Should This Setup Work For Breeding German Blue Rams?

[CritterKeeper]

im about to have an empty 10 gallon to do something with and iv thought about a breeding pair of GBRs. iv designed a setup, tell me if you think it has any flaws.

-10 gallon (of course)
-sand substrate
-3 pieces of bogwood to lower the pH
-HOB filter with sponge over intake
-plants: java moss, duckweed, money wort, maybe java fern
-lighting for plants
-glass lid
-heater (~83F)

 

[Jim Curtis]

Are you about to have another tank to raise fry in?

 

[fifefish]

add a flat stone into the tank ive had success when doing this

 

[CritterKeeper]

another tank will be in the plans. flat stone, will do. anything else? by the way, what size fry tank should i use? they will be given to lfs at about 1", so it will have to be something big enough for them to survive in until then. it will also have to be space saving so what is the smallest tank size that would work for that?

 

[foley69]

something about 10-15 gal would be good for a fry tank

 

[minxfishy]

Use the 10g you have already for the fry, you will need a 20g for the parents.

 

[Davo86]

Use the 10g you have already for the fry, you will need a 20g for the parents.

Agreed, IMO you will struggle to keep the conditions in the 10G stable enough for the fish to thrive in