![]() So why do discus lay when you water change? Because it signals the start of the rainy season. Secondly, there would need to be infusoria and microscopic organisms for the fry to feed on. To do this it would mean that the flow needs to be at a minimum otherwise the fry would be swept away so first conclusion is that they do not spawn when its flooding. What are the breeding habits of the fish? What would be the ideal conditions to raise fry and What happens in the Amazon?įirstly, looking at the way that discus reproduce, it is well documented and common knowledge that they are parental fish, the fry feed from the parents. So how did I end up getting it right you ask? I stopped opening google and put some thought into it. So back to the almighty google I would go and read up about water hardness, temperature and ways to cage the eggs to stop the parents from eating them only to confuse myself even more. My entry into discus breeding was much the same, everything I read told me to change water to replicate the wet season and the discus would lay eggs, which they did but oftentimes they would eat the eggs not long after or the eggs would fungus resulting in a poor hatch rate. Most of the time I am told about what “google says” to which I ask what page of google? As much as it is great to have information at our fingertips, how much of it is good information? Well lets face it, when you search on google what do you find on the first few pages? Advertisements, regurgitated, outdated information thats copy and pasted by lazy content writers with zero experience. More often than not I hear stories of discus parents eating eggs or poor hatch rates. As a former discus breeder i am often asked about what advice I can offer with regards to breeding discus.
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