I have Blue Ram Eggs...now, what to do - Aquarium Advice

razmataz1971 · 02-02-2005, 03:07 PM

How do I take care of these. Here's what I read:

"The eggs will hatch in about 48 hours, then the young will be moved to a shallow pit in the substrate. After four or five days they are free swimming and herded together in a group and looked after by the male. Each brood can contain as many as 150 to 200 young. The fry should be feed live or frozen brine shrimp nauplii."

Now, with all other fish in my tank, I really don't want these guys eaten.
Anyone have advice to save them

BrianNY · 02-02-2005, 05:05 PM

This is the unfortunate part about having fish spawns in a community tank. The parents might be able to fend off some of the tank mates when it's still possible for them to keep the fry in a brood. Once they go beyond that point, they're fair game.

Your best shot at raising the brood (assuming they hatch), is to siphon them out after they become free swimming, and raise them in their own tank.

Chilly Willy · 02-02-2005, 05:58 PM

Good luck Blue Rams are beautiful fish!

02-02-2005, 03:07 PM	#1
razmataz1971 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Geneva, IL Posts: 61 Images: 8	I have Blue Ram Eggs...now, what to do How do I take care of these. Here's what I read: "The eggs will hatch in about 48 hours, then the young will be moved to a shallow pit in the substrate. After four or five days they are free swimming and herded together in a group and looked after by the male. Each brood can contain as many as 150 to 200 young. The fry should be feed live or frozen brine shrimp nauplii." Now, with all other fish in my tank, I really don't want these guys eaten. Anyone have advice to save them __________________ 75 gal FW- Magnum HOT Filter w/media 1 Boeseman's Rainbow Fish 1 Blue Rams 2 Gold Severums 1 Green Severums 1 Port Cichlid 1 Cupid Cichlids 1 Queen Arabesque Pleco 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Julii Cory (Leopard Cat) 2 Punctatus Cory

02-02-2005, 05:58 PM	#3
Chilly Willy Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Bedford, MA Posts: 63	Good luck Blue Rams are beautiful fish! __________________ Justin Ledvina I'm a man and I can change, if I have to, I guess.

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02-02-2005, 05:05 PM	#2
BrianNY Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,259 Images: 18	This is the unfortunate part about having fish spawns in a community tank. The parents might be able to fend off some of the tank mates when it's still possible for them to keep the fry in a brood. Once they go beyond that point, they're fair game. Your best shot at raising the brood (assuming they hatch), is to siphon them out after they become free swimming, and raise them in their own tank.