GBR laid eggs

[Matts Tanks]

My German blue ram pair has laid eggs in a 20 gallon by themselves, is there anything I need to do?


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[sinibotia]

Yeah, if they're on something removable, get the eggs out! Do you have a separate tank for either the parents or the eggs?

 

[Matts Tanks]

Yes I could move the parents if needed to my 55 but I think I will wait to see them eating the eggs or fry


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[MissGurnus]

Its pretty much guaranteed they'll eat the eggs or wigglers, they're horrendous parents.


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[sinibotia]

Yes I could move the parents if needed to my 55 but I think I will wait to see them eating the eggs or fry


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By the time you catch them eating the eggs or fry it may be too late. I would commit to one method or the other.

 

[Matts Tanks]

Ok, thank you


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[coralbandit]

Still have eggs this am??

If so what color?

 

[Matts Tanks]

Yes the male is guarding them and they are a whitish clear color


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[sinibotia]

Yes the male is guarding them and they are a whitish clear color


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Sounds fertilized to me, but it could take more time to find out. That's what mine looked like for my most recent spawn (which is currently about to become free-swimming)

 

[coralbandit]

Yes the male is guarding them and they are a whitish clear color


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Congrats!

 

[Matts Tanks]

Thanks, yeah I'm excited!! I'll keep you posted


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[Matts Tanks]

95% of the eggs have turned a black is color. Is this bad? Or is this supposed to happen?


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[sinibotia]

Black? Like, completely black? Or just splotches? Sounds to me like the eggs are developing. It's been close to 2 days so you should have wigglers something today.

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[Matts Tanks]

Just black spots on them


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[sinibotia]

Yup those are the eyes developing. You should have wigglers later today.

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[Matts Tanks]

Sweet, I'll let you know when they hatch


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[sinibotia]

Do you have stuff to feed the fry?

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[Matts Tanks]

No I don't, i have frozen blood worms and dried blood worms, and flak food but that's it. So not sure if I can feed them any of that


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[Matts Tanks]

here is what the eggs look like now!!


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[sinibotia]

If you want to continue raising them you'll need stuff like microworms, baby brine shrimp and hikari first bites. No shame in just letting nature take its course though; a few may still survive off of biofilm in the tank.

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