Breeding german rams

fballguy

fballguy

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Hi, I am going to try my hand at breeding egg-laying fish for the first time. I have a male gold ram and a female blue ram that seem to like eachother already (although they are not in the same tank yet). So I was just wondering what I need to do to breed them, how do they do it ect.

Thanks!
 
WeeNe858 said:
i have no german breeding background but i think you have to give them the most naturalistic environment and lots of plants and figure out where they lay there eggs and give them an option for that.. and i tend to let nature take its course
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Well plants are not a problem. (refer to sig for tank photos)
 
Mine just finished eating there maybe 4th or 5th batch this morning. I don't understand them? I guess mine are just bad parrents? Good luck to you.



Ohh yea mine lay eggs about every week and a half give or take a day.
 
I have breeding bolivian rams..
rams tend to find flat places to spawn..they may either spawn on a flat rock ot dig a small pit in the gravel.

the female lays the eggs and the male will release his milt on the egs. the eggs should hatch in about 3 days ..the rams will most likely dig a new pit and move the wigglers from the spawn..when they become free swimmers in about 3 more days is when you should have some bbs ready in all likelihood they may not be successful at their first few attempts..any eggs that turn white were not fertilized..fertilized eggs will get a darker color(orange).

if you have the fish in a breeding tank.you may try letting them parent raise..in general rams are good parent..
if they are in a community tank..the rams will eat the eggs, wiggler, freeswimmer when they feel threatened.
if they are not successful they wil mosrt likely spawn again in two -three weeks.
 
Just a warning. I just got a pair of Bolivians from Cathy G, and one of her pairs had a spawn of over 200. The things take up a 55g and are still fairly crowded.
 
a lot of websites recommend feeding infusoria to newly hatched ram fry, much smaller and easier to eat. not necessary, but seems to improve the number of survivors. probably there's enough in a well-planted tank that you don't need to add any.
 
yeah... obviously feeding them food they can eat will increse the chances... i think you can just go with a 30 gall with fine gravel to help with the pit digging and a piece of smooth slate and lots of plants... keep it simple but hold onto what they need.. and if they do eat their batches its cuz they feel like the bibies wont make it so they "use" them.... you can even cover 3 sides so they feel more secure... and never ever look from above... spooks the crap out of them


and when they do become big enough.. feed them some food :]
 
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