German Blue Ram Pics

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Cichlid-Man

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You never know. People say rams won't spawn in water that hard as well...but if you get eggs then obviously its possible. While pH affects the process and plays a role, it won't 100% definently kill the eggs/babies or prevent them from hatching....unless its just like a huuuuge gap from the recommended level. The eating of eggs doesn't have anything to do with the water, its just a cichlids nature.

You won't get anything out of a wild ram in water like that, but one from your LFS....you never know. Its lived in that water all its life.

Maybe its me just hating pH. I don't like how its a strict rule and guidline for everything when fish are really really adaptable.
 

Helena21

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Yeah true about the fish being highly adaptable, but im not sure if its the same with the eggs?

Anyway, the male is a bit more mature now, and he is playing more part in the cleaning and showing off to the female part :p more so than what he was doing the times before.

Today he has been cleaning the slate, flaring at the female and chasing off the platies, when before he was doing NOTHING. He just let the female lay the eggs, follow behind her and eat them. Although he did guard and eat them at the same time :p.
If the male decides he is going to fertilise them this time, i will be very happy :D
 

Helena21

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Spawning!!

ok they are spawning right now!! and the male is actually fertilizing them and not eating them!! *BOUNCINGS
i have a video uploading to photobucket right this second, so i will post it when it has finished uploading. *SUPERSMIL *SUPERSMIL *SUPERSMIL

and i have a question: at night shall i leave a lamp on in the room, i've heard they eat the eggs if the room is totally pitch dark, is that true?
 

Helena21

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ok here they are. I got some pics too
vid, you can see male fertlizing here :D

pics. Female spawning. Sorry for the quality of the pics, the eggs are extremly small!

male and female at work :p

female looking over her eggs

...and they aint finished yet :p...
I REALLY hope these eggs hatch :D.
I also took the other fish out of the tank incase they try to eat the eggs.
 

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Helena21

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yep he sure is tom, thanks :p. Well its getting late here so im gonna go bed and i will leave a lamp on in the room so its not totally dark in the room, just incase they eat the eggs :)
will report back in the morn :p
 

Katie217

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big54bob said:
Wow it proves he is not a Butt Pirate!
Plus they look great
Click to expand...
ROFL Bob! . . . Am I the only one who thought that was funny?? *BOUNCINGS

Congrats Helena!! Too bad you live across the pond, or else I'd shotgun some of the fry. You have THE nicest GBRs I've ever seen honestly, and I dont hardly like GBRs :p
 

IDunnoWhy

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Well, I know it's been said a whole bunch of times but.....


Wow, those are some perfect examples of GBR's, beautiful colors!

Congrats on the spawn, I hope the potential lil' ones make it for ya' *thumbsups
 

Helena21

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Thanks everyone :)

i left a lamp on in the room, but when i got up to check the eggs....they were all gone :(
anyone know why they ate them?
before lights out they were really protective and when i put my finger in the tank, they would both come and nip me.
ah well, i suppose its better luck next time.
 

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