Got Back From Holiday And My Rams Have Layed Eggs

[Gordon88]

Ok got back from holiday today and noticed some eggs on my bog wood, they seem to my rams eggs, i was playing to put some more plants into the aquarium tomoz, should i still do this or will this disturb them too much???
And also will my keyholes be bullied too much due to the rams being terratorial??
Thanks
anyhelp will be appreciated

 

[Gordon88]

also how long will the eggs take to hatch??

 

[Chri$]

I would leave the plants for now as it may upset the rams.

The eggs should hatch within 72 hours.

 

[RadaR]

Cool. The Keyholes might get hassled a bit but if you were to put them in their own tank then that would stress and put off the Rams. Maybe you could put in a tank divider? Tank Divider

 

[Gordon88]

ok guys unfortunately the eggs were either eaten by the rams or another fish. The problem is though that the rams still seem to be hassling the keyholes and im not sure why, i mean they all usually get along fine.
I have re-arranged some of the decor so that if it were a territory thing it might help but doest seem to of helped.
Anyone know why??
Thanks alot

 

[RadaR]

They will still be like that to the Keyholes for a couple days. The Rams might also be blaming the Keyholes for eating the eggs. Also, they are Cichlids like the Rams and other Cichlids tend to be more of a threat to other Cichlids when it comes to breeding.

 

[Gordon88]

The male ram still seems to be picking on the keyholes when he sees them. The eggs were eaten on saturday, would they still be blamin them??
Also is there anything i can do to stop it, i mean they never picked on the keyholes before they bred?
Thanks

 

[Gordon88]

anyone got any advice or help, the male ram is also chasing other fish but he doesnt seem to be guarding anything??

 

[RadaR]

Separate them with a tank divider. There is a link in my last post showing how to make a divider.

 

[Gordon88]

the thing is it isnt really ideal for my tank. Would it be because they are going to breed again?

 

[RadaR]

Could be but after the eggs are gone the pair will be shirty with them for a while and then one day you will notice it just stops. Id expect them to try again with spawning in 2 weeks later.