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Ryan_W

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Evening all,

Right, had my German Blue Rams for 5 days and I thought they were acting strangely this afternoon...

I saw that they'd moved some sand in the corner of the tank, and upon further inspection, I found these:

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Now for the questions!

What do I do with the eggs?
Do I need to separate the parents from one-another?
How long 'til/if they hatch?
Anything I need to do?

Thanks all!

Ryan :)
 
Copy and paste from another website:
During spawning, the female will place small adhesive eggs on the flat stones or in the small pits. The eggs are 0.9-1.5 mm in length (0.035-0.059 inches). A typical batch will consist of 150-300 eggs, but some batches contain no more than 20 eggs while others contain over 500 eggs.

Both the male and the female fish should be allowed to stay with the offspring because this species practise biparental brood care and the parents work together to care for the eggs and guard the territory. A parent will fan fresh water over the eggs to prevent attacks from fungi and bacteria. The parents will also eat unfertile eggs to prevent them from turning into breeding grounds for pathogens.

The eggs will normally hatch within 40 hours if the water is kept in the upper part of the recommended temperature range. It will then take roughly 5 days before the offspring becomes free swimming. The free swimming fry will be kept in a dense school and be cared for by the parents. They will be escorted by their mother or father during foraging.

Don’t lose heart if the first few spawnings are unsuccessful. A lot of things can go wrong and it is common for German blue rams to spawn a few times before they get everything right. They might for instance eat a few batches before they become good parents. Once they have started breeding, you can however expect a new batch once a month or so. Young pairs are known to fight quite a lot and the aquarium must contain plenty of hiding spots to avoid stress and injury.
 
Thanks for that!

I've just seen another batch in the flower pot but can't get a good pic. There's probably another 50 eggs in there. Is it normal for them to lay eggs in two different places?!

I'm currently watching the Female protect the eggs from the curious Corys. The male GBR has been giving her a bit of grief, chasing her etc, but my tank has lots of hiding places for her to escape to.

Cheers,

Ryan
 
Forgot to say congratulations on the eggs! :hyper: :D
Its normal for them to lay 2 batches at the same time though its not that common
 
Haha, thank you!

Really chuffed about it, at least I know they're a breeding couple! Will be an exciting weekend to see what happens. I'm fully prepared for them to eat the eggs since it's they're first time in this tank, but it would be amazing if they survived!
I take it the eggs and laid and then the male fertilisers them?

Possible problem, I've got a pair of Apistogramma Cacatuoides turning up tomorrow which should be going in the same tank... Shall I keep them in my second (64L) tank just in case, or will they be okay with the (potential) babies?

What do I feed them if they hatch?!

Cheers,

Ryan :)
 
For the moment, Id keep the Apisto in another tank as they would prob eat the eggs.
If you live in the UK, you can feed the babies Interpet LiquiFry for the first days, then Microworms/ Baby Brineshrimp then full size Brineshrimp, then maybe flake food. HTH
 
Thanks for that :)

I've just done some research online, lots of people say that Walter Worms? I'll get some LiquiFry and decapsulated brine shrimp just in case.

Merci,

Ryan
 
Congratulations on the eggs! Pretty cool after only five days.
 
Dont be too disappoint if the 1st or even 5th batch dont make it, can take a long time for the parents to get the hang of it :) And as mentioned its good to get your microworm farm on the go, thats always fun!
 
On investigation this morning, only half the eggs are left and I've seen the male eat a few already from the survivors...

After more research, I've found out that GBRs can spawn every 2 weeks, so I'm not going to cry just yet ;)

I'm not sure if the misses would like a microworm farm in the kitchen, guess I could hide it in the cupboard....
 
I kept mine with all the fish food under the tank, should do just fine :)
 

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