I took the advise on putting Methylene Blue in the tank when my discus layed eggs. Works great, question is when to return the carbon to the filter to start to clear the water and how much of a water change should be done when they go from wigglers to free swimmers. Almost appears to me that the parents have a little bit of a hard time following the fry with the tank being blue? Please let me know if i should let it run its course or do frequent water changes to lighten the water after they become fry.
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The breeding tank should be bare bottom.
You need only air stone and no filter.
You will siphon the dirt at the bottom of the tank then top up the water.
The color of water can even be in dark blue. The parents will feel more secured. They do not feel much shadow falls on them.
You can change water 2 – 3 times a day. (20%)
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Sir,
I am in Discus business till the last year, but as a hobbyist I am keeping Discus for more than 10 years, mainly I bring the discus in thumbnail Size and grow up them in 2″ and wholesale them or export them. I have collaboration with Sam’s Discus India. I wish to breed discus but not Sure about Water Parameter for Discus breeding. know the ph and gh all but I think it can be a risk to breed discus. can I able to be a good breeder in Calcutta,India. Everybody said Discus fish breeding is impossible in the water Parameter of Calcutta. me using a Filtration Plant for my Discus rearing tank. it contain Sand Filter, Carbon Filter, UV, micron Filter and Ultra Filtration in this process what water I can able to get is that water I can use to breed Discus, How to make Black Water for Discus breeding? Please help me in this matter,
How discus breeding in Malaysia made possible from wild discus in Amazon.
Wild discus lives in water which is acidic pH 5.0
Our water in Malaysia is alkalic pH 7.0
During that time breeding them is almost impossible.
We made water acidic and low pH using natural methods.
We keep dry leaves in water to keep pH low and acidic.
After many batches of fish from Brazil keeping in Malaysia then we got the first batch babies.
Nothing is impossible.
What you need is patient ever ready to make attempts and try outs.
yes thats true. but what leaves you are using to low the ph? sir i have seen a video at you tube their i have seen many of discus breeder feeding their babies live tubifex worms they are telling at the video tubifex for best growth of discus. beef heart to make high body and shrimp increase the glow of the body is this true? please let me know how to dis infect tubifex before feeding discus
If you are a hobbyist, it is convienant to use PH Lower solution which you can buy from aquarium store to lower the PH. Using leaves methods works by putting into the tank allowing it to decay and therefore releasing acids (tannins) into the water. You can use any leaves from trees, preferable those that decay at a slow rate and safe to use.
High body is the result result of selective breeding and shrimps improve the color on red strains. Do look for commercially cultured tubiflex worms that are hygienically processed, if not you have to clean them as follows:
1) put them in a shallow tray and clean them with water until clear of mud or sand, leaving only the worms
2) keep in a cool place and continually wash them with water, minimal 3 times a day (morning, afternoon, night)
3) if possible continuously run water at a slow rate into the tray.
4) keep repeating step 2 for 3 to 5 days, to clean the guts
5) a day before feeding them to discus, add antibiotic (Tetracycline) into the tray to remove bacteria.
sir many many thanx for your effective information.
sir I get discus in 1cm size or 1/2 cm size. i grow them up and sale them at 2 inch size. mainly i start feeding baby brine shrimp after that dcapsulated brine shrimp. after that i start to make a food mixture with half boiled egg yolk. spirulina powder. lil bit dcapsulated brine shrimp. AZOO DISCUS LARVA PELLET. AZOO DISCUS VITAMIN and mix well. then feed 6 times minimum with 5 to 6 times water change. but discus growth rate is not so good they grow hardly 1.5 to 2 inch in 2 months. no color come with this feeding.
thats why i was founding food for max growth and enhance color i have found a website of WHITE CRANE AQUA they r d manufacturer of cr6 popularly used hormone. but dnt know its work good or not. and what can be the after effect. it can be harmful to discus health or not. dnt know. please help me.
i have found many more products like DISCUS RED. DISCUS GOLD. DISCUS VIT. DISCUS GROWTH are those food good? works properly without harm the discus health? please help me sir.
Sir. Please let me know how to remove the shock or stress after the water changing. most of time i use worm water of 32 digree c but some time during this winter and lac of power or heating prob water comer bellow the temp of 28 and fishes get shoked and go to stress for a long time. what to do then? i use lil bit teramicin or tetracycline then but it take long time to remove the stress. please help me.