Introduction to Breeding Discus Fish
When breeding discus fish, the tank should hold a capacity of 10 gallons of water and this should be enough to accommodate 4 fish.
Discus fish are picky when it comes to their partner which makes it tough to breed them compared to other freshwater fish.
They also have high-maintenance water quality requirements.
This can be time-consuming but with hard work and a little patience, you can easily breed discus fish right at your home.
Since these fish are considered as highly social species, it's important to know that they will be unhappy if they have fewer companions.
4 should be the minimum, two males and two females in the tank give you the best chance of breeding successfully.
Keep the tank away from noisy and busy areas.
You also do not have to put the tank on direct sunlight and radiators because this will cause the growth of algae and excess heat.
Discus fish do so much better on deeper tanks because they are phased by movement above.
When it comes to substrate, it's better to leave the tank's bottom bare to provide ease of cleaning.
When it comes to breeding discus fish, it is very important to keep the water clean at all times.
You have a better chance of breeding discus fish successfully if the water is kept clean every single day.
You can change 5% to 10% of the water each day but if it's still somewhat dirty then it means that you feeding the fish too often.
If you manage to keep the water clean, you will keep the fish happy enough to settle on a breeding partner.
To monitor the temperature, mount a thermometer on the side of the fish tank.
Remember to keep the temperature at about 80 degrees.
You can make use of a fluorescent tank to keep the water at this ideal temperature.
Observe behavior changes, you'll notice that once a breeding pair has been established, the fish will begin cleaning the area in which it will lay eggs.
Once the pair lay eggs, the male fish will soon fertilize the eggs.
The parents will then feed the fry from their own bodies in the form of a slime coat.
Let the babies stay with their parents until the breeding pair is ready to lay eggs again.
Breeding discus fish is not that hard, you just have to know the basics and you're all set.
Discus fish are picky when it comes to their partner which makes it tough to breed them compared to other freshwater fish.
They also have high-maintenance water quality requirements.
This can be time-consuming but with hard work and a little patience, you can easily breed discus fish right at your home.
Since these fish are considered as highly social species, it's important to know that they will be unhappy if they have fewer companions.
4 should be the minimum, two males and two females in the tank give you the best chance of breeding successfully.
Keep the tank away from noisy and busy areas.
You also do not have to put the tank on direct sunlight and radiators because this will cause the growth of algae and excess heat.
Discus fish do so much better on deeper tanks because they are phased by movement above.
When it comes to substrate, it's better to leave the tank's bottom bare to provide ease of cleaning.
When it comes to breeding discus fish, it is very important to keep the water clean at all times.
You have a better chance of breeding discus fish successfully if the water is kept clean every single day.
You can change 5% to 10% of the water each day but if it's still somewhat dirty then it means that you feeding the fish too often.
If you manage to keep the water clean, you will keep the fish happy enough to settle on a breeding partner.
To monitor the temperature, mount a thermometer on the side of the fish tank.
Remember to keep the temperature at about 80 degrees.
You can make use of a fluorescent tank to keep the water at this ideal temperature.
Observe behavior changes, you'll notice that once a breeding pair has been established, the fish will begin cleaning the area in which it will lay eggs.
Once the pair lay eggs, the male fish will soon fertilize the eggs.
The parents will then feed the fry from their own bodies in the form of a slime coat.
Let the babies stay with their parents until the breeding pair is ready to lay eggs again.
Breeding discus fish is not that hard, you just have to know the basics and you're all set.
