Fish house tour part 2 Discus Hans USA Baltimore Importer of Stendker Discus ~ Germany

[mrate010]

hi again, i have some Q? for you if you don't mind

what is the good size for breeding?

when i will start feeding the fry?

when can i take the fry from the parent?

do i need to change water even if there is big filter connected to breeding tank? if yes please tell me why?

[mrate010]

where are you

[HansDiscus]

@mrate010

We are in Baltimore, MD

Hans

[karlikdiscusfarm]

@HansDiscus

[karlikdiscusfarm]

@karlikdiscusfarm.sk

[mrate010]

Thank you.

what's the good size for breeding?

if i have 16 fish in my tank can i chose any male and female and put them togather in breeding tank?!!

how i will know if they are ready for breeding?

how mony time yearly the discus breeding

what is your advice if i want to do small project for discus?

can you take video for your filtration? under each rack its nice

[mrate010]

wow nice man how much this project cost you ?

also how you know witch one is the mail and witch the femail?

what is your tanks PH and tempreture?

your tank without ligth ist ok for th fish without ligth?

what you feed your fish?

what is the good size for breeding tank

[HansDiscus]

@mrate010

Cost: a lot, but it's a business and setting up a business cost money.

Male/female: more pointed fins is 90% a male, more round is most of the time female. But we put them in breeding tanks so they can "prove" them self lol

pH/temp.: we keep the pH between 6.8 and 7.2. We heat the whole fish houses, temp. in the building (so in the tanks) is always 85~86F

Light: we've enough light in the building, no need to put light on every tank.

Food: we make our own food mix.

Breeding tank: 20 gl

[TheFreshPeddler]

wow that is some endeavor you got going. i dont know much about discuss, but I know the like softer water. is softer water needed to breed them and keep them healthy. im guessing you either have soft water or an RO setup

[HansDiscus]

@TheFreshPeddler

Hi we keep all our Discus in just tap water and they breed on tap water too, no RO,

Hans

[TheFreshPeddler]

@HansDiscus - hmm interesting, whats the ph of your water over there? most of the people i read about seem to use ro for hatching the fry and a mix for the younger juveniles. i have to say though, your methods definitely look like they're working

[kanadali]

1) Which discus is the hardiest one and easiest to breed

2) If the pair is coming from different lines (Eg. Turk X Marl. Red) Are the fries still sellable in the market? Or If they are coming from the same line Eg: Cobalt B X Cobalt B. Does this mean that the fries will be colabalt blue 100%

3) I live in a two bedroom appartment, what is the most profitable setup you can recommend? I am also looking for a proven pair. Can you help? I am in Canada- Ontario-Hamilton

Best Regards

[HansDiscus]

1) there are no hardier Discus, easiest to breed are the "older" lines none Pigeon.

2) You don't want to cross Pigeon X other types (like Red Turk) because you get a lot "dirty" Pigeons, not what you want. Cob. X Cob. will give you with our Discus 100% Cobalt.

3) In a 2 bedroom app. you can't set up a profitable setup. Enjoy your Discus, if you breed some, work hard to grow them out nice and you can sell them and pay a little for your hobby. Take that as goal, everything extra is nice.

[HansDiscus]

If you want a pair, I can ship them to a good friend in Buffalo NY were you can pick it up and drive back to Canada, easiest and safest way to go,

Hans

[kanadali]

Hi Hans;

Great video! Thank you for sharing. I have watched your video several times and paused multiple times to count the number of fish per tank. I am guessing that these are about 30-40 gallon tanks. I have been reading about discus for a while. I would like to learn as much as possible before I get myself a tank. Most of the documentation I have read is suggesting 8-10 gallons per adult fish. These video distroys everything I know!

I have a bunch of questions:

[HansDiscus]

The breeder tanks are 20 gallon, bigger tanks are 65 or 65 with a divider. We have a lot of Discus in the tanks but 2 things, as you can see we have big filter systems under each rack and we get every night +/- 3,500 gallon water in to do water changes. Normal 8 ~ 10 gallon is a good "thumb rule"

Hans

[HansDiscus]

Hi Scott, breeding Discus is a piece of cake, even no work at all your Discus do it for you. But say after 2 days free swimming, the work starts, the feeding, the water change, 100% commitment.

A lot of people who raised 1 batch of fry say, it was a nice experience but never again, to much work. On the other hand, one nice batch raised fry can pay for your hobby for a while,

Best regards,

Hans

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[scotttomkinson]

Hi Hans, I live in a part of the UK with very soft water parameters and have always wanted to breed discus for the shear love and excitement of it. However, would there be much profit in it considering I wouldnt have to pay for water? Many thanks, Scott

[elchinmedgalchi]

thats my wish from childhood , i have two pairs and i want to have little hatchery

also i´m studying medicine i´m going to be doctor but i love fishes

thank you for your advices

[elchinmedgalchi]

i hope one day ican do something like this

[HansDiscus]

Hi El, if you really want, do it. But remember it's hard work, many hours a day.

If you want to do it to become rich, take an other job. You gota Love what you're doing,

Hans

[16and30]

i wish your employees would wear shirts,. anyway!.. yeah! its impressive!!.. i didnt know they farmed this kind of fish

[HansDiscus]

16 and 30

Temp. in the fish house is 86/12 months a year.

If we think about it, we put a shirt on for pictures/movies, Hans

[HansDiscus]

Thank you Coralman

[CoralMan24]

very impressive discus farm

[Jodyodee719]

Awesome - Please contact me about visit.

[HansDiscus]

Jodyodee, send me an email and we can set up an appointment,

Hans