My Rams Are Breeding !

[Rainbowneil]

Well i have to say, since i gave away my red tail black shark there seems to have been a balance returned to my tank. When i got home after work yesterday, i was plesantly surprised to find my pair of bolivian rams mating behind a piece of driftwood in my tank

Sat and watched for a while as the female lay her eggs all over the wood. The male then fertilized the eggs. Having never seen this before i found it utterly facinating

Is there any tips anyone can give for trying to ensure the safety of the fry once hatched?

 

[angelmouse]

congrats 328neil, it is fascinating to watch fish spawning, developement of fry and the parenting of them, it takes fishkeeping into a whole new level. good luck with them, they should do a good job of protecting their young but watch out for egg eaters and other fish feeding on they fry.
Regards Angel

 

[Rainbowneil]

How gutted am i Got home last night and no eggs to be seen. Im trying to figure out what could have eaten them?

In the tank i have

1 x Geophagus Balzani
1 x Swordtail
1 x Marble Plec
4 x Red eye tetras
4 x Cardinal tetras
8 x Rummynoses
1 x Corrydoras Sterbai

I set up a breeding tank last night so once the cycle has finished i'll put the rams in there.

 

[xxBarneyxx]

Probably all of them would have eaten the eggs if they noticed them (not sure about the Geophagus Balzani but only because I haven;t got a clue what that actually is ).

Edit: Congrats on getting them spawning though I have a pair of Rams in my community tank and hope they will start spawning soon (only been in for a month but really starting to colour up a lot now). I dont hold out much hopes of the eggs surviving for very long (lots of tetra's and cory's in the tank also) but you never know.

 

[SJ2K]

Sorry to hear about the losses, no doubt they'll try again soon enough

On another note, i recommend getting atleast 2/3 more cory's, one on there own will be nowhere near as happy as a shoal.

 

[Rainbowneil]

Well hopefully they will. I've heard once you get a mating pair then your laughing

Hopefully the second tank (breeding tank) should be ready by the weekend. Its all on and running but i dont have a light for it yet. On the case today though