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Breeding Discus Fish
Liz Linkwell
http://www.acnefreein3daysreview.info/
The Discus has been referred to as "The King of the Aquarium", and though
keeping and breeding them is certainly still a challenge for the
inexperienced, the later can be very rewarding indeed. It is very common that
after you have successfully raised Discus Fish for some time, that you would
decide to extend your Discus care to breeding these beautiful fish.
So let's start with the tank:
The most important factor in discus breeding in the water quality, make sure
it is soft, acidic and clean. It is recommended that you have a bare bottom
tank as it is easier to clean. In the breeding tank itself, you may either
have one or two potted plants or just leave them out. Remember that breeding
Discus Fish should be kept at 88 degrees to aid the breeding process.
It is very important to change the water in your Discus Aquarium Fish tank on
a regular basis. In a display tank, I recommend around once or twice a week,
but for breeding tanks you should up that rate from twice a week to anything
up to once a day for the best results when breeding Discus Fish. Some foods
that are good for breeding Discus Fish are white worm, adult brine shrimp and
chopped up crab sticks or prawns.
Now for the breeding:
Sexing Discus Fish can be difficult so start with a number of potential
parents but bear in mind that Discus Fish tend to become a bit territorial
when breeding, so it is best to breed a well-established pair, or keep a
group of young Discus and allow them to pair themselves. The breeding pair
will usually clean a vertical spawning site on which the eggs are then laid
and fertilised.
A breeding pair will lay eggs as often as every week, as many as fifteen
times and once the babies are born, breeders can observe one of the most
unique traits of this fish: the young feed off the mucus produced on the
scales of their parents in particular the secretions of the mother Discus
Fish. Therefore it is critical not to separate the mother from her small fry.
Finally, through selective breeding a wide variety of body shapes, colors,
and patterns can be produced and although Discus Fish may not interact with
you like your four-legged friends, they can give you many hours of pleasure
and entertainment.
Liz Linkwell has a keen interest in the keeping and breeding of Discus Fish
and came across an excellent resource that she recommends:
http://www.discusfishsecrets.info/
Article submitted Sunday, May 25, 2008
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