| When it comes to breeding discus fish, there are | | | | female! This might seem very obvious, but hey, |
| many things that you need to know before even | | | | you never know do you?! |
| attempting to try breeding, but this is true of any | | | | Before you begin the breeding process, you |
| species really. Discus fish are excellent breeders | | | | should make sure that you have provided the fish |
| and if you are interested in breeding discus fish, | | | | with a surface for them to lay their eggs on; |
| then you might like to know that you could earn | | | | they breed a lot like angelfish and require a |
| quite a bit of revenue by successfully breeding | | | | vertical surface to deposit their eggs. And |
| your discus. | | | | inverted flower pot will do the job quite nicely, |
| However, as with all species of fish, before you | | | | and you can also provide extra shelter and |
| even contemplate breeding discus fish, you need | | | | protection for the fish by adding more potted |
| to learn everything that there is to know about | | | | plants which can encourage discus fish to breed. |
| discus so make sure that you do your home | | | | Make sure that whenever you feed your fish, |
| work before you begin trying to breed! Once you | | | | that there are no food debris left over and if |
| think that you are ready, then you might be | | | | there are, then you should scoop them out. Left |
| wondering where to start! Here are some really | | | | over food can not only make the water dirty |
| helpful hints to get you started breeding discus | | | | quicker, but it can hold bacteria that can affect |
| fish. | | | | the health of the fish which will in turn hamper the |
| The first thing you should think about when you | | | | breeding process. |
| are trying to breed discus is the size of the tank | | | | In order for you fish to breed successfully, they |
| which you need. A twenty seven gallon bare | | | | will need optimum water conditions which a pH |
| bottom tank is ideal for breeding fish, you might | | | | balance of at least 6.5 and a water temperature |
| think this sounds quite big, but fish are not a small | | | | which should always be around 86 degrees. This is |
| species and they will need plenty of extra space | | | | because discus fish come from warm waters in |
| for breeding. An obvious factor that you should | | | | their natural environments and will thrive and |
| also consider when it comes to breeding fish, is | | | | breed better if they are given the best living |
| that you will need a pair of fish, a male and a | | | | situations. |