sexing discus

[nick fowler28]

here is a link i found to a possible discus sexing method.  tell me if it worked on any your proven pairs.  http://www.aquaworldnet.com/dbws/sexingdiscus.shtml.  peace

nick

 

[ronrca]

Aa, nick? Im getting a page not found. Does that mean it cant be done?  *twirlysmiley*  *crazysmiley* Actually, what helped me was I let me discus pair up and then when they are laying eggs, you can definitly sex your discus by who is laying the eggs and who is fertilizng them.

 

[Dave C]

Not exactly true.  You can sex them by having the eggs hatch.  Simply having a fish lay eggs only determines the sex of the female.  The other fish may be a male, he may be fertilizing them or he may be a she just tagging along for the ride.

Dave

 

[Backdraft Bagel]

http://www.aquaworldnet.com/dbws/sexingdiscus.shtml

There was a period in the URL.

 

[ronrca]

Right Dave. I forgot about the rest. But you can also sex them while they are laying the eggs by watching their little whateveryoucallit where they lay eggs with.

 

[nick fowler28]

sorry about the period must've hit it like at the end of sentence or something.  i just wanted to know if it worked cause thats the only real thing ive seen that made sense to sex them with.  let me know what u think.   peace

nick

 

[Backdraft Bagel]

Do discus change shape over time? 3 of my 5 discus don't fit into either of those suggested shapes. They are juveniles, and their dorsal and anal fins have a much deepr curve, without the flat area and whatnot. I can't even apply the line that points to the tail, because the arc of the fins does not flatten out - pure oval curve.

 

[nick fowler28]

i guess so i dont really know havent been back to a fish store since i read that to compare them.  im just getting ready to set up a 55g for some tho so im checking the area for some good discus places.  anyone here from san antonio tx.  if u are tell me a fish store that sells healthy discus i havent found one yet peace.

nick

 

[Backdraft Bagel]

Yeah - lol. i thought I got 2 healthy ones but now one of them has fin rot or some shit.

 

[nick fowler28]

most of my fish stores r good about most fish but when they get discus they just dont look too good id already have some but i want some good ones and im not gonna waste my money.  peace

nick