breeding discus

[fishkid951]

hi all.
i hav a few young discus(over a year and i think just mature) and they trid to breed the other day. one was doin a practise run i think but no 1 else did anything. one other was near it during this run tho. i hav been doin w/c larger and more frequently lately to try get them to spawn. i hav also fed them 3 times a day with frozen brineshrimp and bloodworks instead of 2.

i am thinking of gettin a pair of bristle noses and putting them in the same tank(they are still in the community tank) and then getting them to breed thus putting hormones in the water so the discus may react to and start to breed aswell.

will this work. i hav heard that if u add water from a tank that has recently had a spawn into the other tank it can get a pair active. is this true?

i will when the discus are a male/female pair and i know for sure move them to their own tank and the bn to a different tank. just wanted to know if it would work.

thanx in advanced!

 

[wataugachicken]

while hormones/pheromones have a lot to do with breeding, i am doubtful that hormones produced by the plecos would stimulate the discus. if you wanted to experiment in that area, i think you'd need to get a couple gallons of water from a tank with spawning discus.

 

[Star_Rider]

these are young discus?

if so just keep up with the water changes ..when a pair forms they will take it from there.

it is thought that the rainy season in SA triggers the spawn of wild fish.. the thought is that lower TDS new rain will lower the ratio of dissolved solids in the water along with cooler water may triggers them.

I have a pair that will spawn about spring time...and spawn a few times..then cool it for awhile. I keep them in a community tank..I suspect when they get older and I can pick them out from the others I may move them to a breeder. and see what happens.