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How long have you bred Discus fish: 4 years.
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individuals
wholesale
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Do you breed for hobby or: business.
How many breeding couples have you got: 24.
What kind of Discus fish do you breed: red turquise,
blue diamond, marlboro, red spotted green, golden sunrise, pigeon blood,
leopard discus, snakeskins, red eagle.
I breed 8000 fish a year.
Are breeding couples prepared / treated for breeding?
no.
Why not: they are kept in optimal condition all the
time..
On which age are the couples formed: 10-24
months.
Up to which age do you breed with them: 4
year.
How large are the breedingtanks: L60" x W50" x H50"
swimming out tanks:
L100" x W60" x H50"
In what kind of water do you breed: in soft water,
microsimens 120-160 and pH 6,0-6,5 and in which way do you prepare
it: reverse osmosis.
How long do you have this water matured before the the breeding couple is
placed? 12 hours
And what is the temperature 29-30 c.
Are breeding couples fed when they are breeding yes.
Do you renew water during the breeding: no
Do you renew when there are larvae? no.
On which day do you start feeding the larvae after they are swimming
free?
day: 3-4.
how often: 2 times a day.
with what: live brine shrimp.
Do you renew the water during this period? yes.
what kind of water: soft water microsimens 120-160.
how much: 30 % every second day
Why: to improve growth and to remove waste.
At which moment do you remove the fry? from the
breeding tank: whwn they are 9-10 days old.
What and how often do you feed the larvae?
what: live brine shrimp.
how often: 3 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 1:
what: live brine shrimp + micro worms.
how often: 3 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 2:
what: live brine shrimp + micro worms + fine cutted
beef heart.
how often: 3 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 3:
what: live brine shrimp + micro worms + fine cutted
beef heart.
how often: 3 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 4:
what: live brine shrimp + micro worms + fine cutted
beef heart.
how often: 3 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 5:
what: live brine shrimp + micro worms + fine cutted
beef heart.
how often: 3 times a day.
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 6:
what: live brine shrimp + fine cutted beef heart
how often: 3 times a day
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 7:
what: fine cutted beef heart + blood worms
how often: 3 times a day
What and how often do you feed the larvae from week 8:
what: fine cutted beef heart + blood worms
how often: 3 times a day
Dou you use vitamins, minerals, medication during this period?
what: my beefheart is already prepared with vitamins,
for my fry I add vitamin C powder every day.
how much: .
why: to prevent gillcovers from being to small and to
improve their general health so they can resist diseases.
Type here other important information:
I practice artificial raising with great succes.
One of my secrets is that I use very special brine shrimp which is so small
that I can feed them on the second day after the free swimming. I also add
acriflavin to the water in the pans. Otherwise in my experience nearly all
the fry will die..
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