About to spawn!?

sam · Post by **sam** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:28 pm

I'm in the process of setting a tank just for my zebras.
In the meantime I think they are about to spawn in my discus tank.
The male has had the female in his cave for two days now.
If they do lay eggs what do you think their chances of survival are?
I would imagine the frequent water changes needed for discus has spurned them on. You would of thought they could have waited a couple of weeks until there tank is ready.

andrewcoxon · Post by **andrewcoxon** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:54 pm

looks good!

fingers crossed for you....

what other fish do you have in that tank apart from discus?

sam · Post by **sam** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:11 pm

what other fish do you have in that tank apart from discus?

The only other fish we have are 6 corys, a few cardinals and some rummynoses.
Cheers

andrewcoxon · Post by **andrewcoxon** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:08 pm

the fry should be ok then... apart from the discus nothing else will harm them, dont know if the discus will tho...? i dont really know much about discus so hopefully someone else will advise you. is she still in there?

Post by **John** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:32 pm

Your discus will eat the fry for sure, as soon as you have wigglers in the cave put the cave with daddy and the wigglers in a breeder in the same tank.
Make sure the breeder is installed discus proof as they might show interest in those small snacks.

sam · Post by **sam** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:36 pm

Thanks for your advice.
Yeah shes still in there, the male has been out a few times to chase away other fish, but as far as I know shes been in there the whole time.
Fingers crossed

rich1988oxford · Post by **rich1988oxford** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:46 am

The breeder who i got my zebs from bred his in a tank with checkerboard and blue diamond discus, and they didnt seem to bother the fry. Whether they had a chance to get at the fry i really dont know

sam · Post by **sam** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:31 pm

zebs layed eggs saturday male still looking after them
fingers crossed

PlecoDamo · Post by **PlecoDamo** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:00 pm

Brilliant news!

Is this the first spawn from this group?

discusbabe · Post by **discusbabe** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:36 pm

Fantastic news!!!! Congrats!

sam · Post by **sam** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:39 pm

Your discus will eat the fry for sure, as soon as you have wigglers in the cave put the cave with daddy and the wigglers in a breeder in the same tank.

I couldn't find a breeder big enough to fit the cave in, would it be ok to put the wrigglers in on their own and how do you suggest I seperate them from the male?

Is this the first spawn from this group?

Yes, this is my first spawn, from the first two that I brought about 4 years ago. I've always wanted to have ago at breeding them, but never knew how, until I found this site.

Post by **John** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:43 pm

sam wrote:how do you suggest I seperate them from the male?

Tie the cave vertically with an elastic band, opening down in the breeder, make sure the water stays in the cave (vacuum).

Male will leave the cave as soon as he thinks the coast is clear and the wigglers then will fall out of the cave.
Take the male out of the breeder and put him back in the tank together with his cave.
Make sure you put his cave back in the same spot you took it from.
Put a little hiding place in the breeder for the wigglers.

Good Luck!

sam · Post by **sam** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:04 pm

Cheers John It worked a treat!
We held the cave vertical and gave it a little shake and one by one the wrigglers came out, the male stayed in the cave and we put him back.
We have 10 wrigglers, we are very happy about this as this is the first time they have spawned.
Here are some pics:

16/03/07

eklikewhoa · Post by **eklikewhoa** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:54 pm

Congrats and good luck!!!

tmh0324 · Post by **tmh0324** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:04 pm

Congrats~~~
Keep updating their life, ok?