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How long have you bred Discus fish: 2 years.
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Do you breed for hobby or: Hobby.
How many breeding couples have you got: 3.
What kind of Discus fish do you breed: blue turquoise,
red turquoise.
I breed 60 fish a year.
Are breeding couples prepared / treated for breeding? no.
Why not: Breeding occurred naturally without any
special preparation or treatment..
On which age are the couples formed: 15
months.
Up to which age do you breed with them: 2
year.
How large are the breeding tanks: L3" x
W12" x H18"
swimming out tanks:
L4" x W18" x H18"
In what kind of water do you breed: Corporation
tap water and in which way do you prepare it:
Storage and aeration .
How long do you have this water matured before the the breeding couple
is placed? 3 days
And what is the temperature 28 C.
Are breeding couples fed when they are breeding yes.
Do you renew water during the breeding: yes.
How much: 5%
How often: Once in two days
Do you renew when there are larvae? yes.
How much: 5%.
How often: Once a day.
On which day do you start feeding the larvae after they are swimming
free?
day: 12.
how often: 4 times a day.
with what: freshly hatched Brine shrimp.
Do you renew the water during this period? yes.
what kind of water: 10 days old aerated tap water.
how much: Once a day
Why: to remove sediments of dead brine shrimp and
fecies. It also helps in preventing fungal attack.
At which moment do you remove the parents?
from the breeding tank: 14th day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae?
what: freshly hatched brine shrimp.
how often: 5 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 1:
what: Parents take care of the larvae..
how often: .
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 2:
what: freshly hatched brine shrimp and parental
feeding.
how often: brine shrimp - 2 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 3:
what: freshly hatched brine shrimp .
how often: 5 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 4:
what: brine shrimp with debries of beef heart.
how often: 4 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 5:
what: brine shrimp, moina (fresh water plankton),
debries of beef heart.
how often: 3 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 6:
what: brine shrimp, moina (fresh water plankton),
debries of beef heart
how often: 3 times a day
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 7:
what: moina (fresh water plankton), debries of beef
heart, small worms
how often: 3 times a day
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 8:
what: beef heart, small worms
how often: 3 times a day
Dou you use vitamins, minerals, medication during this period?
what: Vitamin B Complex, garlic. spirulina etc..
how much: minute quantities with beef heart.
why: to prevent vitamin deficiency and increase
immunity to diseases.
Type here other important information:
I use to breed discuses in well-planted tanks. I
noticed that steady Water temperature to be the key to prevent diseases.
Sponge filters where kept running 24 hours, throughout the year. Frequent
removal of beef heart debris after feeding is very important. Feeding of
Mosquito larvae is very dangerous. I use to feed one pair with mosquito
larvae,. They lost appetite after 5 days and never ate any food after that
for up to two months until their death..
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