New Rams

[bleechme]

try the grocery store for the water and I said "yep" refering to the flate rock/stone. Sorry for not saying it specificlly.

 

[theamazingmaise]

thats cool i understand, do u use the glacier water too bleechme? 8) I just went out and bought some glacier from the supermarket. I'm going to use it on my next water change, which will be soon.

 

[bleechme]

no, I use regular tap water with conditioner and PH down drops.

 

[drw32]

Sorry for not specifying where to get the water and yes the rock is for the eggs (see pic below..that peice is less then 1/16" thick). Plants don't really matter. Check nitrAtes DAILY. If they go above 5ppm do a water change. Rams are super sensitive to nitrates. The plants should keep them from going up too quickly.

First spawn of a female gold ram and male blue ram. Ended up with four wigglers which were quickly eaten. Expect this the first couple of times.

 

[bleechme]

Why do so few wigglers survive only? is it because the parents aren't really good at taking care of babies yet? (I have my pair in a breeder tank so they are the only fish in that tank.)

 

[theamazingmaise]

I've got to remember to get a peice of flat rock next time im at my lfs. Do you guys use CO2 in your tanks?

 

[drw32]

Why do so few wigglers survive only? is it because the parents aren't really good at taking care of babies yet? (I have my pair in a breeder tank so they are the only fish in that tank.).

It was their first spawn which hardly ever goes well. For some reason, the first spawn of rams is almost always bad. I left all the eggs in the tank to strengthen their bond

I've got to remember to get a peice of flat rock next time im at my lfs. Do you guys use CO2 in your tanks?

I use a DIY co2 injection system.

 

[theamazingmaise]

How much did that thing cost, and is it real nessecary to use co2 to have good success with plants?

 

[bleechme]

Why do so few wigglers survive only? is it because the parents aren't really good at taking care of babies yet? (I have my pair in a breeder tank so they are the only fish in that tank.).

It was their first spawn which hardly ever goes well. For some reason, the first spawn of rams is almost always bad. I left all the eggs in the tank to strengthen their bond

So the bond of the fish determines the survival of the eggs? meaning, if I keep switching females, that would be a bad Idea. (I've been switching because the male is very flexible about who he is with as long as it's a girl)

 

[ShadowMeldFS]

I could be wrong, but I thought rams stuck with one mate.

 

[bleechme]

I could be wrong, but I thought rams stuck with one mate.

They do, but they can easily get distracted if there are other single females around that is full of eggs. (At least mine is like that?)

 

[theamazingmaise]

Would it be better to get rid of my female ram and get a new one for my male or keep the female and get a new male. The female seems to come out more and is more active.

 

[drw32]

It would be best to put four females with your male. When you see one female and the male bond, remove the other females. You will notice the male and one of the females stay close and the rest will appear to be outcasts. When they have bonded, you can strengthen that bond by not removing the female after spawning. Remove all the wigglers except for about 20. They will probably die, but the bond will strenghthen. At leeast, that has been my experience.

 

[bleechme]

I think mine ate the babies as they hatched? there were a lot of eggs that were good, but I only saw 5-7 wigglers.

 

[drw32]

Don't be so sure. Look everywhere...they almost always move the wigglers to a different spot.