Breeding Indicators?

[chris@yen]

Hi there,

I've got 2 discus that keep "kissing" (for want of a better word) a piece of vertical driftwood. I don't know if they're a pair, but is kissing aquarium ornaments normal discus behaviour?

Thanks in advance.

I hope they're a pair, i've never bred discus before.

Chris.

[jim]

I think it's the sign....have they acting more aggrasively toward other fish that swim near that piece of driftwood??

[chris@yen]

They're actually both (but in particular one of them) aggressive to all the other discus in the tank, both near or far from the driftwood.

But I think you might be right, no other discus has gone to that side of the tank.

[Mattzilla]

i think it sounds more like asserting a little dominants than breeding....

[flukes]

Hard too tell, i posted a video on here a while ago of a male and female doing the kissing thing. It looks like they are more fighting and i do believe it was more too do with dominance.

But now this pair have spawned several times and even raised young..

[chris@yen]

hi there
just a quick update.
The fish have layed eggs.
Now I just got to hope that the other community fish don't eat them.

Any parental tips?

[kevkoi]

errrm.... how about getting all the OTHER fish out? :lol:

[chris@yen]

I would love to take out the other fish, but I can only fit so many fish into a 2foot hospital tank.

Do i need to worry about Neon Tetras and other Discus fish from eating the babies? How about Gourami's and Guppies? Oh yeah, and 1 Algae Eater. Plus 6 smallish Clown Loaches.

[jim]

If it's their first time laying eggs...don't worry about other fish....the parents will finish their eggs before other fish :-)

[chris@yen]

oh really :(

Anything that can be done?

[chris@yen]

Hmmmz... some of the eggs have turned white. Some have some fungus. But most are still grey/black. Is that a good sign?

[chris@yen]

bugger :( most eggs eaten :(

[chris@yen]

my bad :)
Most eggs have hatched. The parents had moved the fry to another location. :)
Me is :) again.

[kevkoi]

Way to go Chris!

[jim]

WOW....so lucky...
hope fry will grow up nice...
congragulation.... :-)
show us some pictures Chris and share the joy :-)

[MissClaire]

I just stumbled on this thread, in search of some answers on two of my discus's behaviour.....
I just introduced a red turq to my tank the other day and my pearl pigeon Russell has taken a real interest in her...
They both keep 'kissing' my filter tube and shaking back and forth at each other. I dont think its territorial because they wont leave each others side. And if my blue turq comes anywhere near Russell will chase him off. I hope I get eggies as well! :D

[kevkoi]

sounds like just a mattar of time..

[chris@yen]

Way to go Chris!

danke. I was just blessed/lucky I guess :)

[chris@yen]

WOW....so lucky...
hope fry will grow up nice...
congragulation.... :-)
show us some pictures Chris and share the joy :-)

thanks! :)

Will do. Just gotta wait for them to grow bit bigger. My camera has a hard time focussing on the small dots. But will try and post something up within the next day or so.

I just hope they don't become fish food for other fish. I wish I had another tank to put all the other fish.

[chris@yen]

alas :(
the Lord giveth, and the stupidity of man taketh away.

All the young fry are gone. Assumed to have become fish food for other fish.

I am off to look for another tank... too little... too late.

:( ....


.... at least I know I have a pair I guess :)