.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willie View Post
    I've had fry feeding on BBS as soon as 4-days free swimming, and starting early cannot hurt. More importantly is to get some beef heart ready to wean them around 2-weeks free swimming and also start water changes. 90% daily is not too much. That and the beef heart will get them growing in front of your eyes. (BBS is really only good for 2 - 3 weeks.)
    Can I go ahead and switch them over to my hard tap water? I've only been doing 50% daily because I'm limited by my RO unit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by solasis View Post
    Can I go ahead and switch them over to my hard tap water? I've only been doing 50% daily because I'm limited by my RO unit.
    I see no problem doing that. Discus really require soft water at fertilization, so ~45 minutes for their entire lifetimes. Otherwise, they do fine in hard water.
    At my age, everything is irritating.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willie View Post
    I see no problem doing that. Discus really require soft water at fertilization, so ~45 minutes for their entire lifetimes. Otherwise, they do fine in hard water.
    Perfect. I'll go ahead and do their water change today with tap. Appreciate the advice!

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