My Mikrogeophagus ramirezi spawned!

**exotic_idiot** · 22nd Feb 2008, 17:02

Do I also need to dose Liquidfry 1? Ben, you just mentioned the Hikari green powder food - will the powder sink or need to mix with water first than inject near the fries?

Hi rob, you can also try liquid fry 1 but only few days if you got read the manual inside the box. For the hikari power food, i did mix with some water if not the powder will float on water surface. Best of all is to feed near the fries if not how they eat?

frozen daphine

Is it available? Like frozen bloodworms huh? In cube form? How much you bought? I personally feels that live daphine better but always needs to go buy very troublesome. And is even better if you have dry food to mix around.

**celticfish** · 22nd Feb 2008, 17:15

Here's a suggestion that you can try to feed the fry.
Crush tetra bits finely and mix into some water.
Then use a syringe and target feed by squirting into the cloud of fry.
Mum and dad might have a go at your fingers at first.
But once they realize you're providing FOOD, they should leave your fingers alone...

I find this method a little easier than BBS or occasions when the fish give you a surprise.

**Puffer** · 23rd Feb 2008, 10:01

Paul, I wonder how your fries get through the nights in darkness? Any casualties? Try to get a less-intense light and place it directly at where the fries are stationed. For mine, they seem to shift their holding positions every few hours. Once the main lights go off, they are more or less scattered and the parents will be busy gathering them together. It took me a while to set up the dim light, in which I witnessed a fry, which had wondered off, being gobbled up by my Vietnamese White cloud minnow. That's why after the 1st night off, I learnt through this mistake. Switch on the dim light before the main lights are off.

Celtifish,
Yeah I tried your method last night and it seemed to work - except that I was scared of being pricked by the fierce parent rams that my hand jerked and splashed everywhere! I wonder if I do bravely allow my hand to be attacked by the parents, will this action result in the parents loosing their instinct to ward off intruders? Also, how frequently should I feed the fries? I have thick lush e tenellus lawns, riccia, and java moss on the base and wood, so I hope the fries won't be starved to stunt or even death. I'm hoping to visit c328 later to get the hikari fry powder food as recommended by Ben.

**esng** · 25th Feb 2008, 03:01

About two months ago my pair of ramz spawned as well, around 2 weeks later i fed them hikari first bite.

**Puffer** · 25th Feb 2008, 09:00

Fries gone. Sort of expected it for the first spawned. The previous night, noticed there were fewer fries and they were less active, hovering at the substrate. I think the parents might have eaten them.

**nature beauty** · 25th Feb 2008, 12:33

Hai~~

Look like bad news do come single too game over for my fry too. Expected it to happen too as i'm on oversea trip the last 2 day. thought would still have a chance but look like things did not go the way i want it to be.....

**alechim** · 25th Feb 2008, 18:50

Thats sad, but at least you guys know your tank and RAms are in good condition to spawn again.

**exotic_idiot** · 26th Feb 2008, 01:25

Fries gone. Sort of expected it for the first spawned. The previous night, noticed there were fewer fries and they were less active, hovering at the substrate. I think the parents might have eaten them.

Hi bro puffer, i think if you really wants to breed your rams or any other fishes don't mix with other fishes. Maybe like what you say your

I witnessed a fry, which had wondered off, being gobbled up by my Vietnamese White cloud minnow

.
Try harder next time. Maybe just put a pair inside a tank?
Will be waiting for your good news once again...!!!