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Name: Liew
Choong Soon
Address:
Ipoh, Perak.
Telephone: 05-5496420
E-mail address: Liew Choong Soon
Country: Malaysia
How long have you bred Discus fish: 5 years.
I sell Discus fish to: individuals
shop.
wholesalers
Do you breed for hobby or: Hobby and Commercial
How many breeding couples have you got: 10.
What kind of Discus fish do you breed: Pigeon blood, snake skin,
blue diamond, red discus, tangerine red.
I breed ? fish a year.
Are breeding couples prepared / treated for breeding? yes
How: Males and females are allowed to pair themself in the aquarium
contains about 10 matured adults discus.
When: Once they form a bonding pair, the pair is removed and put in
a breeding tank of 3ft x 1.5ft in size.
On wich age are the couples formed: 15 months.
Up to which age do you breed with them: 5 year.
How large are the breedingtanks: L3ft x W1.5ft x H1.5ft
swimming out tanks:
L4ft x W2ft x H1.5ft
In what kind of water do you breed: Tap/soft water and in
which way do you prepare it: Dechlorinate.
How long do you have this water matured before the the breeding couple is placed? 24 hours.
And what is the temperature 28c.
Are breeding couples fed when they are breeding yes. for: after spawning
Do you renew water during the breeding yes.
How much: 30%
How often: every 2 days.
Do you renew when there are larvae? no.
On wich day do you start feeding the larvae after they are swimming free?
day: 5th.
how often: once a day.
with what: brine shrimp.
Do you renew the water during this period? yes.
what kind of water: dechloronated tap water.
how much: 50%.
why: positively remove ammonia and the extreta.
At wich moment do you remove the fry? from the breeding
tank: 5 weeks old.
What and how often do you feed the larvae?
what: artemia.
how often: twice a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 1:
what: artemia.
how often: twice a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 2:
what: artemia.
how often: three times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 3:
what: artemia and mineed beef heart.
how often: 5 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 4:
what: beef heart subplemeted with artemia.
how often: 5 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 5:
what: beef heart subplemeted with artemia.
how often: 5 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 6:
what: beef heart.
how often: 5 times daily.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 7:
what: beef heart.
how often: 5 times daily.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 8:
what: beef heart subplemeted with blood worms.
how often: 5 times daily.
Dou you use vitamins, minerals, medication during this period? Yes
What: multivitamin, potato, red carrot
How much: 2 tablets, one potato and 300 gm of red carrot mixe with
every 1 kg of beef heart
Type here other important information:
- Do not subject the fish to temperature shock when changing water
- Apply medication when the fishes do not come for food during
feeding
- Change at least 10% of tank water daily for growing young discus.
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