Sexing Discus and questions

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Jack Dempsey
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As the name says, I don't want to just look it up on some website that I don't know the person or how long they have studied so I decided to go to peopel who I know have had experience. How can I tell the gender of Discus? I've been busy lately and neglected my fish hobby but I've had some motivation back in my nowadays. I have a 75 gallon tank that I could breed medium-large fish in 2 10 gallons and a 30 gallon. I want to make some profit off of breeding, but I don't want fish that wont give me that much money. Discus is on my list, and I'd rather not try to find someone with proven pairs and pay the extra cash for them :WHOA:. I don't really have a mindset of what I want else to breed. I would have to look at what they mostly have or is on demmand. The list I can counjor that they might take is: Discus, Kirbensis, Oscars, Gourami, mixture of types of cichlids tbh, Barbs(Though I'm looking for higher priced fish) Danios are a possibility but wouldn't give my that much money back for them, Elephant Nose. Those are the only oens I could think of but I kinda ruled out: Oscars, Barbs, Elephant Nose.

If at all, I could just go ahead with my other plans to setup my 75 as my display tank for myself, and allow breeding to go ahead in other tanks.

I'd appreciate feedback.
 
Do you have people in your area that are willingly to buy discus first of all? Not being rude here, but you can breed fish all you want, but if there are no buyers, you are out of luck. I don't know many people that breed fish for profit, more of for fun.
 
10 gal tanks are too small as breeder tanks you will need 20 or 29 getting a proven pair is the easy way but most breeders dont sell their good pairs i wish u luck
 
That would be step one. Next get some 40 gallon breeder tanks since as stated, the tanks you have are too small to breed them in when they are ready.
Make sure you know what you are getting into. Raising fry does get expensive due to feedings and water changes. It is also involves a lot of time.
Also in my area, people are cheap haha. $35 is sometimes too high for discus that is 3-4 inches in my area, hopefully your area is better.
I've never tried to bred my discus since I know I do not have the time to properly raise the fry.
I'm more of the second option for your 75 gallon. Let nature take its course. That would describe the breeding habits of my fish.
Best of luck
 
I wouldn't recommend it, unless you are prepared to have 10-12 different strains available, people won't be very interested. High dollar fish equals low quantity sales. Get something easier to breed, that grows fast, requires little resources, and has a high demand everywhere. Try corydoras, bristlenose plecos, angel fish.
 
I've never been able to tell until they started spawning. Usually you can tell when they pair up but determining the sex is a different story.
 
WyldFya said:
I wouldn't recommend it, unless you are prepared to have 10-12 different strains available, people won't be very interested. High dollar fish equals low quantity sales. Get something easier to breed, that grows fast, requires little resources, and has a high demand everywhere. Try corydoras, bristlenose plecos, angel fish.
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I never quite thought of it like that, and I appreciate the information. I'm not looking on selling fish to store entirely on money, I'm also breeding fish that my area most likes, Discus is one of them. I would only sell to one store, and they rarely have it but I know its on demmand. Though I came to realise already that it is what you say, and I am researching and observing want my local pet store(s) have commonly but also have an okay sell price on them. Such as Angel Fish, Cichlids, Live-bearers, and Tetras. I want to studying a lot of fish up close on my own time. I would observe each fish and note their behaviour, different ways to take care of them, what makes them happy, what makes them angry, etc. For fish I have never owned I would observe them first, and then breed them, as I did with live-bearers. I do appreciate the help and I will keep in mind those simple rules, very useful my friend
 
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