I've bred discus for nearly 30 years and you've done everything right. What I will say is this, if I were about to start up a discus breeding setup, I wouldn't buy an adult pair. I've done it many times with 50% success and the other 50% didn't work (egg eaters, male dominance, fry issues due inbreeding, hormone issues etc) . Very few people sell fantastic pairs that are banging out the fry. They'd rather keep them and make money of them. I'd personally start with 6/8, 4 inch discus and raise them on good water (not RO which is mineral depleted) and you'll get 2 pairs in 6 months for sure. Don't breed them until they reach 6 inch otherwise the female will become stunted. The bigger the body, the move food for the fry. Then you remove and put them in RO. 50 TDs. High temperature, the rest you know. You'll find these will be so easy to breed if you form your own pairs. In summary you've done nothing wrong other than probably buying adults that may have been creating the same problems for the previous owner. My only other thing is your black edging on the tank. The fry will attract to it and that causes a problem for the parents. The other tip is lower the water to 50% to help the fry attach to the parents. Good luck.

Hey Nick, I'm not a discus pro but have some success in past breeding them... Here's what helped me 1. Weekly water changes is best about 50% not daily unless its on an automatic overflow etc. 2. Feeding frozen hikari bloodworms and live foods help tremendously. 3. Breeding Tank dimensions should be 18x18x18 inches or 24x18x18 inches maximum. 4. I used blue coverage on all sides except front. 5. Once every 3 months i deworm them.. This also helped if they were not laying eggs regularly as mine laid eggs just as often as angels.. 6. Add some Indian almond leaves in tank. 7. Keep them on the normal daylight and night cycle. Don't use any nightlight if they have any eggs.. it can stress them more. 8. Keep constant temperature in 30s is better... Best of luck Cheers mate

I was watching a video the other day from an experienced discus breeder, he does not do water changes when they have eggs because he believes the new water makes them want to spawn again.

I love fish like you do, it's nice to watch your videos regarding your fishes and updates us about them. Hoping that you'll be successful in breeding Discus soon. 🥰

I'm saving money to buy a pair of discus fish, hope it happens soon. So excaited !

I admire your tenacity,

Very keen to see this discus breeding endeavor. Love hearing an Aussie voice in the scene . Keep the discus at 29/30 For breeding for sure but bump it down once they’ve laid eggs . Pro tip! It seems to help

*i respect your hustle! Awesome video!!*

Excellent super cool content I've just got 11 discus about a month ago great job your doing thumbs-up up

mine have finally laid and raised the fry on their own, about 4 attempts prior they kept eating them, this time they have all attached to the parents. I attempted to artificially raise 3 batches but lost them all. while i was attempting to raise the last batch (they lasted a week) they laid so i let them have a go. Bang, 10th time success. :-) Happy Like you said in your Business plan video 1 of the key points is PATIENCE :-)

Keep up the good work, I'm sure you will get some more consistent results in the end. 👍

Hey mate, when I used to breed discus I had the exact same problem, I got given some advice that solved the problem for me and that was to increase the protein in their diet. So I started feeding them minced beef heart. you can buy the hearts from the butchers very cheap and also buy a cheap mincer. I also used to freeze it in very small cubes and feed twice a day. it does make the water very dirty but it solved my problem.

Bravo!

I love this Channel

You have to breed balloon mollys. They are preety good looking like gold fish. And they have super friendly nature. I love to see your videos. Keep going. Best of luck

Yessssss, yet another vedio

Man been loving yhe discus content, been searching thru your whole catalog of videos for tid bits on discus. Glad your not going to sell em.

Keep trying with the beautiful discus please. 😘🥰

Great video! You can also try picking up a polarising filter for whatever camera you're filming with. They're pretty cheap.

good luck, daddy!!

Nice ❤❤❤

Hey Nick, those bristlenose plecos you got they are full grown size? Love your videos!

Yea, only time I had luck breeding discus was using R/O water. The nightlight also was important.

"I just want to try, and get some fry." - KeepingFishSimple 2021

Love the content mate keep it up! Best of luck with the discus too. Seeing as they are giving you a bit of trouble Bonnie and Clyde seems fitting for them

Cover the discus eggs up until they hatch. Doing a great job though

I have managed to get to free swimming stage with my pair. I think I have an Alenquer and Santarem (they look very similar). Not sure what fry these will produce until older what are your thoughts, anyone had this combo? Will your remineralise RO water or mix RO with tap?

Sell and post me your discus and I will try and breed them for you 😂 I currently have a pair in a 2 foot tank, white all way round except the front. Temp is at 30 just filtered water not RO. I have one but need to set up a water change system to make it easier to use. The pair I have are notorious for eating their eggs so I’m artificially raising the fry from two batches of eggs now. As I type they are cleaning the cone again ready to lay. I keep a very dim light on all the tome and try not to go near the tank unless I absolutely have to, hard as I have them in my lounge next to my 7ft. Keep going as they will eventually do the right thing for you Love the videos

Same

Give your discuss fishes some time And u will have success soon ✌️✨

Awesome to see the perseverance but I thought the discus were going into 3fts. My mate just got a breeding pair for $30 because the guy didn't want to deal with the eggs and the fish. I know it might not work but maybe you could add another white pip(attached to a tile - not the tank) and maybe artificially rase. I know it ain't for the money but they are taking your money so raising one good spawn would be fine. A small youtube called Urban Fish Keeper had success doing this. Sorry for always righting the longest comments. Just trying to get involved. I dream about what you have(aswell as Justin.) have a good one. Sorry again

put some plastic screen to barrier the eggs from the parents to prevent them eating their spawn

Tap water in Seattle is better than some ro machines output

Water to hot for breeding discus ✌️👍🇨🇦

BONNIE AND CLIDE FOR DISCOS NAMES 🙏🏻

They seem to be a head ache. Do you think a bigger aquarium would help?

Discuss are a pain but so worth it

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Do you sell worldwide? Or just in Australia?

I think the names Louie and Lucy fit them .

Bonnie and Clyde.

Please breed some more dwarf blue panda guppies, i need some new genes lol.

Discus can be frustrating but believe me or not you can get bored with them as well.

I just went to your house

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Dino and pearl! Discus names

I learned from Cory "Aquarium co-op" that Discus breeding tanks sides should be lighter in color making the parents the darkest body of the tank because, when the fries hatch they go to the darker body of the tank thinking they are their parents - I've noticed this in your previous Discus breeding video the fry stuck to the corners of the tank and away from their parents which is not good. I just want to let you know 😊 ref video:- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n9ibjZmJlZqYZ3k.html&ab_channel=AquariumCo-Op

dio and jonathan

Name the discus Lilo and Stitch

Wheres the mo 😥

Name one of your discus Phoenix!

Hay check out ( king of diy ) he has a video of best way to breed how many water changes and feeding to get the best out of a spawn good luck x

PRIVACY matters a lot when it comes to breeding discus....

LADY AND GAGA