Solving the Problem of Lost, Free-swimming Fry
Your breeding pair of discus has spawned, the eggs have hatched, and the parents have successfully guarded the wigglers. But for some reason, when the wigglers become free-swimming, they can't...
An Advanced Breeder’s Breeding and Grow-Out Setups
The sample setup that is being described consists of 4,000 gallons of tank space. Tank sizes range from 20 to 150 gallons. Each tank uses appropriately sized Ebo-Jaeger heaters and...
An Old School Breeder’s Discus Journey: Discus as a Second Career by Michael Wells
My name is Michael Wells, owner of my own hatchery. My hatchery is located in Garfield Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. I have kept tropical fish for the last...
Tips for Increasing Discus Spawn Yields
If you are not getting many discus fry from your discus breeding pair spawns, then try some of these tips below to hopefully help maximize your discus spawn yields. Lower Water...
Getting Discus Pairs to Spawn Again
Discus are considered to be the “King” of all tropical fish. Breeding discus can be very challenging, even for the most advanced tropical fish hobbyist. It requires lots of patience...
10 Tips on Getting Discus Fry to Attach to Breeding Pairs
Sometimes discus fry don't attach to their parents after they start free swimming. Usually this is a problem with newly formed, young discus pairs. The discus fry will wander around...
How to Breed Discus, by Marc Weiss
A new friend visited me for the first time recently. He is a miniature reef hobbyist with an extensive collection of delicate and dazzling invertebrate life. Upon entering my Discus...
