Getting Albino Discus Fry To Attach (Experiment)

One of my experiments in getting albino discus fry to attach to their parents. This is the first time that this pair has carried fry. The other times the fry just seem to wander around and attach themselves to the black filter or the heater. So i came up with this plan to make the parents seem darker.

[@willie346]

Great idea. I drop the water a lot lower, down to the point where the top of the dorsal breaks the water, so about another 50%. I also take out the sponge filter, since I find they attach better without any agitation from aeration. But will definitely try to methylene blue next time. Thanks.

[@younggonyang]

Great, Thanks for your tip!

[@dogfish180]

Cool idea. Thanks man

[@FireMonkeyX5]

Looks like the parents need to get a tan XD

[@adamadi6291]

am a discus guy like you :) thanks for tips and advice

[@goMANgo84]

That's a good techniques but you can get the same if not better just using a blue LED light. I wouldn't do the methylene blue because it can affect the slime layers which the fry eat from. Albinos don't usually make a lot of mucus anyway so it the best chance is just to use a blue light.

[@vakvn1]

Great! Good job! ^^. I'm a breeder from Vietnam.

[@jagir1987]

too good dude,,,thnx 4 the help

[@aaronle2398]

I have a hard time for my fry attaching to the parents, should I leave the hang on filter on during fry wriggler, or turn it off, any help would appreciated.

[@dr.geonigermansoundaram6405]

What colour light we should prefer to make parent black sir?

[@jjgentle1821]

well done!!!i have pair of reflection they only laid eggs once,about 3months from now until now they haven't lay eggs again.any suggestion?

[@pjmac88]

I feel like this is a dumb question, but I've been in the hobby for a long time now and I still don't know whats up with the blue backgrounds that everyone seems to have. I just taped construction paper to mine. Do you buy the tanks like that or what? Some tanks look like theyre non-glass on the back and side walls is that possible?

[@zofyzofyzofy]

I think the tank is far too big. I had big tanks like yours and i lost fry. Now my tanks are smaller namely 45*45*45 and the fry attach themselves to the parents much more easily. Lowering the water level os a great idea though. It works just fine with me too.

[@tackjibe]

Do you still use this method? You don't say if these fry grew to adults. Were you successful?