My Blue Rams Are Breeding...but...

[kamanut]

My blue rams, that I just got about 5 days ago, are breeding right now--I noticed the female cleaning off a flat rock that's in the tank and now they have laid some eggs are are still laying some--both the male and female are hanging around the rock. They are in a 58 gallon community tank with 7 cories, 2 other rams, 3 cherry barbs, 3 male guppies, 3 pearl gouramis, 2 baby guppies, and 8 flame tetras. Do the eggs have any chance or should I take them out and put the flat rock with the eggs in a 10 gallon that's the same temp (82F) but has a female betta and 2 ottos in it? Any info would be appreciated!! I don't even know how they can even breed--I read they have to be in soft water, and mine's pretty much neutral.

Someone on Yahoo Answers suggested putting the pair of Rams and the rock with the eggs into the 10 gallon and putting those bettas and ottos in the big tank. Should I do that? If I do that, should I turn off the filter in the 10 gallon and just put an air stone in? What should I do!?

 

[kamanut]

Ish, no one has any ideas/thoughts/comments??

 

[blue acara]

Someone on Yahoo Answers suggested putting the pair of Rams and the rock with the eggs into the 10 gallon and putting those bettas and ottos in the big tank. Should I do that? If I do that, should I turn off the filter in the 10 gallon and just put an air stone in? What should I do!?

To give the eggs and fry the best chance do the above, move them in to the empty 10 gallon. You will need the filter in there or ammonia will build up, poisoning the fish. You may need to cover the inlets of the filter with foam when the fry become free swimming, to prevent them from being sucked in.

Do you have a brine shrimp hatcher?

 

[xxBarneyxx]

Personally I would leave them too it. You might not get any fry survive but even if you move them all around you will need to be able to put them somewhere while they grow out and then find homes for them. If they have laid once they will most likely do it again later on when you can be more prepeared for it.

I wouldnt move your Betta into a community tank personally and as this is likely to be their first batch of eggs then you might find the parents eat the eggs themselves if you move them altogether (takes them a few trys to figure out what to do ).