Sheermiss Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 This is the most exciting discovery ever :bounce: :happy1: Yesterday I noticed our little female Blue Ram Thumbalina very pink around her stomach area but I thought nothing of it. Tonight while my husband was doing a water change, Rambo our male Ram was getting aggressive towards the vacuum. The two of them were also chasing all the other fish from the area. So I went to investigate and found these... Rambo is very protective And Thumbalina is doing a good job of collecting bubbles from the bubble stone to blow out over the eggs Any advice as to how to help care for the eggs and fry would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Cool! Nice looking rams. If it is their first spawning don't be too disappointed if they eat them.. They usually get better with practice. Watch for eggs that turn white and fungus, which can spread to the health eggs. (The adults will often pick these out). What other fish do you have in the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheermiss Posted October 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Thanks. Yep this is their first spawning so I'm prepared for a possible fail. The other fish we have are Golden Barbs, Cherry Barbs, Neon Tetras, Rosy Tetras, Dwarf Chain Loaches, SAE's and Bristlenose Plecos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 If you really want to raise these I would set them up in their own tank.. The parents will have a hard time trying to keep the tetras and others picking off the fry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry17 Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 good luck with the eggs :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 nice looking rams, they look nice and healthy, best of luck with hatching the eggs, then it just comes down to do you want to leave the fry in that tank and risk them getting eaten, or put them in a different tank to grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Nice and i love the names. Wish i had even a little creativity to be able to name mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheermiss Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Thanks guys. Unfortunately they will need a bit more practice as they gave up defending the eggs and they all got eaten. We are thinking of maybe putting them in their own tank so they can try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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