Hi, Thank your for your channel which is very informative on many aspects, and kinds of fishes. I applied the "urban discus fry" method in a simpler way because I am not as handy as you are. Context: a pair of malboro discus formed in my main amazonian tank... Bummer the tank is full of predators. So I harvested the second batch of fry when it was 3 days-old and started to swim off the tubing it was attached to. I constantly have a 150l tank running (for hospital/deworming discus, ...). So I added these little fish hatchery boxes (i bought ages ago and never used), that stick to the glass of the tank. And put a white cheese plastic square half box at the bottom to increase contrast, so the fry gets on the air stone. They are 7 days-old and not out of the woods yet. but it seems the renewal of water is easy with the little holes that go through the hatchery box. They love BBS. My questions: right now they eat egg yolk out of the airstone and 6 times a day baby brine shrimps. When can I stop the egg yolk (which is the most polluting)? Are BBS sufficient after that and until when? I can't add worms to this tank. When transitioning to more classic discus food (hikari pellets, or homemade crustacean+peas meals)? Did you treat the fry at the 4th week to protect them from gill fluke, which apparently cause them to die when they are not raised with the parents? My goal is just to try to get one or two to survive , not to start any business (I love my job), nor sell them. I am amazed by these fishes ecology. Thank you in advance for your answer.
Hi Zaza, awesome questions. Once the bellies are showing full of BBS, I stop the egg. I treated at 4 weeks, but found that if the babies eat off the parents they definitely need the treatment. If done artificially is does not seem that necessary. (They seem to pick up the gill issues from the parents, but I could be wrong) If the are eating BBS, I would continue till about 6 / 8 weeks and start introducing fine food with the BBS plus frozen BS. Keep me updated :-)
I really enjoyed this series and found them to be very informative. I'd like to see how you go about cycling your tank and what products you suggest in your experience ? Thanks
I still have a very small batch im playing with, just modifying my nursery tank as i think most of them escaped and got eaten or died. I have another batch of eggs i hope to move tomorrow if they dont get eaten by the parents. Hopefully i can have the same success as you, the fry look like they are coming along nicely.
@@TheUrbanFishkeeper unfortunately the last batch lasted a week then slowly died. While i was looking after the last batch of fry the parents laid again and this time they have hatched and attached to the parents, It only took them about ten lots of eggs to get it right. so i will leave them with them for as long as i can then move them into their own nursery tank. I will keep try to artificially raise if i need to, but while the parents are doing it i will let them be.
@@gavogr sorry to hear you lost the batch, but if the parents are doing it now, that is excellent. Thanks for the update and good luck with this batch.
You’ve done really well with the discus fry, I’m trying to find a genuine breeding pair, as I live in Alice Springs I don’t want to get a “ pair “ sent up only to find they aren’t a pair lol 😝
Great video. Thanks for the update. The discus kids are looking great.
Thanks David, appreciate the comment
Hi, Thank your for your channel which is very informative on many aspects, and kinds of fishes. I applied the "urban discus fry" method in a simpler way because I am not as handy as you are. Context: a pair of malboro discus formed in my main amazonian tank... Bummer the tank is full of predators. So I harvested the second batch of fry when it was 3 days-old and started to swim off the tubing it was attached to.
I constantly have a 150l tank running (for hospital/deworming discus, ...). So I added these little fish hatchery boxes (i bought ages ago and never used), that stick to the glass of the tank. And put a white cheese plastic square half box at the bottom to increase contrast, so the fry gets on the air stone.
They are 7 days-old and not out of the woods yet. but it seems the renewal of water is easy with the little holes that go through the hatchery box. They love BBS.
My questions: right now they eat egg yolk out of the airstone and 6 times a day baby brine shrimps. When can I stop the egg yolk (which is the most polluting)?
Are BBS sufficient after that and until when? I can't add worms to this tank. When transitioning to more classic discus food (hikari pellets, or homemade crustacean+peas meals)?
Did you treat the fry at the 4th week to protect them from gill fluke, which apparently cause them to die when they are not raised with the parents?
My goal is just to try to get one or two to survive , not to start any business (I love my job), nor sell them. I am amazed by these fishes ecology. Thank you in advance for your answer.
Hi Zaza, awesome questions. Once the bellies are showing full of BBS, I stop the egg. I treated at 4 weeks, but found that if the babies eat off the parents they definitely need the treatment. If done artificially is does not seem that necessary. (They seem to pick up the gill issues from the parents, but I could be wrong) If the are eating BBS, I would continue till about 6 / 8 weeks and start introducing fine food with the BBS plus frozen BS. Keep me updated :-)
@@TheUrbanFishkeeper thank you. I will
I really enjoyed this series and found them to be very informative. I'd like to see how you go about cycling your tank and what products you suggest in your experience ? Thanks
Thanks Nima, I will do a video on cycling. Good suggestion
Thank you so much!!!!
My pleasure
I still have a very small batch im playing with, just modifying my nursery tank as i think most of them escaped and got eaten or died. I have another batch of eggs i hope to move tomorrow if they dont get eaten by the parents. Hopefully i can have the same success as you, the fry look like they are coming along nicely.
Hi Gavin, keep me updated. Hope it works out, feels really good when you get it right.
@@TheUrbanFishkeeper unfortunately the last batch lasted a week then slowly died. While i was looking after the last batch of fry the parents laid again and this time they have hatched and attached to the parents, It only took them about ten lots of eggs to get it right. so i will leave them with them for as long as i can then move them into their own nursery tank. I will keep try to artificially raise if i need to, but while the parents are doing it i will let them be.
@@gavogr sorry to hear you lost the batch, but if the parents are doing it now, that is excellent. Thanks for the update and good luck with this batch.
Hi, great videos, at what time do you transfer the fry from the bowls to the nursery?..
4 to 6 weeks?..
Thanks! 😉👍
Hi, as soon as the bellies are nice and pink with BS I move them. If I see them chasing I move them. Anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks
Hi, thanks for your greats videos, do you have the link for the little zeiss container?..
Best regards.
Patrick
You’ve done really well with the discus fry, I’m trying to find a genuine breeding pair, as I live in Alice Springs I don’t want to get a “ pair “ sent up only to find they aren’t a pair lol 😝
Hi John, dammm pity you not closer to me. I have pairs that I want to move on, but not willing to risk the shipping.
Do I detect Sth African?
Spot on Big G
@@TheUrbanFishkeeper I don't think most people would pick it up but I have quite a few friends from there.
@@bigg490 well picked up mate