Blue rams eggs :)

[JuiceBox52]

Within 24 hours of being adding to the 210 our pair of blue rams have laid eggs, very actively guarding them.

Has anyone had luck with babies surviving in a community tank or should we try to net the fry out once they hatch?

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

No idea but that is very exciting! Keep us updated with this one

 

[GaryE]

I doubt they'll live more than a day or two if they make it past the larval stage in the average community, so I would net them out and then consider a ram tank so I could watch the broodcare with the next spawn. It's great fishwatching.

For now, lights on 24/7 as Cichlids defend the eggs visually, and night time is the right time for opportunistic predators.

 

[SammyTargo]

Most likely will get eaten upon hatching. What other fish are in the tank?

Also good job getting the rams to breed. If I am not mistaken, those are German Blue Rams, which can be a bit unpredictable when it comes to breeding. They are also crappy parents, which will eat their fry if stressed or just bored (joking). You must have good water parameters, they are much pickier compared to their Bolivian cousins which I plan on breeding in a few months.

 

[JuiceBox52]

They are German blue rams yes

We have young corydoras, young emperor tetras, silver tip tetras and juvenile angelfish

 

[SammyTargo]

So maybe they will survive if the parents guard well, but they could get stressed out. I would still collect fry and put them in a breeder net if possible, until they are around 3/4 of an inch, or around 4-6 weeks.

 

[TNG]

If you want to remove them, siphoning them is a lot easier than trying to net them.

 

[anewbie]

Depends on tank mate but unlikely to survive. Mine bred in the discus tank several times but couldn't do much once they went' free swimming.

 

[Death by Fish Tanks]

Within 24 hours of being adding to the 210 our pair of blue rams have laid eggs, very actively guarding them.

Has anyone had luck with babies surviving in a community tank or should we try to net the fry out once they hatch? View attachment 378935View attachment 378936

Incredible! Could you imagine a colony of pairs of these guys?? That would be awesome!

 

[SammyTargo]

If you want to remove them, siphoning them is a lot easier than trying to net them.

To clarify, I didn't say to net them, I meant to siphon (or any method the OP decides) into a breeder net, which is designed to house fry with the same water parameters as the rest of the tank but instead offering protection and a barrier from the other fish.

 

[GaryE]

The only person I've known who seemingly produced and sold domestic blue rams at will always gave up on the first spawn. He'd identify and move the pair to a 10 gallon with the same water, and have no other fish with them. He would try having the parents care for the next brood, and they usually would.

I visited him regularly as he was a killie breeder and we often kept species together, for a little more genetic diversity. I'd often watch his little money making/pay for new fish ram tanks. As is predictable with me, I prefer wild types, but blue rams are still beautiful fish who are great to watch parenting.