Ram Egg Complications

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chunkswrestles

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so last night when i went to feed my fish i noticed that my ram pair which has been together for about 2 weeks laid eggs on a peice of driftwood. when i woke up this morning i noticed that all of the eggs,except for 2 in a crack, were gone. i then watched the male eat the last 2 eggs. for many ram pairs is the first laying a test run like many other fish do?
thanks
 
It usually takes them a few times to get things right.
 
Sometimes they eat the eggs if the eggs have fungus on them or are not good. Other times they just eat them because they don't know any better. I have had many pairs of GBR that have breed and usually after the 1st or 2nd time they start to get it right. So far I have had fry swimming around about 3 or so times but they never seem to make it more than a few days as fry : (
 
My rams did the same thing.
I'm kind of anxious to see if and when
they can get it right.Mine are in a community tank though.
More difficult for success. Good luck with your pair. ;-)
 
yes..they do eat their eggs..if they get stressed or has fungus on eggs.. i have a pair of Ram too...their 1st spawn was unsuccessful..they eaten their eggs by night..in the morning.all the eggs were gone... like your pair my pair too laid their eggs on driftwood.. but here's important advise... if you want the eggs to hatch and do a successful spawn....provide them a rock which has a flat surface like a pebble, because driftwood is a colony of beneficial bacteria..and when they lay their eggs on driftwood, no matter how caring they are, the bacteria on driftwood will probably attack on the eggs.. this has happened with me.. when they laid their eggs on driftwood for the 2nd time....i was happy that they didn't eat their eggs..but after 2 days..i started to notice that eggs are looking like they are dieing...when i noticed on third day..the parents were not protecting the eggs..cause bacteria were consuming the eggs slowly slowly.. i may be wrong..just saying from experience..
 
typical for them to eat the first spawn and probably subsequent spawns. as far as surface goes.. any surface in your tank will probably harbor BB(beneficial bacteria)
I've had successful spawns on rocks and wood..
if you want , you can remove the eggs if they are laid on a rock or wood and try hatching them yourself.
 
ram's are notoriously bad parents. Add some flat surfaces, like terra cotta pots/saucers for them to lay on, and remove the eggs if you want to try to raise them. You may want to gamble and let them get to free swimming but if they are in a community setting it's not likely any fry will live long.
 
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