Blue Rams- Breeding Advice

[Guinness]

Hi

Have had my pair of blue Rams for the last 12 months or so in a 70G community tank. Have recently bought a 20G tank & I would like to move these two with a view to hopefully breeding them.

They will be the only occupiers of the new tank (when it's ready). I understand that they are not too difficult to breed, but I want to make sure that their new home is as nice as possible for them.

Normally I keep live plants heavily planted with additional CO2, with a Red Sea base. I don't propose to do this with my new tank, white sand base, few plants (might even go for fakes ) with slate caves.

Any tips would be greatfully received as this will be my first foray into breeding & I would like to get it right.

Thanks

 

[smoothvirus]

This is the best advice I've found on breeding blue Rams. I've successfully raised about 50 Blue Rams and have a small group of 5-day old fry that I'm raising in a 5 1/2 gallon tank right now.

Spawning Blue and Bolivian Rams

 

[smoothvirus]

Oh yeah, one more thing, for hatching the baby brine shrimp, get the San Francisco Bay Brand Hatchery Kit. This is the one you add a 2 liter soda bottle to. I would avoid the Shrimpery Kit. Although smaller I had really bad results with the Shrimpery Kit, the Hatchery Kit is MUCH better.

For the Hatchery kit, I fill it with 2 liters of water, 2 tablespoons of sea salt from the grocery store, and 1/8 teaspoon of brine shrimp eggs. Works like a charm. I filter out the napulli with a coffee filter and then use an eyedropper to feed the fry with.

 

[LosC519]

They like peat moss in there filter.