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coolchinchilla · 07-20-2005, 02:55 AM

Moved to breeding forum:

As a future plan I'd like to get some cool discus and let them spawn. I think it would be cool to have a bunch of baby fish -- I'm enchanted with the pics of the parent discus and all the fry hovering around 'em.

I'd have a grow-out tank and such.

Then I got to thinking... what would I do with the fry once they grew up?

How many fry would there be? Would I be able to find homes for 'em all? I'm not planning on turning into a big time discus breeder. I just want to be an occasional hobby breeder. Would the fish graciously not breed if I didn't have the space or time for the new babies?

I imagine the [acronym:47bbb74d01="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:47bbb74d01] would take a few but not the whole brood.

What do you do with your grown up fry? How many survive to adulthood? I assume you can't keep ALL of them all the time.

Thanks in advance
coolchinchilla

mumrah · 07-20-2005, 08:49 AM

Most [acronym:dc84e7611f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:dc84e7611f] (non petsmart/petco places) will take fish for store credit. You just have to grow them out until they are at a sellable size.

My [acronym:dc84e7611f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:dc84e7611f] will accept fish regardless of sellability. They have 5 or 6 20g tanks reserved for ppl who's fish got too big, or who are moving and can't take their fish along. But then again, i have a really awesome [acronym:dc84e7611f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:dc84e7611f].

I would ask around before i had 20 juvi discus to deal with

**Fishyfanatic** · 07-20-2005, 08:55 AM

Just as mumrah said, the [acronym:0046c161c3="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:0046c161c3] will most likely take them off your hands for you, but don't count on store credit. Not all of them do that. I actually only know of 1 and they don't give you all that much.

greenmaji · 07-20-2005, 04:57 PM

www.aquabid.com If you can grow them out (1.5-2" or bigger)

07-20-2005, 02:55 AM	#1
coolchinchilla Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: IA Posts: 477	Moved: What do you do with the fry that grow up? Moved to breeding forum: As a future plan I'd like to get some cool discus and let them spawn. I think it would be cool to have a bunch of baby fish -- I'm enchanted with the pics of the parent discus and all the fry hovering around 'em. I'd have a grow-out tank and such. Then I got to thinking... what would I do with the fry once they grew up? How many fry would there be? Would I be able to find homes for 'em all? I'm not planning on turning into a big time discus breeder. I just want to be an occasional hobby breeder. Would the fish graciously not breed if I didn't have the space or time for the new babies? I imagine the [acronym:47bbb74d01="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:47bbb74d01] would take a few but not the whole brood. What do you do with your grown up fry? How many survive to adulthood? I assume you can't keep ALL of them all the time. Thanks in advance coolchinchilla __________________ coolchinchilla a small zoo is cool!

07-20-2005, 08:49 AM	#2
mumrah Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Fl Posts: 248 Images: 7	Most [acronym:dc84e7611f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:dc84e7611f] (non petsmart/petco places) will take fish for store credit. You just have to grow them out until they are at a sellable size. My [acronym:dc84e7611f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:dc84e7611f] will accept fish regardless of sellability. They have 5 or 6 20g tanks reserved for ppl who's fish got too big, or who are moving and can't take their fish along. But then again, i have a really awesome [acronym:dc84e7611f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:dc84e7611f]. I would ask around before i had 20 juvi discus to deal with __________________ -David 55g: 5 clown loaches 1 common pleco 1 veiled angel 5 glofish Tap Water: [acronym:a34dbabd58="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:a34dbabd58] 7.5, 9 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of carbonate hardness"]dkh[/acronym:a34dbabd58], 11 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of general hardness"]dgh[/acronym:a34dbabd58]

07-20-2005, 08:55 AM	#3
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,267 Images: 15	Just as mumrah said, the [acronym:0046c161c3="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:0046c161c3] will most likely take them off your hands for you, but don't count on store credit. Not all of them do that. I actually only know of 1 and they don't give you all that much. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

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greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	www.aquabid.com If you can grow them out (1.5-2" or bigger)