| tr> | | | | Another way to encourage your discus to breed |
| So you have a mature pair of discus fish that | | | | is by doing a 25% water change but drop the |
| have shown an interest in each other but there | | | | temperature by a couple of degrees of the water |
| not laying any eggs. | | | | going in. This imitates there natural habitat and can |
| The most important factor in discus breeding in | | | | trigger spawning. This is a little trick I use on all |
| the water quality, make sure it is soft, acidic and | | | | my young pairs when trying to get them to |
| clean. If you have this water, your most likely | | | | spawn. Make sure all the pH and hardness is the |
| stressing over why there isn’t hundreds of | | | | same making only the temperature different. |
| eggs in the tank. If you have discus ready to lay | | | | The third trick in getting your discus to breed is |
| eggs there are a few ways in which you can give | | | | by separating them for a couple of days before |
| them a helping hand. | | | | reintroducing them. To do this you can add a tank |
| The first way you can tempt them to lay is to | | | | divider or move the male to another aquarium. |
| feed a rich diet of frozen bloodworms for about a | | | | Make sure the female gets plenty to eat when |
| week. Feed it everyday as well as their other | | | | the male is away. When you reintroduce the |
| meal. This should condition the female and get her | | | | discus just keep a close watch over the next 24 |
| ready to breed. Other foods that are good for | | | | hours as males have known to be aggressive |
| breeding discus are white worm, adult brine | | | | towards the female. They should start the |
| shrimp and chopped up crab sticks or prawns. | | | | courtship over the next couple of days and |
| Make sure you buy frozen food as there is less | | | | hopefully lay eggs after. |
| chance of disease. | | | | |