View Full Version : My rams just spawned...during a water change!
jmhart
09-10-2008, 12:39 AM
What were they thinking!!!
I figured they were getting close to spawning, they've become exceedingly close the last few weeks. Can't believe their first spawning attempt was during a water change. They are just in my community tank now, so doubtful any of the eggs were going to survive anyway, but man, talk about poor planning.
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Virtuoso2K12
09-10-2008, 1:00 AM
Congrats,but yeah hope they survive.
Virtuoso2K12
09-10-2008, 1:34 AM
nice looking ram as well!
Virtuoso2K12
09-10-2008, 2:02 AM
don't the parents tend the eggs???
Rbishop
09-10-2008, 5:00 AM
Congrats!
rich311k
09-10-2008, 6:58 AM
Congrats!
duke33
09-10-2008, 6:59 AM
Must have been a slight temp change...I hope some live for you.
don't the parents tend the eggs???
Yes, they do.
Congrats, jmhart!:thumbsup:
msjinkzd
09-10-2008, 8:24 AM
That's exciting! congrats.
DavidZ
09-10-2008, 11:23 AM
Congrats!
jmhart
09-10-2008, 12:05 PM
Thanks!
As mentioned, I'm not really expecting any to make it. Water parameters had to be all over the place. Tap is extremely soft water, 7.4 pH, with no nitrate. Immediately following a water change, GH and KH are boosted to 6 and 4, respectively, and pH drops to 6.4 via co2.....
Who knows...
As I told my wife, if they did it once, they'll do it again. I have a 5g tank sitting in my closet waiting to be set up as a breeder. I wasn't planning on giving it a try until December(I got the Rams in June, so figured I'd give them 6 months), but now, maybe in a few weeks...
Mustang Boy
09-10-2008, 12:12 PM
yea you might wanna setup that 5 and get it cycling cause rams will tend to their eggs so you may be getting some fry soon that will be alive and well
Sometimes you just can't plan these things.
Q
jmhart
09-10-2008, 12:16 PM
and yep, that's the papa in there tending the eggs
jaysen
09-10-2008, 1:04 PM
awesome. good luck breeding them in the 5.
jmhart
09-10-2008, 1:46 PM
When it happened, I had no idea. I was rearrnaging some driftwood not 2" away from the eggs and replanting some that lobelia. I thought the rams were acting weird, so I took a closer look, and, voila!
Bubbles2112
09-10-2008, 1:51 PM
Very Cool!!!
Reddog80p
09-10-2008, 6:45 PM
Sweet! I want FRY Grrrrrrrr!!! LOL
sumluvu1314
09-12-2008, 12:43 AM
your ram looks nice!! I would really want to have a pair of those ~~
If you can raise them to half an inch would you give me a few of them ??
Congraduation any wayss!!
jmhart
09-12-2008, 12:56 AM
I'm sure I'll have some for sale in a few months, probably just locally...
rustygmc
09-12-2008, 1:11 AM
One of my ram pair spawns weekly they have a 10 to themselves . The other pair has spawned once in the last month that I've noticed they are in my com. tank so the eggs probably have been eaten.I have about 40-50 babys now that are about a 1/2 inch. Good luck hope they make it.
Mgamer20o0
09-13-2008, 6:04 PM
i have had many fish spawn right before or during wc
jm1212
09-13-2008, 6:24 PM
Good Luck!
jmhart
09-13-2008, 7:51 PM
i have had many fish spawn right before or during wc
I've heard before that for many fish the changing conditions of a water change can induce spawning. I imagine it's a lot like the cleansing effect of rainfall.