Eggs?

[Tecumseh]

Hello all. Newbie here.

I have eggs. I am not sure they are Discus.

1) How do I tell?
2) How do I know they are fertilizled?
3) What the heck do I do now?!
4) When do i do it?



Water is good (low hardness, no ammonia, mid 80's in temp) but the tank has a lot more than just Discus in it (Rams, Angles, eels, butterfly, ghost, bota, hatchets, flounder, loaches).

Thanks for any advice!

John

[Carol_Roberts]

Are discus staring intently at the eggs and ruuning offf the other fish? If no, they probably aren't discus eggs. Discus eggs will turn black after 24+ hours if fertile. Wait and see :)

[Tecumseh]

Thank you very much for your help.

Yes they are and yes they have. Now what? What do I do when they hatch? Will the discus protect them from other fish in the tank (assuming they do not eat them themselves?)? I was totally unprepared for this. It was not my intention to breed. I did not even know it could be done in a community tank type setting.

[Carol_Roberts]

Probably they will get eaten in a community tank. Try a divider or a seperate 29 gallon for next time.