Here is our discus fish breeding process at Jack Wattley Discus. We want those in the discus fish hobby to enjoy their discus and watching them breed is one of the most amazing aspects of keeping discus fish.
I remember Jack Wattley as a teenager where I lived in NYC. He was a legend! Got away from the hobby for a spell. Glad to you took the helm! Bravo! I enjoyed watching! Thank you for sharing!
Gabe, your videos are Fantastic, it's amazing how you explain everything clear and simple, without fooling around. A real Master on Discus and kind to share all his knowledge and time with all of us. Should you think about writing a book about Discus, it would definitely become a reference book for current and future generations and a legacy of Gabe Posada
@@ErenJeager-pp7nk Thanks, but I know who both of them are. I've been to the hatchery countless times. I thanked Jack for his contribution to the hobby and Gabe for the video.
Wish i had found you before i got my discus. Recently messaged you about my community tank with 6 discus having babies but they are on the sponge filter not mom. So far they have eaten most of them. You are so helpful. I have had lots of eggs but these are the first that survived and were fertilized. Keepup the great videos
Just got some new discus that have been sitting in QT tanks for the last three weeks or so. Two decided to pair off and lay eggs tonight on one of the sides of the tank. Now I got some more learning to do. :-) Red spotted green parents are going to make some good looking babies if I'm successful!
Gabriel es un tipo encojonao, como decimos los cubanos, gracias por tu dedicacion y por tanta ayuda que brindas hermano. Dios bendiga tu negocio y tu vida.
I love watching your videos and your information and the fact that you share good info. I wish I could afford a breeding pair of discus but till then I breed good quality guppies 👍🏻😊
I love discus fish. I don’t own any yet! But yr video’s are so informative, and easy to follow.I will one day get some. What is the ideal tank size for a small group of discus.
Hey man Ben a long time you probably won’t remember me I actually used to deal with your father more but after that I had a room in a buddy’s house that I was breeding discus for awhile because I was a manager at big ales fish store my buddy was who you would speak with he goes by AJ but his name is Anthony we had gotten an albino mated pair from you and a pair of blue diamond snake skin leopards.hopefully going to be getting back into tanks soon I’m up in vero beach now and was telling some people about your father and you and just looked him up and came across this video.happy to see man hope all is well with you.btw my name on face book is Wyatt south my pf picture is me wearing a face shield holding a largemouth bass send me a friend request if you don’t mind would love to stay in touch with you maybe we can get something going up hear you tap into a new area.
Hi gabe i watch your videos alot have got a lot of useful information.your tanks are 40 gallons from memory could you please tell me the demensions length,width,hight as i am wanting to buy 6 tanks and plum them up to my sump
Hello, I follow your channel and love all for your work. I have a couple of questions and if you could give me some advice. I have two pairs of discus, they are separated in special aquariums according to all the rules for spawning, I use RO water Ph 6.8 electrical conductivity 80ppm. Everything works well until around the 7th day after spawning. mostly when the young start swim and start feeding from their parents. Then the problem arises because the parents start eating the young fish. I tried to feed the parents less during this period, but it was not worth it, I tried to feed them with frozen and live food, but then they started spawning and eventually ate the small eggs. How many and what kind of food should I feed the parents during the period when they have young?
We were discussing Discus Breeding at our last aquarium club meeting. One of our club members gets them eggs to the wiggler stage and the fry does not progress from there... Interesting...
Hello there For discus production, 50 × 50 × 50 cm of osmosis juice into the production tank is under pH 5.5. and this does not kill the male discus sperm. Your video is also available for sodium carbonat ph fixing! How should I apply for the reproduction of sodium carbonate to osmosis water to 100 liters, and how much should I add sodium carbonat ??? I am very happy if you can give me detailed information about this subject.
The medication and the proportions and treatments you give to the treatment of the fish in particular give us a lot of information. potassium permanganate and hydrogen peroxide, i have also applied my fish. The result is super. you are very professional in this matter
Hi Gabe, Mario here in Berlin,, have you any video on genetics? A video showing what happens when you cross this Discus variety with the next ? Or a guide showing more on selective breeding?
Hi Gabe! I have a small problem coming with a question... And that is.... my NO3 is 100mg/l even after daily water change 80% almost instantly... I'm going crazy please enlight meeeee!!! BTW! You are doing a great job! No words that can describe the fountain of knowledge that you share with us! I love it! YOU ARE THE BEST! Maybe I will pay a visit of your hatchery in a day! REGARDS, Alex from Romania!
Greetings from India Can you please show and explain the gadgets and machinary used at your hatchery for maintaining water parameters, temperature, filteration etc
Awesome Video 🤩, I notice a lot of breeding pairs are the same color, but I’m wondering if every breeding has to be the same color to result in healthy and colorful babies. I know there is a difference from Pigeons and other Discus, but what if you were to have a variety of colors of Stendker Discus and different colors were to breed? What about a Red and White Leopard cross or a Blue Diamond and Marlboro? Do you get 50/50 or a lot of peppering?
Hi Gabe. Thanks again for all information you giving to us. I need some help and your professional advise. I have about 100 free swimming fry now but they not going near the parents, instead they stick on to the sponge filter. Please tel me what should I do to help them to attach to the parents.Thank you in advance!
Hi Dave how you going? I have a pair of blue daimonds. The female has been laying eggs but the male is not at all interested in breeding. Can you pls educate me on this pls?
Hi sir, lovely informative videos, I have a question for you. My discus bred the first time and the male ate the eggs and now they have stopped breeding all together, can I know the reason why, I'm sure you need alot more details. Please respond thanks a ton😊
Could you explain how to identify male and females? Also how to identify if you have a potential pair in a community? Could you force a pairing if u know gender? What do you look for in breeders and how do u deal with egg or fry eaters ? What age do u breed discus from? What do u feed the pair for breeding and how often u do water changes on breeding tanks as opposed to community tanks? Can you explain how to identify quality discus and general rule of thumb for healthy discus
😊Hi Gabe, I have a question about the egg yolk you are giving the little ones. Is the yolk raw or cooked? Is it just added to the small ones in the coffee filter and how much of it? Her videos make holding discus a lot of fun because you get a lot of information. 😊
Hello .. nice video… i started it as a hobby having discuss fish and yes i realize its very hard but your advices n infomation has been a learning process … I have a question.. how the water flow should be in the tank … coz of my filter in & out it has high flow rate .. what do u recommend ? Is it ok or discuss prefers still or less flow rate? 2) in your videos in your tanks i only see the water inlet, where is the out let or how ur water is pumped out of the tank for change or filter? 3) could you do a video on water filtration for discuss fish tank.
Hi Gabe , I wonder why all breeding tanks are not clean glasses. In Turkey we are always cleaning glasses and cones , we are making mistake ? Thanks for your helper videos. I'm waiting for a discus pair cross video.
I find that the more you disturb the pairs the worse off things become. Perfect example would be to look at their natural environment. Diatom Algae may look bad but it's harmless to them. Keep it clean, but just don't over do it.
Hi Gabe. Thanks for another awesome video! On this low conductivity, what is your KH and GH? Do you treat you water against fungus on the eggs? Thank you!
Hi Gabe, if you are running the 78 tanks on a wet/dry filter, how do you remove debris from your breeding tanks ? The bottom of your tanks look very clean :)) Do you siphon manually the 78 tanks ? Your Discus are amazing, thanks for sharing.
Hello there, Please let me know for how to reduce GH of tap water or how to get rainy water? Because currently that water provides with near to 300 ppm and the requirement for discus to breed is I think around 50 ppm.
Hey Gabe I have wrigglers now should I turn off my main filter cuz as of right now I turn it off and running an air stone and a sponge filter and I also lower down the water near the top of the spawning cone
Hi there, I have a lot of AC water being reserved. And I want to keep that refrigerated water in the aquarium I used to keep Discus. I'm hoping to use that water for Discus since it is so soft water has very low TDS. Would it be great if I use that water for to keep my discus?
Hi! I'm looking to purchase your RODI system for discus breeding and was thinking about using Discus Buffer along with Neutral Regulator to reach a desired PH of 6.0 and I'm curious to weather you would recommend that I use a Discus Trace Elements with the the rodi or is it necessary ? I see that you use phosphoric acid with RO to lower ph and was wondering if I could use Neutral regulator to raise ph if need be and hold a stable buffer along with the phosphoric acid for a steady ph of 6.0? Or would I be better of with Discus buffer along with Neutral Regulator? Your help is much appreciated Gabe
wow the temp has to be 82 fahrenheit. do you think we need to use aquarium heater to keep discus? or no need? bcs lot ppl say discus need to have stable temp 86-90 fahrenheit (warm water)
Hey Gabe I was lucky enough to hatch baby discus, they were swimming with the parent after couple of days I started losing them. Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks
thanks for the great vids. have you ever been able to find a substitute for the slime coating that contains similar nutrients for the fry? do you have any info on the body slime ingredients from the parents. I did some testing on a gelatin concoction with spirulina and egg powder spread on a non-woven paper base, hung in the tank. It supplemented the parents a little, but I didn't have a chance to fully develop the idea. just wondering if you have experimented with any such supplements. tks again for the videos.
😊Hello Gabe I need some advice. I have a pair of discus that have larvae. The larvae fell off the discus cone because the male was frightened and swam against the discus cone with full force, the little ones fell off. The couple left her on the floor. how can i raise them I'm looking forward to an answer 😊
@@JackWattleyDiscus OK. Thank you. It's nice that you take the time to help despite the stress. I have been in a wheelchair for a year due to illness. Fulfilled my dream of having discus fish for many years and I want the animals to do well. I've watched a lot of your videos and I'm really excited about your discus fish and your system. I would like to see your system live. That will probably be a dream that I will not get fulfilled. Thank you very much for your effort.
hi Gabe! quick question... my breeding pair have their first fry... they are now about 5 days old... the mother started eating the fry when they left the breeding cone... I removed her from the breeding tank... the father has been doing a great job.. there are about 22 fry remaining... but it seems he is losing patience and getting angry.. I am concerned he might start to eat those left... tonight I put baby brine shimp in the breeding tank... if the fry take to the BBS, can they survive without the father at this early stage? that is, with no parents in the tank? I have seen your videos on when they CAN be removed, I know its not now... but just wonder on chances of survival if they take to eating the BBS and cannot continue eating the slime coat... thanks for any comment you can make!!
Mi amigo yo rompi las reglas i tengo 6 peces discos de un tamaño aproximado de tres pulgadas en una pecera de 20 galones , si yo les cambió el 50 porciento del agua una ves por semana i los alimento dos veses al día puedo mantener los parámetros del agua en los niveles correctos o tendré que comprar un acuario de más galones
Hi can u pls help me what is the solution for this Why my discus is not eating anything even tho I feed them different kinds of discus food but I didn’t see them eating anything I just bought discus 4 days already but still their not yet eating Water temp: 29-30 Celsius 9 discus with other fishes like neon tetra, rainbow fish, otocinclus,dwarf gourami,and Denison barb 185gall triangle aquarium and Planted tank
You said you were using pure ro water which comes at zero tds so just by adding sodium carbonate u are able to increase the general hardness as well as keep d kh at a level which keeps d pH constant .. could u let me know an approximate measure of sodium carbonate you are adding ..
Hi Jack. Thanks for the informative vids. I have a pair spawning with 7 day old fry and after laying eggs they eat all the 7 day old fry. Shall i remove one of them?
Gab what do I do after they lay their eggs and how long does it takes this is my first time and they laid eggs on the filter stick please help would love to have some baby discus and do I keep doing water changes every week ? I’m so new to discus just wanna do good
3 days to hatch if your water hardness is low. Continue to do everything you've always done. Don't change a thing because of the eggs. Most of all.....enjoy!!!!!!!
Hi.. How many days it takes for a newly hatched spawn to get over onto body feeding.. Somehow i cant see them go on to the parents body .. Any tips on how to achieve it..
hey there, Can I do breeding on a 10 gallon water tank with no decoration? Keep in mind that I've set my water level around 15" high but the depth of the tank is around 9". Their will be only parents for to breed.
