Breeding Tubes

[jim from sydney]

Hi Guys

for some time now i have tried to have a close look at the male and female breeding tubes

not many good pics are generally available as it is not easy to film these tubes during the spawning process.

newcomers to our forum have asked in the past how to identify the male from the female and , as far as i know anyway, looking at the tubes during spawning is about the only sure way.

as i have just bought a new camera (love those discus) i took it to task to sit in front of my spawning pair for 2 hours and just clicked and clicked and clicked some more....

the result was rewarding...i have made the pics pretty big so you can zoom in a little to see better.

Snake Skin mum and Eruption dad, spawned again and became the actors.

i have attached 3 pics for all of you to enjoy

Enjoy..........Jim

[Crocky]

Great pic Jim.

Brad

[jim from sydney]

Great pic Jim.

Brad

Thanks Pal.......coming from an expert like you, that is accepted as a great compliment.

keep the rain coming LOL

[Merrilyn]

Wonderful photos Jim.

Now that's real dedication for you :P

[Nathan]

thats excellent, ive definitely been looking for pics like that. i reckon it should be made as a sticky because i kno a few people have been looking for this and definitely a lot of people that want to start out in breeding will want to see this

[mcloughlin2]

Are these proven breeders? As in raising fry to wigglers?

It might just be me having a blonde moment, but both those fish look female...

Tube looks really big on the eruption.... :?

:P

[jim from sydney]

Are these proven breeders? As in raising fry to wigglers?

It might just be me having a blonde moment, but both those fish look female...

Tube looks really big on the eruption.... :?

:P

they were laying eggs and now have the wrigglers....so a true pair ok

[Merrilyn]

That's a very virile male, with rather a large breeding tube, but you can clearly see the difference in the length of the tubes.

Best shot of a female breeding tube I've seen in a very long time.

[jim from sydney]

Thank you admin. for making this a sticky.....Jim

[worliman]

thanx jim,
great pics, really helpful for a baby lile me in dis field. have to learn many more things from all da nice people in dis forum.

thanxs once again

worliman

[jim from sydney]

thanx jim,
great pics, really helpful for a baby lile me in dis field. have to learn many more things from all da nice people in dis forum.

thanxs once again

worliman

you are welcome

[Mattzilla]

great pictures jim

fingers crossed they get it right soon and you get some great fry out of them

here is an old pic of a female breeding tube from an old pb of mine. not as clear as your pics but i thought i would share it anyway

cheers

matt

[jim from sydney]

Hi Mat.......top shot too Pal.....it is great to have these shots it makes so much difference to know what to look for......thanks

[discusprinllo]

Hi Guys, love your photo's u sure have nice fish :D
thanks

[thomasjijo007]

Hei ur first pics helped me a lot because I just had a pair of discus laying eggs in my community tank and I was really confused about the male because he had a small tube sticking out too.I was thinking I had two females and was little bit upset. Your pics helped me a lot.I am now positive that I have a proven pair. I seperated the pair to a 29 gal tank where they had spawned twice but both times they ate the eggs. I heard that its usual that discus eat their eggs.They lay eggs like every 5 days apart.Hopefully next once would show me some luck!!

[jim from sydney]

Thomas

Glad to help

Cheers.

[Alex Cheng]

Can anyone explain to me the diffference between male and female breeding tubes? I can't see the difference.

Thanks,
Alex

[Merrilyn]

The female breeding tube is round, like a straw. It has a blunt end, sort of cut off square (once again, think of the straw).

The male breeding tube is "V" shaped and shorter than the female's tube.

[owan]

great pics, really helpful.

[rdub]

Wow. Great pics. What camera did you get for this?

[eMove]

Beautiful pics you shared. Keep sharing such stuff.
:D:D