| Before you do this, you will need to learn about | | | | tank inhabitants unless their eggs are in danger. It |
| the habits pattern of these exciting and exotic | | | | is not uncommon for the parents to eat the eggs. |
| creatures. Before breeding, discus likes to choose | | | | Even sometimes, parents fish will eat the eggs to |
| their own partner, which makes breeding a little | | | | protect them from vulnerability. |
| bit difficult and lot more expensive for the owner. | | | | It's quite easy to know if you've got discus fish |
| Discus shouldn't be kept in groups of not more | | | | pairs; you will see two of them starting to defend |
| than maximum of four ideally. The water should | | | | a parameter in the aquarium, you will need to act |
| kept warm enough and they should be feed | | | | fast. It would be an ideal time for the owner of |
| properly and with time you will see that breeding | | | | discus fish to separate them into a different tank |
| discus will be a true joy. And it won't take too | | | | setup. They will only need a vertical surface to |
| long before they spawn.To have a better | | | | deposit their eggs. To further improve the |
| understanding of how to breeding discus you have | | | | environment of the breeding discus you can add a |
| a lot of reading to do. | | | | small bag of peat moss in the power filter, thus |
| Discus will choose vertical site for their mating and | | | | recreating the natural water environment of the |
| will clean it up before laying eggs. If the water are | | | | discus. |
| good and they are well fed they will spawn on the | | | | Water and food are the two essential elements |
| bottom or the side of the tank. After the laying | | | | for successful discus breeding. Practical information |
| of the eggs and fertilizing them, both parents will | | | | will come handy especially when you haven't been |
| be guarding the vicinity preventing other fish from | | | | breeding discus fish before; so, enjoy the |
| coming close. While breeding discus, you will also | | | | experience and bear in mind that the well-being of |
| notice behavior changes in your normally so calm | | | | healthy tropical fish is your responsibility from the |
| and shy fish. They will not be aggressive to other | | | | start to the end. Have fun and good luck! |