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Article Breeding Secret

Discussion in 'Aquarium Equipment & Decor' started by Anonymous, Nov 17, 2008.

  1. Anonymous

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    My heat in my main tank is always high since its prefered for discus but I learned a breeding tip. Turn up heat to 84-86 degrees and feed the fish live food , black worms usually and then do a water change with cooler water. You can skip a day before feeding them and feed them heavily when you do. I guess it simulated the rainy season after drought and famine. Fish eat excessively and breed. Usually works for me. Makes my lone Angelfish lay eggs and try to mate with discus. What also works for me is adding new plants and redoing the structure. My emperor tetras would breed when I put wisteria in the tank, though at the time my rainbows would eat them instantly.
    Another thing is adding competition. When a male discus that paired up finishes with his beatdowns on other male discus near his size, it seems to make him want to breed with the female who is constanly trying to breed.
     
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  2. PetsGoRound

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    Good to know,
    Thanks for the tips
     
    PetsGoRound, Nov 27, 2008
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    lol thanks that would be exotic angel/discus frys
     
    stevenrox, Dec 2, 2008
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  4. stevenrox

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    feed them heavily with live or flakes and do brine shrimp work?
     
    stevenrox, Dec 3, 2008
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  5. LemonDiscus

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    I start with frozen baby brine shrimp at fry (free-swimming) after about 2 weeks I add Hikari "First Bites" into the diet as well. Seems to be working.

    I heard live baby brine is better but I dont have the time.

    Oh that applies to Angelfish. With Discus, mom and dad fish feed the young... you then add after a few weeks Cyclopsese or other small frozen foods and then merge into dry again.
     
    LemonDiscus, Dec 3, 2008
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    Thanks for the tip
     
    dye2fish, Dec 15, 2008
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    so lemon do you still have the fry's.
     
    scottdrag, Jan 26, 2009
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  8. LemonDiscus

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    All my fry are grown out and sold. Either that or passed away. I am still awaiting another spawn as it seems my Angels are into eating the Wigglers now...


    Is for Discus.... I unfortunately have never had a spawn or even a pair yet :confused:
     
    LemonDiscus, Jan 26, 2009
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  9. stevenrox

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    that sucks well i am a pround owner of 6 millenium discus maybe i can get a pair XD
     
    stevenrox, Jan 26, 2009
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  10. LemonDiscus

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    Good luck, not that easy... I wish it were....
     
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  11. stevenrox

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    lol if they were easy my tank would be full of them
     
    stevenrox, Jan 26, 2009
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  12. LemonDiscus

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    That is true isnt it.... Mine would be also and they would not cost $60-$200 to buy either :confused:
     
    LemonDiscus, Jan 26, 2009
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    haha yea
     
    stevenrox, Jan 26, 2009
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    to jump in here, you need to clarify whether talking about sa/ca cichlids or african. To properly induce spawning in Lake Malawi cichlids, you lower the temp to 74* over 2 dys, do a 35-30% water change and set your temp to 82*, there will be holding females by the following morning almost everytime.
     
    CichlidStorm, Mar 15, 2009
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  15. LemonDiscus

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    This thread was for SA but by now its generic!
     
    LemonDiscus, Mar 15, 2009
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  16. Anonymous

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    Here is my tip for breeding convict cichlids.

    Ready for it?

    Ok here it is.

    Just add water. HAHA.

    No seriously. I put a male and female juvenile in a newly setup tank (used cycled water though) and within the FIRST week, I had eggs in the cave. They grew for about a week or so of free swimming and they started to disappear. I don't know if it were the parents or the other fish, but now I only have 2 fry left.

    I think convicts are easier to breed than guppies! IMO!

    Which doesn't explain why they are $4.00 a piece at this rate.
     
    Anonymous, Apr 14, 2009
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  17. Guidoman888

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    After some calculations thats like €0,50 more then a male guppy down here :)
     
    Guidoman888, Apr 14, 2009
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  18. Anonymous

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    Haha! Man I don't know what's going on but since I moved my convict pair to my other 55 gallon (same inhabitants of their previous tank), now they male and female stay away from each other. In fact, she stays hidden beside the heater! How can I get them back in "love" haha.
     
    Anonymous, Apr 15, 2009
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  19. Guidoman888

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    A dinner for 2? :)
    I have no d, since I dont know what got them out of eachother :eek:
     
    Guidoman888, Apr 16, 2009
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