PICS OF RAMS SPAWNING RIGHT NOW !!!!

[Fish Friend]

hi all.... just came in from playing out ... and saw.... the rams spawning they must have paired up then and shall i get BBS ready and baby food ? because i dont think theyll let them hatch because its the males actual second time he has spawned but the females first...here is some pics......
BTW the female keeps like chasing the male and making him guard the eggs.... i take it this is what the do right ? and what should i do ? e.g. keep water conditions up because i am scared of like destracting them and thinking that theyll eat the eggs thiking i am a predator or something lol... and also.. do rams like kinda dirty tanks ? because i have been away for the past week.. and there is like rotting leaves and tiny bits of poopish bits there...click on them to see them lol

as you can see... in the actual tank pic... some of the water has evaporated while i was on my hols.

 

[Orion]

where are the pictures?

 

[Fish Friend]

oops lol sorry.... silly me i forgot to put them on... ill put them on now

 

[Chazwick]

Great pictures!

 

[Firebug]

wow! awesome! Hope it works out!

 

[Fish Friend]

thanks..the male and female arent like fanning the eggs... they are just like hovering near them and like eating themn in a way but cleaning them.. is this like a good sign ??

 

[Firebug]

Are you sure they're spitting them back out? I don't know the exact rituals of ram spawning, but they're cichlids nonetheless... Is this their first spawn? Sometimes it takes them a few spawns to get it right. Practice makes perfect!

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Sweet, congrats...good looking tank too!

 

[Fish Friend]

thanks c-man... and christina... i have observed very carefully... she is cleaning them.. and another thing... im not sure about how im gonna clean my tank now beofre i go on my hols wich is on saturday :\.... any tips ?
btw the female just went doo lally around the tank crashing into anything she could and flicking.. showing signs of white spot.... so what now > i cant treat the tank for white spot with eggs in it can I !!?

 

[phOOey]

congrats on the spawn fish friend, i guess the stress of breeding is getting to the females, not sure what you can while there are eggs in there though.

 

[Fish Friend]

hmmmm welll i have seen the female trying to dig the pit under the slate thign where the eggs are on... so shall i liek help her and make the pit go under for her or leave her.... because she seems to be struggling and ill only clean the filter btw and remove some of the dead leaves.... nothing too stressful

 

[discusgeo2]

Rams

Baby Rams are too small to eat BBS. You are going to need something smaller such as Microworms. I start my fry off on a product called Golden Pearls which is a fine powder food. There are different sizes but I use the 5-50 for a day or two then up to 100-200 and then I start feeding BBS at 7 days old. Feed the fry several times a day for 3 to 5 days. When feeding your fry, make sure turn off the air pump so the food isn't scattered all over the place. Also try and put the food under the water, not on the surface. Turn the filter off if necessary. Frequent, but small, water changes are necessary since the fry are easily poisoned by ammonia and nitrite spikes. Feed lightly but often, many times a day.

 

[longtyme68]

Congrats on being a fish parent! I hope you enjoy!

 

[Fish Friend]

lol thanks for your advice unknown person i am not sure they will hatch cos its the males second and females first spawn... so i dunno.. i have seen the baby flake food i thought maybe if i get the ded fine stuff..... i will get some if the do hatch... and put them ina tub... make sure its all mixed up and ded squisky blaugh... then suck it up into one of them erm.... well little things that you suck stuff up in eg like putting pH up in to your tank... and aim it near the baby fish so they can eat it.. and also this is the first time i have seen the male taking interest in making the pit.... maybe she needs some help if they are showing lots of interest does this meen that they might just hatch and grow up ???? because they have been reeally careful and shopwijg lots of spawning behaviour these last few days! i am going on my holidays on saturday... what now !?

 

[Erik]

wow congrats, love the tank!

 

[Cutlass]

You're too young to be watching this.

 

[Fish Friend]

lol ha ha ha lmao! what do you mean cutlass ? LOL ewwwww lol its not fish porno

 

[Fish Friend]

great news people... most of them have hatched.. they have only bin here 2-3 dfays.. i never knew they hatched so fast !!!!! ill get pics later..... i need urgent help though... who is gonna feed them while i am away ? lol typical!!!!

 

[Firebug]

Wow! Umm...Do you have a relative that can watch them? Because they can't rely on their parents to be fed (obv.), and they can't go without, because they will die. I'm not sure what you'd feed them either. I think live foods (like newly hatched brine shrimp) are best, to get them off to a healthy start (their mouths are tiny too)...I'm no expert on ram babies, so, hopefully somebody else will know what you should do!

I've watched my angels (R.I.P ) spawn before..

 

[Fish Friend]

yeh... i have bougvht some like reeealy fine crushed flake food and ill ask my gran to come in and feed it to them... the female has dug a pit neer the driftwood and there is all like white/silver/gray furry stuff keeps growing on it.. and the fish seem to eat it !!!! so i think they might... because they might eat off it