<strong>I consider myself a Discus expert</strong> ... and I'm sure most Discus experts will disagree with me .... <strong>I've hardly ever kept Discus</strong> and have never bred them ......<br /><br />

then again when it comes to any aquarium fish I feel I'm an expert ... regardless of any hands on experience .....it's definately all the mistakes I've made over 50 years .... and mistake by mistake I''ve gotten better & better<br /><br />

basically <strong>the literature covers the basic ingredients for success .. although I caution you to read many, many books & magazines ...  </strong>... this research is important with Discus as well as any other fish available to the hobby ...... regardless of price! <br /><br />

emulating their natural environment is <strong>rule number one</strong> ... in some cases such as Discus, the fish are less tolerant and the margin of  error is slim or nil ....<br /><br />

<strong>Discus HAVE lived for more than 17 years in captivity</strong> ... think about that .....<br /><br />

ph, water quality, temperature, lighting and physical layout .... <strong>it's not rocket science </strong>.... <br /><br />

many fish die because the aquarium keeper loses interest, gets lazy,  wasn't prepared to properly care for the aquarium, or <strong>went on vacation :-)</strong><br /><br />

<strong>the most important ingredient for breeding fish is nutrition</strong> ... in many cases knowing something about <strong>"spawning triggers"</strong> such as changes in climate ... rainfall, temperature, sunlight, ph etc will increase the probability of something happening .....<br /><br />

<strong>the rules I preach for all aquariums apply to all fish</strong>  ... <strong>one</strong> is water volume ... since the more water volume the more stable the physical and chemical environment .... <strong>stability is important</strong> with the exception of instigating a change as a spawning trigger .....
of course <strong>knowing a LOT about the fish</strong> you are working with is essential ....<br /><br />

Breeding fish like anything else in life can be easy or difficult depending on how much <strong>effort </strong>you put into knowing what you are doing ...... <strong>READ!</strong><br /><br />

<strong>Breeding is without question the most enjoyable aspect of the aquarium hobby</strong> ... the different characteristics of fish offer plenty of challenges and insight into the wonderful world of nature that surrounds us.<br /><br />

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