what to feed to discus fry?
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hahahhaa , DeLgAdO said ''defective'' like they came from an assembly line , '' oop's send that one back through roy''! 
The parents will eat the fry if they think the fry are in danger. They figure it might as well be them. If you see eggs remove the other fish, not the parents! You will have better luck this way.
"Defective male" ??? WTH (what the heck???)
"Defective male" ??? WTH (what the heck???)
From my experience, when a pair eats its eggs, it usually has to do with one of several problems...including: small spawn, poor water conditions, ecto-parasites bothering pair, internal parasites bothering pair, shadows above the tank or even movement around the tank. It is always advisable to clean up the pair just before they spawn with either Potassium Permanganate, a 3% salt dip, formalin or 35% HP. Also, deworm the pair every few months for nematodes and/or tapeworms. This will ensure a healthy pair that will produce healthy fry that will grow much easier and faster.
-Ryan
-Ryan
after they are about 10 days old they will be finished with the slime coat, there is a frozen food called cyclop-eez, i swear by it for fry, my fry grow fast, have good color and appear to be very healthy.i feed them4-5 times a day and they get frozen brine shrimp once a day.
also try taping black paper or a sheet around the tank, i have some fish we have to do this to because they freak out and eat the fry when someone walks by the tank. if you use paper you can cut a viewing window into it so you can peek in and check on them for awhile
Should you notice one of the pair is eating fry, remove the offending parent and let the single parent raise them. This works out well, but you have to be careful not to let the fry overwhelm the single parent. You will know when they are distressed by the fry - clamped fins, listing, very dark, and generally looking miserable during "nursing" times. Assuming you are feeding the fry baby brine shrimp, it's best to see at least three feedings with pink or orange showing in the bellies of the fry before removing the parent (or fry). The fry will do just fine without a parent from that point on. For my pair I have to remove the female about 3 days after the fry are free swimming fry and the male about a week later (at the most!). The number of fry and the robustness of the pair really determine how much the parents can stand. At first my pair didn't appear to produce enough secretions for the fry but now they are on the 4th spawn and they are doing very well. BTW - If you see the parents flinch while "nursing," that's a clue to do something quickly because their flesh is being eaten!
