Can you give me some advice? My discus some of them have gone dark they look weak and fins close to body. Do you give discus
vitamins or any other tonics can you give tips on keeping discus fit and healthy.
Reply:
They are not feeling well.
It could be bacteria infection.
Apply antibiotic or acriflavine solution plus salt.
Yes. We include vitamin in the diet.
Please refer to our website on Care Guide.
There are a lot of tips in keeping discus fish.
Question 1:
Why is it that when the eggs hatch our parents eat them. Seven days later they lay more eggs and eat them again. This is a continuing cycle. Very frustrating.
Question 2:
I am having some leopard discus and they have grown up well and started breeding about 5 -6 months back. They breed regularly and give about 200 fries on average.But they eat the fries after 2 – 3 days of free swimming.All the pairs are doing the same. Please advise.
Reply:
It could be an environmental factor.
The positioning of the tank is very important.
They should not be disturbed while guarding their eggs.
Otherwise they feel not secured they will eat their eggs.
They are very emotional when taking care of the babies.
They will fight due to the jealously.
As a result they will eat up their eggs.
They were raised up in an artificial method.
The do not have parental love.
They have no experience in nursing the babies.
Because they were not brought in that way.
I have 5 pairs of discus in my tank now and they are all about 2-4 inch. I want to breed them so I am giving them beef heart to
them whenever they wanted to eat..! Is it ok for me to feed them so often..? and is there any way to make them grow faster?
Reply:
If you want to breed the discus, you have to keep the breeding stock.
The breeding stock must be well fed.
Feed them twice a day. Keep them healthy.
When can they spawn?
When they reach the maturity age, they will spawn.
How early or how fast they will spawn?
It depends on the strains.
Normally red base strains will spawn earlier than blue strains.
You can feed them often as long as you keep the water clean.
Please visit our web site guide care.
you will more information.
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