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11-13-2002, 01:27 PM

???Hi,

I am new for this forum, I have a 120cm*45am*50cm tank
with 12 grown discus and 6 blood parrot fish. They will kept together when they were small. Now they are all adult fish. Should separate the two different species away with each other? I really want to breed them. Could someone answer me. Thanks!

11-13-2002, 05:01 PM

you won't successfully breed discus unless the pair are the only fish in the tank, otherwise the fry will get eaten. I don't know about the parrot fish though.

11-14-2002, 08:10 AM

Thanks for the reply. Now I am buying a new tank for them. Hope I can be grandpa soon.

11-14-2002, 05:37 PM

good luck. The general consensus on tank size for breeding is around 20-29 gallons.
Brad