males fertility

[joopa]

I have read that it is best with young discus to put a female with an older male because of fertility problems with young males, so if a female is ready to spawn at 8 to 9 months can some body please tell me what age a male should be fertile and shooting live rounds ?

p.s I also read that wheat germ is good for male fertility and I do include that in the beef heart mix.

Joopa

[Dkarc@Aol.com]

Males generally mature around 12-16 months of age, depending upon the strain. Pigeon bloods mature very early, where as blue diamonds can take up to 2 years to fully mature.


-Ryan

[Larry Grenier]

Personally, I wouldn't try to spawn the female until she's fully grown. Some may dispute this but it seems to haly their growth. I have a female that has spawned a little young and she seems to have stopped growing.

[joopa]

Thank you for the info fellas.

Joopa

[wolf_discus]

I've Got A Male About 2 Years Old, Look At The Fertility Rate Of His!!!!!!

Rgds, Wolf_discus