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In my 180 Gallon tank I have about 10 Discus, so I would be shattered if I didn't get a breeding pair out of them.

My Question is how do you know when 2 fish have made a pair and at about what size do they A)Pair Up & B) Breed.

Thanks for your help.

Hi,

You will notice that 2 discus start spending lots of time together and will chase off other fish from the other partner. They get very protective of an area and will start to clean a spot in the tank where they think it is ok to breed.

Discus will be any where from 12 months to 2 years before they are at breeding age for more details read the breeding posting that I wrote.

HTH

Trace

From 10 Discus, you'll surly have a pair, even more than 1 pair.
Yes, they will stay away from the others & start cleaning somewhere to breed. When you see this, just move them to another tank, on their own & let them breed there.


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Awww

So u have to remove the breeding discuss away form the others!! that's a bit of a pain!! hehe what if u get 2 pairs... can u put them together?

To be 100% succsessful in breeding, it's better to move the pair on their own & they will raise the fry without any problems. When breeding, i always leave the pair on their own. (p.s. i never breeded any Discus)


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Dar,

Discus can form a pair at under a year in age. Females become gravid about that time but males do not become fetile until they are 18 months old. Size is less important than age when looking at pairs as older fish may have been stunted by environmental factors.

They can breed at anytime with typical behavior prior to spawning being:
- Close proximity between the fish
- Taking over an area of the tank
- Cleaning behavior of a spawn site

Just prior to spawning, the female will twitch or shimmy to indicate that she is ready. The male will respond with similar movements. At that point, pull up a chair and watch the action.

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