Male Discus Average Fertility Period?

[deepblue]

Today I browse some web sites about discus and accidentally read one experienced breeder's notes:

1) Female discus usually mature at 9~10 months old and can lay eggs about 22~25 times (the number can be higher if no fry hatched)

2) Male discus usually mature at 13~14 months old but the breeding period is much shorter than the females. Their fertility abilities decline at 24 months and become infertile.

But I wonder the "24 months" indicate 2 years old or the time measures from first spawn? I always think male discus is just like human-male can breed life-long.

[Rod]

I have never read such utter rubbish.....i would have to question the authors experience there!!

[freestylez_14]

deepblue, i dont think that is true! I think that breeders on this website have had their fertile discus longer than that period. I also read somewhere on the internet that some breeder had their discus to breed up to 5 years and still going at it.