you deserve a Knighthood for this thread Pope or atleast an OBE

well done son, i love watching these clips

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how long have they got to stay with their parents?.

im glad you all enjoy it ! and i still cant believe how well they have done! the photos dont realy show how big the babys are growing each day.

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its not set in stone ......they could be raised from day 8 or 9 onwards with baby brineshrimp (BBS) i think the longer they feed from mum /dad the stronger they will become and get a head start in life! ( makes sence to me)

The parents will at some point become sore from babys biteing chunks from them!......so i can only answer long enough but not to long ....im still learning

Ray?? how long do fry stay with mum & dad?

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Rob,as with most thing discus everone has their own opinion,you can leave them with the parents for aslong as 6 weeks,but the pair will want to spawn again soon and the babies will be in danger,I would take them away at about 10 days so as to be able to give heavy feedings of brine shrimp and introduce them to ground beef heart,the reasoning to leave them longer with the parents is to keep their immune system topped up,as soon as they are alone they will have to develop their own disease resistance,as the dreaded 4 weeks approach,another reason I would seperate early is to start and harden the water up for good growth.should have said I meant 10 days of the babies feeding from the parents,not from hatching date,sorry.

Thank you rob and ray and rob c I have learnt a lot about discus since coming to the forum , and find it all extremely interesting.

It really is, I love discus. Its a shame I've got to wait atleast another three years before I get any.

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Rob-C you will have 3 years research under your belt when you do get your fish , should know what to do in any situation



Thanks Ray for the detailed information, Much appricated!

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well Im shure you will do a bloody fine job of it when you finally do .

well sorry its late i got reading a heated thread


ok DAY 10 and alls well ......this is the switch between parents ......much quicker than my filming from MUM to DAD in a blink of the eye!




have been feeding decapsulated BBS to see how they go ......not taking much because mum and dad are so yummy!

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