Urgent Help Needed Blue Ram Breeding

[MORGANpl]

Ive just saw one of my blue rams stert breeding!!!! I need help as I dont now what to do??? Ive cover the eggs and seperate them from the fishes. Do i need to keep it like that or should I put the blue ram back to the net with eggs???

 

[fluttermoth]

Did you give the male a chance to fertilize the eggs before you took them away?

In general it's better to leave the eggs with the parents. Young fish quite often eat their first few spawns, but they get the hang of looking after them after a few tries!

The other fish in tank might well eat the eggs too, so it you really want to breed the rams, a special tank just for the pair is best.

 

[MORGANpl]

Unfortunetly I dont have another tank. I will get one in about week or two. The egss are covered with the breeding trap/net now. Should I let the parents go to the trap
??

 

[fluttermoth]

I'd uncover the eggs and leave the parents to it.

If the eggs get eaten, by the parents or the other fish, then that's just life. Once they've started breeding, they will again, so maybe in a few weeks when you've got another tank sorted out you can raise the next batch.

You never know, your rams might turn out to be great parents first time round (but probabaly not).