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About to spawn!?
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:28 pm
by sam
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:54 pm
by andrewcoxon
looks good!
fingers crossed for you....
what other fish do you have in that tank apart from discus?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:11 pm
by sam
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
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:08 pm
by andrewcoxon
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?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:32 pm
by John
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:36 pm
by sam
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
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:46 am
by rich1988oxford
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
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:31 pm
by sam
zebs layed eggs saturday male still looking after them
fingers crossed
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:00 pm
by PlecoDamo
Brilliant news!
Is this the first spawn from this group?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:36 pm
by discusbabe
Fantastic news!!!! Congrats!
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:39 pm
by sam
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:43 pm
by John
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!
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:04 pm
by sam
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
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:54 pm
by eklikewhoa
Congrats and good luck!!!
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:04 pm
by tmh0324
Congrats~~~
Keep updating their life, ok?
