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FishyMatty
03-31-2007, 7:03 PM
I have a 3.5 inch blue diamond and I just got a 2.5inch golden, Well the blue diamond is acting really weird, he swims up to the golden and turn completely on his side, sucks in his fins and flutters. Is this mating? how old/big do they have to be to mate? Can you sex discus? It really is cool to watch.
Mr.Fish R. Cool
03-31-2007, 7:20 PM
i had to sword tail mate
you can tell the male because he has a sword
the female gets fat so she is pregnet
i never have seen the babys my betta eats them
FishyMatty
03-31-2007, 7:36 PM
I'm not sure if thats really going to help
Rbishop
03-31-2007, 7:41 PM
i had to sword tail mate
you can tell the male because he has a sword
the female gets fat so she is pregnet
i never have seen the babys my betta eats them
what does that have to do with the discus?
Weezer
03-31-2007, 7:41 PM
We don'nt have discus,but our yellow labs are doing the same thing,we've been doing some looking around and it sounds like it could be fry time...:eek:
bderick67
03-31-2007, 8:31 PM
I have a 3.5 inch blue diamond and I just got a 2.5inch golden, Well the blue diamond is acting really weird, he swims up to the golden and turn completely on his side, sucks in his fins and flutters. Is this mating? how old/big do they have to be to mate? Can you sex discus? It really is cool to watch.
Discus need be about a year old and in the 4-5" range to actually pair up and mate. Your larger on could be showing signs of courting, but it could also be showing signs of aggression. Best if ya keep discus in groups of 4 or more.
The only way I was able to sex my discus was while they are spawning, I figured the female was the one laying the eggs:) other wise I cant tell.
Star_Rider
04-01-2007, 9:49 PM
The only way I was able to sex my discus was while they are spawning, I figured the female was the one laying the eggs:) other wise I cant tell.
:laugh:
I agree keep the discus in a group of 4 minimum 6 is better
it also increases the chance of pair bonding.
the actions these discus are going thru are difficult to determine what's going on.
could be courting (could be ya got a flirter there):rolleyes: ..could also be dominant signs..usually tho it's more about chasing when it's about dominance