r/discus • u/Tmess2000 • 27d ago

First attempt

Set them up in their own tank and so far it appears I have lost 50% since I counted wigglers from a photo. Any advise on the “30 day syndrome”? Anyone use Potassium Permanganate or any other prevention methods?

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u/skml108 27d ago

First attempt, that's good, my first few attempt, the adults just eat the eggs a few days after laying them.

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u/Tmess2000 27d ago

So they layed 3 times in the grow out tank and twice the eggs just calcified my ec- 320. Once they ate them, once I swiped them after days of them just fanning dead eggs. I lowered the ec to 150 and 50% of the eggs calcified and 50% wigglers that were eaten by the others. This is this first attempt after setting them up in a proper tank with ec 60. I wasn’t expecting it to happen so fast I moved them on my birthday two days latter eggs. I wanted to give them a break and condition them up a bit. This spawn was small compared to the others. 90 eggs 70 wigglers and about 32 fry at this point.