The small wigglers seen from above: Discus larvae on the spawning cone Newly hatched discus larvae are still attached to the spawning coneĪ close up of the Discus larvae: Close up of discus fish larvae ![]() Lets hope they will move to the parents skin without too much problems in two days. Unfortunately some of them are moved to the back of the aquarium, making it difficult to get good photos. It is very hard to photograph, but to not let you down I will give it a try: Discus fish eggs I can can’t around 140 of them, inside you can see the small fry. In this image you can clearly see the females breeding tube (ovipositor): Females spawning tube ![]() The discus female is doing some test runs on the spawning cone The first images – The female makes some test runs on the breeding cone. Lets hope they will do it at the front next time. As I want to photograph each step, they decided to put their eggs at the back of the breeding cone. This afternoon they have made the big step and spawned. To my big surprise they started cleaning their breeding cone after two hours! They have been busy for two days with the usual mating rituals. I was getting ready for a long wait until they would spawn.Īfter moving them to the breeding tank I let them get used to the new water condition. I was very curious to see if they are still a couple. They have spent last three months in my show aquarium and haven’t paid much attention to each other. This Saturday I cleaned out my breeding tank and put the breeding pair back into the tank. Unfortunately the young fish got ill after 3 months and all have died. My previous attempt to breed and raise Discus didn’t go very well. Share on Facebook Share on X (Twitter) Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit Share on Pocket Share on Email
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