turquoisegirl1
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 12:34 PM
Hi all,
SO. I have finally set up my 4 footer, planted it out, got the water chemistry spot on, and I now have 9 healthy discus, ranging in size from about 6-7 cm to about 13-15cm. Only about a week after the tank was set up, two of the fish paired off, each are about 12cm - I have only seen these fish lay once and the eggs were eaten soon after by the parents. They have most likely laid a few times however I have not been watching them all that closely these last few weeks.
I have two fish that are slightly smaller, around the 10cm mark, which have also paired, so it would seem - I did not see the eggs laid, but the fish who I believe to be mum was fanning. I later came back to find dad helping her "fan the eggs", but it seems that they are gone. Both fish still will not leave this spot...
I am now at a loss as to which pair to put in the breeding tank over the next week when i set it up - the younger pair, a beautiful tony tan snakeskin and a spotted leopard with some extremely interesting traits, would surely throw the more interesting fry, however would the older pair, a red turq and a blue snakeskin, be more likely to succeed??
any advice appreciate!!
jacqui
SO. I have finally set up my 4 footer, planted it out, got the water chemistry spot on, and I now have 9 healthy discus, ranging in size from about 6-7 cm to about 13-15cm. Only about a week after the tank was set up, two of the fish paired off, each are about 12cm - I have only seen these fish lay once and the eggs were eaten soon after by the parents. They have most likely laid a few times however I have not been watching them all that closely these last few weeks.
I have two fish that are slightly smaller, around the 10cm mark, which have also paired, so it would seem - I did not see the eggs laid, but the fish who I believe to be mum was fanning. I later came back to find dad helping her "fan the eggs", but it seems that they are gone. Both fish still will not leave this spot...
I am now at a loss as to which pair to put in the breeding tank over the next week when i set it up - the younger pair, a beautiful tony tan snakeskin and a spotted leopard with some extremely interesting traits, would surely throw the more interesting fry, however would the older pair, a red turq and a blue snakeskin, be more likely to succeed??
any advice appreciate!!
jacqui