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Thread: What happens if your discus pair up and lay eggs, but you don't want to raise the fry

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    Default What happens if your discus pair up and lay eggs, but you don't want to raise the fry

    What happens if your discus pair up and lay eggs, but you don't want to raise the fry?. That's the question. I wouldn't want to go through the hassle of separating them and raising the fry. What do you do?

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    Default Re: What happens if your discus pair up and lay eggs, but you don't want to raise the

    In a community tank the problem takes care on itself. Somebody will eat the eggs or the fry or if the water parameters are not quite good they will turn white and not hatch. Then the parents will clean up.
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    Default Re: What happens if your discus pair up and lay eggs, but you don't want to raise the

    Just wipe the eggs off the substrate. However.. They will continue to try and spawn multiple times until they get tired of it.
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    Default Re: What happens if your discus pair up and lay eggs, but you don't want to raise the

    Quote Originally Posted by brewmaster15 View Post
    Just wipe the eggs off the substrate. However.. They will continue to try and spawn multiple times until they get tired of it.
    Or do what Al said.
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    Default Re: What happens if your discus pair up and lay eggs, but you don't want to raise the

    You can stop them from spawning by lowering the temperature to 77F.
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    Default Re: What happens if your discus pair up and lay eggs, but you don't want to raise the

    But wouldnt that risk them getting sick?

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    Default Re: What happens if your discus pair up and lay eggs, but you don't want to raise the

    What is the TDS of your water? Have any ever hatched? If your water is hard then they most likely won't hatch.

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