My rams

[Fei Miao]

My rams bred again.. lost all the fries the first time...so to do better this time..


Also my ap. borelli bred once without me knowing, 1 of the fries survived and about 3mm now,don't know if I should remove the little fella or just leave it there.....I think the parents are breeding again...

[David]

good stuff ........rams have always been a fish that is not agreeable with me sent too many to fishy heaven....hope they dont come back to me on the 7th month..whahahhaaaaa

if your borelli are breeding again...may be good to remove the fry. But first get some of the tank water out into a small tank. Good to have alot of java moss in it as they somehow find food amoung the moss......

[Fei Miao]

How many days/weeks old before I can move the fries?

I'm abit apprehensive as the remaining ram fries died after I move them to another tank.

[mordrake]

i have had a a little success with ram spawns (about 20% reach adult).
i don't remove the fries.
keep the parents in for around a month then remove parents. if one start chasing the other adult, remove the chasing one.
do small water changes to your fries tank and feed bbs till they big enough to eat chopped up frozen blood worms.
oh ya, pls use a sponge filter to prevent them from getting "sucked" up by other other type of filters. gd luck

[Fei Miao]

Thanks for the tips... do you guys set up a separate tank to rear the fries once they are big enough... what will be a good size?

[mordrake]

usually after 6 weeks they should be strong enough to be moved to a growing out tank (parents removed after 4 weeks).
make sure tank at least 10gallon with hiding places provided by drfit wood n some plants cos they tend to fight as they get bigger.

oh ya, after returning my original pair of rams from community tank to their own tank, they spawned again within a few days

[Fei Miao]

Will a bare bottom tank with some java fern on driftwood do?