eggs are gone!!

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Wildiana

wildiana
Sep 27, 2004
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ok almost all gone. (baby ram eggs for those how don't know yet)
about half are there today.

confession: the divider in my tank are for 2 Neolamprologus leleupi (Bulu Point) that i did not research before i got them, yea stupid.

anyway, both was in one side till yesterday when i found the eggs, one of the Neolamprologus leleupi (Bulu Point) made it to the other side, but the other is still caged up.

so, could it be the Neolamprologus leleupi (Bulu Point) that might of gotten to the eggs? though i saw the female fight him off.

or i do have a apple snail, could it have been him?

but won't the mother fight off ANYTHING that gets near her eggs?

or should i remove the snails (the Neolamprologus leleupi (Bulu Point) are in transport first thing in the morning)

the bamboo shrimp doesn't seem to be a great threat, yet.
and the tiger barbs are no math for the rams.
 
Hard to know, really, without catching someone in the act. I mean, the rams will fight, but if a snail latched on and ate mostly in the shell... shrimp can be pretty viscous, honestly. My ghost shrimp LOVE to eat molly fry.
 
is the female in the divider with te eggs? Because i know that they will get rid of eggs that are bad (unfertalized or fungussed) so that the other "good" eggs will survive. Rams are very good at protecting their eggs my female fought off fish that were much bigger then her.
 
If you really want to hatch those, it may be best to remove them from the tank into a fry tank. If you don't have one, you may want to set one up for the next batch.

A 10 gallon is good to start with. You could get a sponge filter and let it run in the tank you have setup now, to seed it with some of that good bacteria...then use your change water from that tank to fill the fry tank half way. This will help speed up the cycle on your fry tank so it could be ready next time your rams spawn. I would also go with a bare bottom tank for the fry. If you fill a nylon bag with some gravel and set it in there it'll be a good place for the good bacteria to grow, yet keep the bottom bare and easier to keep clean.

Hope it goes well with the batch you have now, but if it doesn't and you really want to try and raise a batch of these beautiful little fish....give the fry tank a try. You'll have a better chance of getting some. :)
 
Emg said:
If you really want to hatch those, it may be best to remove them from the tank into a fry tank. If you don't have one, you may want to set one up for the next batch.

A 10 gallon is good to start with. You could get a sponge filter and let it run in the tank you have setup now, to seed it with some of that good bacteria...then use your change water from that tank to fill the fry tank half way. This will help speed up the cycle on your fry tank so it could be ready next time your rams spawn. I would also go with a bare bottom tank for the fry. If you fill a nylon bag with some gravel and set it in there it'll be a good place for the good bacteria to grow, yet keep the bottom bare and easier to keep clean.

Hope it goes well with the batch you have now, but if it doesn't and you really want to try and raise a batch of these beautiful little fish....give the fry tank a try. You'll have a better chance of getting some. :)
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Thanks, if the eggs are in a big piece of rock, (like mine) can i remove the egg safely from the rock? or must i remove the rock?

also, do the mother have to come with the eggs to the fry tank? or can the eggs be left alone?
 
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