Our Rams Just Spawned!

[rob and vic]

Our pair of Gold Rams we picked up yesterday have just dug a pit and spawned

I thought they shared 'brood protection', but the male will not let the female near the eggs. Is this normal? We would so like to have some fry.

It doesn't help that they are in a community tank, with pristella, neons, oto's, amano shrimp and panda cory's - Who I guess might all try to snaffle eggs... I have read about leaving a dim light on the 'nest' to try and prevent this. Is this correct?

We have a hospital tank which I would love to move either/both the Rams to for their own protection, or that of the eggs. But our tap water is too high a pH to put them straight in as we have CO2 in the main tank that softens it.

What's a guy to do? God, I wish they'd waited till we were more prepared


Many thanks folks....

Rob

 

[WILDER]

http/www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/rams.htm

 

[rob and vic]

http/www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/rams.htm

Wilder, you are truly a man of few words... I HAVE read that article as you might tell from my original post! As I read Many articles, many of which contradict each other!

Which is why I posted, hoping for some advise, as well as support!!!! Not just a curt 'link'

Rob

 

[WILDER]

Well post it in the right section as this is the emergency section.
I took time out to look for that as i know nothing about them.
I'm a she lol

 

[rob and vic]

Well post it in the right section as this is the emergency section.
I took time out to look for that as i know nothing about them.
I'm a she lol

My sincere apologies... It was a VERY bad day! Had just buried a treasured grandmother

Thank you for 'taking the time out'...

And forgive me for posting in the emergency section! At the time it was! From the pieces I had read, I knew I didn't have long before the eggs got snaffled. And with everything else that was going on, I needed a quick reply.

I hope I have not caused any hard feelings... Either with you, or your colleagues on this site...


Rob

 

[WILDER]

Thanks.