what to feed to discus fry?

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Well, that was at the beginning of November. Since then this couple spawned about 10 times but always ended up cannibalising their poor offspring.
 
Have to admit I am new at this but I have found the best thing with most fish (so they don't get munched) is to remove them and start off on powdered food and fresh brine shrimp. If I leave fish they get munched..... why take the chance.
 
That is the issue:

If I remove the parents, what will the fry eat?
 
dont remove the rest of the discus from the tank, take the pair and move them to a 20 or similar sized tank by themselves if possible, barebottom and with a spongefilter. after the babies hatch, theyll be able to survive for at least 4 or 5 days off the parenst slime coat. try to feed newly hatched brine shrimp and other prepared foods for baby fish. after 2- 2 1/2 weeks remove parents and put back in the main tank. continue to feed the babies brineshrimp and start to incorporate other foods like flakes and other foods that youre feeding the main tank. once the babies are about quarter sized or larger, and taking regular foods, they can be put back in the main tank as well.
 
Mine or yours MFKer?
 
discusfreak2005 said:
dont remove the rest of the discus from the tank, take the pair and move them to a 20 or similar sized tank by themselves if possible, barebottom and with a spongefilter. after the babies hatch, theyll be able to survive for at least 4 or 5 days off the parenst slime coat. try to feed newly hatched brine shrimp and other prepared foods for baby fish. after 2- 2 1/2 weeks remove parents and put back in the main tank. continue to feed the babies brineshrimp and start to incorporate other foods like flakes and other foods that youre feeding the main tank. once the babies are about quarter sized or larger, and taking regular foods, they can be put back in the main tank as well.
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The parents are the ones eating the fry. At least the father does. I have moved both to a 55g with a UGF only over a month ago and they keep doing that.
There are some 20 neons in this tank but I think they are too small to swallow discus fry.

Any other suggestions?
 
I wouldn't put it past anything to pick off fry. Discus usually make good parents. Parents tend to the eggs and fry together. However, if it is in deed the male doing the damage, then remove him once the eggs are laid and fertilized.
 
let me add this '' not all discus or fish are created equal'' if an oscar will kill and eat a pleco and a baby tsn 4.5'' then a male discus will eat it's young but not alway's .. IMO divide the pair once hatched but make it so that the fry only have full range of the tank (hole's in divider small enough so parent's can't fit through)
if you don't want this then try leaving the light on ! fish feed in the wild at early morning(twylight) and early evening (dusk) in my experiance when the light's go out the baby's go bye bye.. :( as for food I agree with what was stated already ground up flake / pellet's (parent's food) , brine shrimp (live) frozen mite work too thaw it first..

you've got some delicate fish and you got them to breed too.. that's cool man ..
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