blue ram fry

[Namn8r]

Great pics there Rob, love seeing the babies with the parents!..

My new male ram thought he might step up to the plate and rival the dominant male in my tank....couldnt resist had to take some pics..

the younger male is behind



the boss..



a nice pic ..

[fish_r]

put the fry in the "so called" fry saver last night as i said, but came home from work this arvo and they were all gone wtf ? didnt think the holes in the mesh were big enough for them to escape, maybe the other fish sucked them out lol ?
so much for the fry saver idea never liked the stupid bloody things anyway. :P

good looking fish Namn8r...

[DiscusEden]

That's a pity fish_r. Sorry to hear that.

Still, now you know you need that other tank next time...

[fish_r]

the heckles are all wormed "twice" and now eating like pigs so looks like i'll be able to transfer em soon and have the tank back for the rams
to be honest i'm not too fussed if i cant get these to breed properly as there just a learning curve till my German blue rams are breeding, so hopefully by that time i'll be able to get some through

[Namn8r]

If you used the mesh net they got sucked through the mesh for sure.

I have the acrylic fry saver like the ones the cattie breeders use with a sponge on one side. Unfortunately the fry can get through the course sponge I got 4 fry to about half 5mm and released them thinking theyd be allright but the parent rams ate them!!

DOH! One managed to survive in the main tank see how he goes.

One thing Ive noticed is that Ram fry are stupid! They have no survival instincts whatsoever!

[AussieStar]

namn8r, nice fish. Where did you get them from?

[Namn8r]

local lfs aussie. Here in lil old adelaide. I believe they came from a breeder in vic?

[Blybo]

We got a puppy a couple of weeks ago so not paying the usual attention to the tanks.
I've got a pair of Blue rams in a small tank in the garage for breeding. I've had 2 lots of eggs but they have eaten both lots. Also put a more colourful pair in the smaller community tank; low and behold we have had free swimmers for 2 days . Now I don't know what to do, the parents are watching them closely and I've put a lamp on overnight in the area they are in.

Should I try to move them to a grow out tank? Because the tank they are in now is about the same size as the grow out tank I'm concerned that I can't move enough of their current water to the grow out tank to keep water chemistry similar enough for the fry to survive the move

[fish_r]

not sure if this will help anyone, but here it is anyway, maybe someone will get some tips from it ?

http://www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/prof...mbreeding.html

[fish_r]

here's a decent pic i managed to get of one of my standard blue's a few days ago, still trying to get the one below out to cull it, but there quick little buggers:P



my Germans are colouring up nicely now too and one pair of Germans laid it's first batch of eggs a cpl of weeks ago too so hoping to breed them soon "fingers crossed" iv'e setup another 2ft tank for them now too...