Five Steps to Spawn Discus Fish
Having discus fish spawned is quite challenging. It will be more
challenging for the newbie tropical fish aquarist. It takes time and patience
to succeed. The failure may happen at the first time you try to spawn this living
creature. Once you succeed, it will be easier for you to handle the process of
spawning. Here are some tips to spawn
the discus fish briefly.
1. Selecting
and Limiting the Number of Pairs
As the newbie, you need to purchase the best
pair of the discus fish. You can start with several adult discus fish. You can
go to the pet shop to purchase them. You can buy two or three pairs for the
aquarium.
2. Preparing
the Spacious Tank for Spawning
Discus Fish prefers to have a spacious tank to mate. The recommended
spacious tank can hold about 191 liters to 255 liters or 50 to 67 gallons for breeding
four to six discus fish. You also need to test the level of pH water condition
and remove other fish to another tank.
3. Providing
Food for Spawning the Discus Fish
Discus fish pairs need more varieties of
healthy live food and frozen and dried food. By feeding them, they can start to
spawn. The food is the hint that the pairs will about to begin the process.
4. Spawning the
Discus Fish
When the pairs of the tropical fish lay the
eggs, they will remain on the side of the eggs for certain time. The female
discus fish should hatch within 50
and 60 hours after spawning. The fry will take a few days to grow up before
they can swim freely. In about 12 hours, the fry will
remain stayed with their parents. If you find out that the fish try to eat the
eggs, remove the fish soon from the tank. You can follow the instruction of
raising the discus fish with or without the parents.
5. Raising the Discus
Fry
The discus fry will swim freely in about four
days. It means that the discus fry is a little bit older. You can feed them
with live food or frozen food such as brine shrimp or powdered flake food. When
the fry reaches 12 weeks, they will reach about 2 inches. 2 inches fry is
considered the adult discus fish. You can sell them soon.
Those are brief steps of spawning discus fish. Try those steps carefully. You will be able
to spawn and raise them.
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