My LSS pair always fight after spawning. Both are fighting to guard the eggs. So far only one successful hatch but the fry were all eaten after I made a water change. The female lays egg almost every week at the bottom of the tank but all the eggs are eaten after second day.
Pls advise what should I do in order to have successful hatches.
Reply:
The pair always fights after spawning.
It is quite normal but not a good pairing.
The eggs should be covered as soon as the spawning is over.
They can fight wanting to guide the eggs but the eggs are well protected.
It takes 4 days to hatch. During these days, hopefully they have come to the agreement; no fight. Let us take care the larvae.
If they still fight after hatching, then take out one of them.
For the next spawning break them and pair up with others.
Keep it up. You will make it one day.
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I have a pair of Blue Diamonds, she does all the clean of the surface he does nothing, She lays eggs every 5 to 10 day, but he swims by but not interested in fertilizing the eggs.Is this normal or is he still to young.
Need Advice.
Cheers
Andrew
Young pairs of the same age may not be successful the first time, because female matures earlier than male. If you have another matured adult discus, swap them and see if the discus fertilizes the eggs,
If not, give them time and practice, they will succeed one day.
Thank you Allen for you advice. The Blue Diamonds are roughly a year old as I had brought 6 of them. I have other Discus in another tank that are showing breeding tendercy, Such a bowing, shimmering to each other,thye are reds ans white Diamonds. I feel maybe I should let them breed in the tank before seperating them in future. What are your thoughts.
Cheers Andrew
Workable … let them gain experience, they have more opportunities to try again soon.