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This fall I will be visiting my parents in Italy and my mother asked if I could setup an aquarium around 100L for her. I am quite familiar with the hobby here in the US in terms of equipment and availability, but I know little or nothing about how well this knowledge would translate overseas...

To raise the fry you want a tank that is easy to clean, easy to do frequent water changes (several small ones daily is best) and that can house a sponge filter. The fry tend to be very fragile for the first weeks so they can be killed by most filters, even if you screen the intake. Do you know...

Yes, it definitely took them a few times to get it right. There's a lot of things these guys need to do correctly to ensure the survival of their fry, so it's easy to make a mistakes. The first time he did not get the concept of protecting the eggs. She would trade him the spot over the rock so...

My bolivian rams spawned on 5/15 5/17 Wigglers. Unfortunately I wasn't able to take a clear picture. My camera has autofocus issues. Also when the parents feel too threatened they scoop up the wigglers and move them. Since the camera makes them nervous I avoided disturbing them as much as...

I second what has been mentioned above. In my 40g GSA used to take over the glass weekly. It stopped once I started dosing a bit more PO4 than usual.

My bolivian rams guardian their eggs My brand new 2" severum

40g (planted Sept '07) 55g (planted April '08)

I am by far not an expert, but your guesses sound reasonable. I suspect the reason you have not received replies is because it is an unusual situation and in a way only time will tell. I don't know either if a female would lay eggs by herself and go through the trouble of defending them. It...