Discus breeding

Question
QUESTION: How to identify Male and Female in disucs fish?
How to breed them?
What exactly temprature to be set for breeding?
how much gallon tank needed for breeding?
By how many day need to clean water 50%?
What type of and how much food feed to discus breeding pair at breeding time?
After fry spawing We need to feed them?
and what to feed them?
What temprature should be set for discus babies?
I hope you get it! thanks

ANSWER: Hello Rahul!

Male Discus have thicker lips to helps them fight attackers and are more aggressive. They have bigger foreheads and tend to be bigger. In a female Discus, the dorsal fin is "rounded" and has a more vibrant color. Fish are always swimming so its kind of hard to determine their sex.

For breeding here's what you gotta do:



Set up a tank at least 10 gallons or larger in size. This will provide enough room for four discus fish. A highly social species, the discus will be unhappy with fewer than four. Keep two males and two females in the tank for the best chance of breeding.




Keep the water clean at all times. Discus fish will be much more likely to breed if the water is clean every day. Change 5 percent to 10 percent of the water each day to keep it clean. If it still isn't clean, you are likely feeding the fish too often. Keeping the water clean will prevent stress and keep the fish happy enough to settle on a breeding partner.




Install a thermometer on the side of the fish tank or have one floating free to keep an eye on the temperature. It should be about 80 degrees in the tank. A fluorescent tank light is usually enough to keep the water at this temperature.

 


Watch for behavior changes in the fish. Once a breeding pair has been established, the pair will begin cleaning an area in which to lay eggs. Once this happens, remove the breeding pair from the tank and place them in a breeding tank. The set up should be much the same as the larger tank, but the tank can be smaller.

 


Wait for the pair to lay eggs and fertilize them. The pair will guard a small area of the tank. Take a look at that area to see the eggs. If the pair is healthy, the male will soon fertilize the eggs. Once this happens, allow the breeding pair to stay with the eggs. The parents will feed the babies from their own bodies in the form of a slime coat. You can also feed them boiled egg yolk (smashed until powderish).

Hope this helps and pls give me a good rating! :D
~Sam





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QUESTION: I try to identify them but i m failed all looking same of my discus i will send u url of my discus video For fun and tell me who is male and female
listen one more thing they are now 2 yrs old,but size 4.5 inch ,i listen breeding size is 5.5 to 6 inch ? so how many moths go to my fish to be  5.5 inch or 6, people saying in 1.5 years discus will be 5 inch is tht true?

ANSWER: Hello Rahul!
Yes, most Discus takes 3.5.years to grow to that size. When they get bigger you'll have to move them to a larger tank unless they're already in a big one.
Hope this helps! :D
~Sam

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QUESTION: Can u Please tell me who is male and female in this discus?
And What Type Of my discus? They like Rhino,What known as they?
Watch video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noNAnxebKoI

Answer
Hello Rahul!
Your Discus is a female and is called a Pigeon Blood Discus. They were
created in 1991, Pigeon Bloods have a bright white, sometimes cream-colored body with bright red striations and, most notably, a solid black tail.
Hope this helps! :D
~Sam