Second Pair Of Discus

[stiffler69]

Just gotten another pair of discus from a friend, lovely looking fish they are, one is a turk and the other a snakeskin, i also got two 3 foot tanks in the hope of raising some young from them, im a bit more confident that these will raise young because they have done it before and had a very successful brood of over a 100 fry.

I will post pics of both my pairs tomorrow.

ps my friend has 6 of the young left he is selling they are around 3 inchs and he wanted £15 each for them so if anyone is interested drop me a pm

 

[vonnie06]

id be willing to buy 3 if he could post to norwich sama:

 

[wazza]

hello told me yesterday on buy and sell discus wanted [wazza] your mate had them find out what they are and can he post and i will have them but i want step on vonnie06 toes so we can spilt them if he can post let us know please wazza

 

[vonnie06]

thats ok wazza i cant afford them this month just had a bill thats came through dam things i hate it when they do that

 

[wazza]

sorry to here that but i have bills but they can wait wife has just seen me looking at the fish and went mad lol but what the hell i love my fish and she isnt comeing between us ha ha she just wont talk to me lol soor about the fish wazza

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Stiffler69, hopefully this pair will be going in a bare-bottom tank? My assumption, for your other pair, would be that it isn't the parents fault the fry are dying but rather the environment they are being kept in. If you listen to our advice you might be able to raise a successful batch of 100+ !!

 

[stiffler69]

Stiffler69, hopefully this pair will be going in a bare-bottom tank? My assumption, for your other pair, would be that it isn't the parents fault the fry are dying but rather the environment they are being kept in. If you listen to our advice you might be able to raise a successful batch of 100+ !!

Hi thanks yes they are in a bare bottom tank, and the pair i originally had are now in a bare bottomed tank i stripped out the gravel when i realised it could be the only reason for the fry dying.

My first pair are tending to a batch of wrigglers at the moment and come sat when they become free swimmers i will be starting a strict cleaning routine and daily water changes, aswell as plenty of feeding for the parents.

As for the new pair they are still at the fighting not sure why but they are not even behaving like a pair at the moment they dont swim together rarely go near each other and are showing no interest in breeding. Im going to see how things are in the morning and if their is no change i will seperate them for a couple of hours and let the male have a break from been bullied, i think the main problem with the male is hes pretty small and slim and needs feeding up a bit

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Stiffler69, hopefully this pair will be going in a bare-bottom tank? My assumption, for your other pair, would be that it isn't the parents fault the fry are dying but rather the environment they are being kept in. If you listen to our advice you might be able to raise a successful batch of 100+ !!

Hi thanks yes they are in a bare bottom tank, and the pair i originally had are now in a bare bottomed tank i stripped out the gravel when i realised it could be the only reason for the fry dying.

My first pair are tending to a batch of wrigglers at the moment and come sat when they become free swimmers i will be starting a strict cleaning routine and daily water changes, aswell as plenty of feeding for the parents.

As for the new pair they are still at the fighting not sure why but they are not even behaving like a pair at the moment they dont swim together rarely go near each other and are showing no interest in breeding. Im going to see how things are in the morning and if their is no change i will seperate them for a couple of hours and let the male have a break from been bullied, i think the main problem with the male is hes pretty small and slim and needs feeding up a bit

Hopefully they do start breeding again. Sometimes after a pair is taken away from their home, moved and then brought into a new environment, the pair can be broken. If this is the case you probably won't see them breed ever again

Hopefully it is just aggression though, I believe it is pretty common for a pair to bicker for a bit after being moved.

I wouldn't move the male if I were you. This could do even more damage to the pair and re-introduction could be much worse. IMO just wait it out for a few weeks. If you find that the female has torn scales off and fins off the male, and it hasn't stopped after a week or two, then thats the time to hospitalize the fish.