Eggs!

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Ice001520

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I have a pair of 5'' discus in my 55 gallon planted tank that have been staying pretty close together lately. The male is a green snakeskin and the female is a royal blue. I was watching them today and all of a sudden the female was laying eggs of my filter intake. She started with a few and then there were hundreds. I was really disappointed to come back in a few minutes and watch the male eatting every last egg. So my question is...is there anything short of moving the male out of the tank (I would set up a breeding cube tank but i'm still in highschool and my parents won't let me set up a 6th tank:irked:). I would put in a divider but my tank is pretty densly planted and I really don't want to mess with the glosso, riccia or hairgrass that has finally provided the carpet in my tank.

I have also heard that after the first batch of eggs the male will be less prone to eatting the eggs. Will someone help me out please?
Thanks!

-Nick
 
Try to get your hands on Jack Wattley's book. It might answer some of your questions.

Besides, like KEV said, they'll breed again.

Good luck
 
Male discus don't mature until they're about 2 years old, females will start laying eggs at around 8 months.

You need to check the hardness of your water as well, I think anything with a gH above about 14 will harden the eggs before the male can fertilize.

You could help them both out by putting in a tall flower pot upside down to lay on, instead of having them use a filter intake =)

Discus will also eat their eggs if they're kept in a community tank where they feel the fry will be threatened.

Like some one else already said, give it time - they take a while to get it right.
 
Hmm i'm not sure how old they are since I bought them at about 3'' each. I'm going to get a tank to seperate them into soon. If I have them in their own tank what are ideal water conditions to breed discus in?
 
Its very common for them to eat the first couple of batches. Even after they become free swiming they may still eat them. A BB breeder tank of 20g would be perfect. Good luck!
 
If the male is not producing properly you might want to get a 40G breeder, the females will get frustrated after a few spawns and start to beat on them.
 
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