I came home to find a bajillion fry in my 10 gallon tank (the only inhabitants are 2 Rams). Now there's only about 20ish. I had hoped I'd had a pair, but wasn't too sure. I was watching, and noted what I assume to be the mother eating the fry. I scooped her out, but her in another tank, and then caught the father doing the same thing. The fry are all free swimming, so I'm guessing they're a couple of days old.
That being said, I have no clue how to tend to these. I know the father is supposed to take care of them, but he was more interested in feasting than helping.
As I said, the tank is 10 gallons, the temp is 80, and I haven't checked the pH in a couple days, but I do have driftwood in there. It's fairly decently planted as well.
I put in a few drops of some liquid fry food, but I don't know how well that went over. Do I need to get a culture of microworms or something? I'm afraid it will be too late for the fry if I order a culture tomorrow morning. Any help is greatly appreciated. I read an article a few months ago with a brief section of breeding Rams, but it didn't say a whole lot about raising the fry.
Thanks.
That being said, I have no clue how to tend to these. I know the father is supposed to take care of them, but he was more interested in feasting than helping.
As I said, the tank is 10 gallons, the temp is 80, and I haven't checked the pH in a couple days, but I do have driftwood in there. It's fairly decently planted as well.
I put in a few drops of some liquid fry food, but I don't know how well that went over. Do I need to get a culture of microworms or something? I'm afraid it will be too late for the fry if I order a culture tomorrow morning. Any help is greatly appreciated. I read an article a few months ago with a brief section of breeding Rams, but it didn't say a whole lot about raising the fry.
Thanks.