Nicnet
Aquarium Advice Activist
Last Saturday, 4 days ago, I converted my multi tank over to a blue ram tank and got a pair of blue rams. I was super stoked and hoping to breed them and everything was awesome! I thought in the future I would be lucky if I could manage to get then to lay eggs.
Long story short, I just realized they laid eggs! I'm super stoked! But also a little concerned. I mean wow, I wasn't expected babies this soon! (lol okay that sounded funny) but the only thing I've ever breed was guppies and ghost shrimp. I've never dealt with eggs! So I'm a little concerned about what to expect.
I know they often can eat their first few batches, so I'm prepared for that. I'm not sure if I should be concerned about the tank mates we added yesterday though. We put in 3 guppies in a hope to relax them and coax them out a bit (they weren't really active the first day or so, and I had always heard fish above would make them feel safer, and it seemed to work) & 1 Otto. (It was a survivor from my brothers tank). Do you think these guys will mess with the eggs?
I've been giving them the occasional frozen blood worms and frozen brine shrimp, as well as micro pellets. I'm not sure if I'll need a different diet for the fry. Suggestions?
What should the water temperature be at?
The tank should be fully cycled. I did a water change yesterday or the day before and things were great. I'll have to check what it is at tomorrow, since I did have a few feeder ghost shrimp die as I expected (I love those guys! & the price can't be beat either!)
But okay, now that I've rambled on, I would really appreciate any input on helping these fry live a successful life! Thanks for any advice!!
Long story short, I just realized they laid eggs! I'm super stoked! But also a little concerned. I mean wow, I wasn't expected babies this soon! (lol okay that sounded funny) but the only thing I've ever breed was guppies and ghost shrimp. I've never dealt with eggs! So I'm a little concerned about what to expect.
I know they often can eat their first few batches, so I'm prepared for that. I'm not sure if I should be concerned about the tank mates we added yesterday though. We put in 3 guppies in a hope to relax them and coax them out a bit (they weren't really active the first day or so, and I had always heard fish above would make them feel safer, and it seemed to work) & 1 Otto. (It was a survivor from my brothers tank). Do you think these guys will mess with the eggs?
I've been giving them the occasional frozen blood worms and frozen brine shrimp, as well as micro pellets. I'm not sure if I'll need a different diet for the fry. Suggestions?
What should the water temperature be at?
The tank should be fully cycled. I did a water change yesterday or the day before and things were great. I'll have to check what it is at tomorrow, since I did have a few feeder ghost shrimp die as I expected (I love those guys! & the price can't be beat either!)
But okay, now that I've rambled on, I would really appreciate any input on helping these fry live a successful life! Thanks for any advice!!