michael Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Well my bluerams spawned. Fanning the eggs. First day free swimming. 4 days free swimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Congratulations! They are so CUTE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyarlla Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 I second that Bender! They are sooo cute! :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergus Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Awww! Look at all those babies!!! They are just too cute :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Well the rams are 3 weeks old now. They are eating chopped blackworms and bbs. I have 151 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akythara Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 awww they're so cute!!! I love rams <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 A bumper crop for you as usual, michael! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darennkj Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Haha...how much time did yo u spend counting them? You sure it's 151? :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyarlla Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Wow, they are growing so fast! Its a shame they dont stay that size forever, they are gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 This has made my day! They look fantastic and gee they grow fast!!! Well done :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv_my_fish Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Congrats! They are just toooooo cute And I'm with darennkj....you sure it's 151? It might only be 150 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted July 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Yeah its a good sized spawn for my first time at breeding rams. And im not sure there is 151 of them im positive its 151. It takes less time to count them then it does to take a good fish pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted July 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Well this lots around 8 weeks old and ready for the lfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiguy Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Well done Rams are not the easiest fish to breed and raise.How did you get them through the early days??They are very small for a cichlid fry. I had a problem once when selling a batch; sold all the the big ones then waited for the others to grow,all females(lovely red bellies) Do you breed other dwarf cichlids,I have Apisto trifasciata and mccmasteri breeding at the moment,below is a photo of mum with the babies,I love the way they go bright yellow when they breed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Hi Well this is my first time ive had rams and the first time ive spawned them. I kept the fry in a 20 litre tank with a sponge filter. Feed egg yolk spray first day after that MW & bbs. Sucked the muck off the bottom of the tank every 3 days & replaced water. Water... PH 6.8 temp 27 nitrIte 0 ammonia 0 thats all i know about the water ( i do use home brew IAL ) Im a big fan of live food. I do have good success at raising fry. The only other chiclids i have is yellow labs & green terrors. I do want other small chiclids problem is ... They have to be low maintenance / handle hotter temps 30 + and can feed them live blackworms etc. So do you have any suggestions ? Im a lazy hobbyist. And dont tell me gold fish :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiguy Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 You should do well with Apistos as they can take the heat (although trifasciata is not one of them)The fry are much bigger than Ram fry but can be very sensitive,but I dont think you should have any trouble.Although heat does alter sex ratio significanty in some species.They are pretty tough once they settle in. Agasizzii,mccmasteri,borellii are great,most cacatoides produces too many deformed fry(and have driven me crazy) but if you can get wild fish then they are fabulous.Sounds like you should give discus a go!! Im not sure you realize what an achievement getting a big brood of Ram up is.Ive spawned +150 species and it took me ages to keep the bloody things alive!! Well done again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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