Blue Ram Eggs

[whitmore1119]

Ok so i have a breeding pair of German blue rams, i have put put them in there own tank purely to breed so far they have layed twice and both batches have turned brown which i presume is the 1s that are fertilized then they have disappeared probably been ate. So this time when they layed i removed the parents put an air stone next to the eggs turned of fluval filter so they didn't get sucked up later on and added methylene blue to the water. I've done a bit of research and am I correct in thinking they should hatch in 40hrs? if this is right what i'm seeing has got to be them hatching.... i shone a torch on the eggs so I cud see and it looks like some of them have tiny little things sticking out vibrating then 1 egg kinda bounced up and bounced across 5mm just like its hatching. Am I seeing things right or are my eyes playing tricks and i'm over excited?? Also if they do hatch they will live for a few days of the sack in the egg then do i boil an egg and feed them tiny bits of yolk with a pipette? this is the part where i get unsure as this is the first time i done anything like this.

 

[whitmore1119]

Now they have kinda hatched and are dotted everywhere so if im right in feeding them egg yolk where do i pu it in the tank with the pipette? Any help would be appreciated

 

[Gilli]

Don't feed until they are 'free swimming' which means they will be swimming round in a little group not just hopping about which should be around day 5 after hatching. They feed on their egg sacks before this and you will only pollute the water. Im assuming you have them in a cycled tank? Better not to feed egg as it goes off very quickly and fouls the water - go to your local fish shop and pick up liquid fry food which you can mix with a little tank water and squirt near the fry with the pipette.You can also use very finely crushed flake food mixed with tank water and squirted near them. If you have any moss balls in your main tank transfer that over as it will contain insurforia (tiny microscopic creatures) which they will feed on also.

Make sure you keep an eye on the water stats as they need good water quality.

 

[Sailfin Zach]

well the only experience i got of hatching eggs was my molly fry and she was pregnat twice and what we did was we gave them reguler fish food but in really small pieces and worked well until we had to give them to the nearest fish store

 

[SchottayB]

well the only experience i got of hatching eggs was my molly fry and she was pregnat twice and what we did was we gave them reguler fish food but in really small pieces and worked well until we had to give them to the nearest fish store

Am I missing something here?

 

[minnnt]

 

[whitmore1119]

well the only experience i got of hatching eggs was my molly fry and she was pregnat twice and what we did was we gave them reguler fish food but in really small pieces and worked well until we had to give them to the nearest fish store

Molly's are liveberaers rams are egg layers so what ever laid eggs in your tank wasn't your Molly. If I was you I'd try find out what you had that was laying eggs