My Discus Never Cease to Confound Me

[LizStreithorst]

I have a show quality domestic RSG with very low fertility. Every time I slam give up on him he surprises me with a small successful spawn. After a great many attempts that all resulted in fungused eggs, I gave up on him again. He has to be in a 40 cube with his wife because she will beat the crap out of any other Discus if I put them in a tank with others. I had been putting in a sock of Roobios tea every time the pair spawned until this last time. I'd become disgusted and told them that I would no longer cater to the pairs' every whim and the last time they spawned I didn't add the tea. I also neglected their WC and allowed their tank to get so that it was begging me for a wipe down and huge WC, so even though the pair had eggs I did a the tank a good cleaning and a 90% WC.

Guess what? The eggs hatched! There are only 25 or 30 of them but from past experience with him I know that 25 or 30 is all I can expect of him. I am very excited about this spawn because these are siblings of my best fish from the first of his 3 successful spawns since Feb. of 2016.

[danotaylor]

Haha, good one Liz...a little neglect was all it took him to say "I'll show you I still got it lady!" Congrats mate!!

[Second Hand Pat]

Haha, good one Liz...a little neglect was all it took him to say "I'll show you I still got it lady!" Congrats mate!!

What he said lol. Congrats Liz :D
Pat

[Paul Sabucchi]

Or he is doing it out of spite!

[LizStreithorst]

These wigglers aren't even free swimming yet and I already have a request for quarter size fry. I would have been afraid to ship fry that small except Al did it and even with the huge FedEx screw-up most all of his nickles arrived alive. The person who want the fry knows that it will take a over a month to reach quarter size. But she is in no rush. She knows the parents and the wait is worth it to her.

I hope I am not jinxing myself by posting about my excitement about these kids. They will be a mix of 9 bar and 14 bar as the female is a Blue Scorpion.

[Adam S]

I think fish from the Amazon have a kink for bad conditions. A common trick in the pleco/cory community is to treat them like crap for a couple weeks to a month, then baby them for a few days with daily water changes and good food.

Good luck with the eggs! Your RSG's from Ryan are still the most beautiful discus I've ever seen.

[LizStreithorst]

You actually remember the fish I'm referring to. Thanks for that. I've heard that about wild's as well. It mimics what happens to them in the Amazon.

[Second Hand Pat]

I have seen the RSGs Liz got from Ryan...they are drop deal gorgeous :D
Pat

[Mando]

I want to see 😍

[danotaylor]

I think this is the pair from another thread of Liz's
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?133164-Houston-we-have-a-ttachment&p=1295603&highlight=#post1295603
Correct me if I am wrong Liz :)

[jeep]

"My Discus Never Cease to Confound Me"... That's the addiction!!!

[LizStreithorst]

That's the pair, Dan. You can see why I'm so fond of them.

[LizStreithorst]

The kids have attached and all is right with the world:)

[Second Hand Pat]

The kids have attached and all is right with the world:)

:thumbsup:

[Mando]

Liz! They are amazing. This is, indeed, becoming an addiction. I have 1.5 acre property and planning a fish room soon.

[LizStreithorst]

The pair spawned again sometime between last night's feeding and this morning's. I never noticed any pre-breeding behavior, but this morning I had eggs and not a single baby was left in the tank.

I'd be heart broken if I weren't so used to being disappointed by my Discus.

[Tshethar]

Aw, that sucks, Liz. :(

I've had to temper my expectations for working with these &^%* fish as well... :)

Well, here's hoping they'll do better this time...

[LizStreithorst]

Thanks, Bill

[Second Hand Pat]

Let's hope for a larger spawn next time Liz :)
Pat

[LizStreithorst]

I just hope that the eggs hatch. With this pair sometimes they do. Usually they do not. If I get lucky, I'll remove the kids at 6 days, just to be safe.

[danotaylor]

Too right Mama Bear, they're stunning...and I'm sure even more so face to glass.
Sorry your bub's went MIA :(