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Posted	need help
26-10-2006 14:14 by celtic702000	got ten discus in one tank i dont no if they are ready to breed i have got a breeding cone in the tank with them one of them will not leave the cone has got brillent colours on it from the rest of them there is a couple of discus at the cone with this particular one who are going a lot darker than the rest of them can anyone tell me is that them in breeding condition can anyone one help many thanks alan....
26-10-2006 14:48 by Ray	hi,how big are the fish,can you see if two are acting as a pair,it is usually pretty clear when they fancy each other,but in a large group others can try and get in on the action,typical pair behaviour is posing around each other and shimmering and shaking their fins,when ready to spawn they will clean a site and become aggresive to any other discus around them,can you post some pics?
26-10-2006 15:01 by celtic702000	hi i think they are about body size 3/4 inches i try and send some to you
26-10-2006 15:12 by Ray	at that size they can be pairing up,they can spawn at that size but not usually successfully,give them a few more months on good food to grow a bit more and you have a good chance of getting some pairs in a group of that size.
26-10-2006 15:28 by celtic702000	hi ray what it is the big female wont leave the cone it chase all the other fish away from the cone to me that is the wee male next to it about 3 inch body wise the female is about 4 inch body wise the two of them stay at the cone and keep the other fish away from it they seem to do a lot of chasing at night and colour up at night i dont no if this makes any diffrence many thanks for your help so far alan....
26-10-2006 15:40 by Ray	Alan it sounds like you have a young pair there,now you have to decide wether to put them in a tank on their own,or to leave them in the main tank.I have a pair just the same,they spawn but eat the eggs,I am leaving them in with the others until they are a lot bigger and would suggest you do the same unless they start to do real damage to the other discus.
26-10-2006 15:44 by celtic702000	that great ray i think i will leave them in as you suggested and see how i get on thanks for all your help and advice most apprecaited will keep in touch and let you know the out come alan....
26-10-2006 15:58 by Ray	ok alan do let us all know how they get on,there are quite a few people on here keeping discus.

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