The eggs made it to morning. I'm sort of hoping they eat them today - but I do have a plan if they end up being viable.
After a water change last night, I noticed eggs on a piece of drift wood. Looks like I have at least one female. Mom and Mom or maybe Mom and Dad are diligently fanning eggs. We'll see - I really don't want fry right now.
The eggs made it to morning. I'm sort of hoping they eat them today - but I do have a plan if they end up being viable.
I can come down and take them off your hands if you need me to. Just trying to be helpfull. Jeff Guilford Me.
Well done! Looks like you have mom n dad.
Beautiful fish! I too think a mom and a dad. looks like mom watching the eggs and dad watching her, but hey only a guess, since I could never say with certainty just by seeing a pic.
~ Pete
any advice I give is just that, advice. I say it because it's what works for me.
Jeff - I may take you up on that! I have a long way to go to see if they even make it - but I'll keep you in mind! I have a 55 with some other discus in it, that I can pull the parents into and I can raise the fry for a while in the 29 - but I don't have space for more fish. Haven't had to hatch brine shrimp in years. We'll see how this goes.
Adam
At least wait to see if you get wigglers so you can confirm them.Then you can take your time.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Bill.
Yeah - I'm not counting eggs before they hatch. 2 days with eggs, no white ones, many are bright orange and some are dark orange. The dark unfertilized eggs have collapsed. Still look like a good number of bright orange ones.
We'll see what happens. Could wake up tomorrow and find no eggs.
Adam
Quite a few eggs have been eaten. They continue to care for what remains pretty diligently - I suspect nothing will happen with these. Actually pretty good news for me! Not really set up up for breeding here.
All the eggs are gone - good news for me! For their first spawn without being setup up for - they took good care o the eggs. They laid them on a piece of drift wood that was right in the current of the HOB output. Probably tough to fertilize in a current.
Anyway - I'm just growing these two out in order to get them into the main tank. Not looking to breed.
It was fun to watch them though!
Adam
Good luck!!!
- Oz
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Round two for these guys - day one! Here we go again...
Adam
Adam, I figured that was going to happen again. Nice large clutch of eggs.
Your discus are talking to you....are you listening
We'll see how it goes this time.
Adam