So you have a mature pair of discus fish that have shown interest in each other but are not laying eggs.
The most important factor in discus farming is the quality of the water, make sure it is soft, acidic and clean. If you have this water, you are most likely stressing why there aren’t hundreds of eggs in the tank. If you have discus ready to lay eggs, there are a few ways you can help them out.
The first way you can tempt them to lay is to feed them a diet rich in frozen bloodworms for about a week. Feed him every day as well as his other food. This should condition the female and prepare her to reproduce. Other foods that are good for breeding discus are white grub, adult brine shrimp, and minced crab sticks or prawns. Make sure you buy frozen food as there is less chance of illness.
Another way to encourage your discus to play is by doing a 25% water change but lowering the temperature of the incoming water by a couple of degrees. This mimics their natural habitat and can trigger spawning. This is a little trick I use on all my young couples when trying to get them to breed. Make sure all pH and hardness are the same, making only the temperature different.
The third trick to getting your records to play is to take them apart for a couple of days before putting them back in. To do this, you can add a tank divider or move the male to another tank. Make sure the female eats a lot when the male is not around. When you reintroduce the discus, watch closely for the next 24 hours as the males know they are aggressive towards the female. They should begin courtship in the next few days and hopefully lay eggs afterwards.
On my site www.discus-fish-secrets.com there are more ways to encourage your discus to breed, as well as many more tips on raising and caring for discus fish.
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