sharn Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 WOOOOHOOOO at 12.30 last night i went to have a peek at the fish in the bin (theyre in there during tank makeover) and what do i find? my big male guarding some eggs while the female fends off any intruders! im not sure if theyre fertile, i dont really want them to be anyway cause the parents are siblings but i still feel so great that they tried! it amazed me cause theyre in a holding bin and thought they would have been stressed from the move, maybe that new water that was in there did it! if they live they live if they dont they dont, it doesnt bother me but its sure made my day (more like week now!!) cause ive been having a run of bad luck. i had to share it with you guys cause mum and my little sister didnt seem too enthusiastic when i did a little scream and ran to wake them up... i wonder why lol. http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f351/ ... 0_5180.jpg http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f351/ ... 0_5177.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 WICKED SHARN, good luck with them. Unfortunately none of my family seem interested too. All we have are our friends on FNZAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Perhaps if you had contained your excitement until morning they would have shown a little more enthusiasm :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 CONGRATS!!!! Are these those gorgeous normal-bodied Gold Rams you posted the pics of on guppy.co.nz? I've found Rams to be VERY protective of eggs and tend to eat them at even the slightest disturbance (I have my Blue Rams in a tank with so much vegitiation I hardly ever see them anymore) so if they end up eating them, no worries. Also, don't fret too much about inbreeding them. If you end up with genetic defects (like balloon rams) be sure and cull them though! Once again, congrats!!! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Congratulations! Very exciting isn't it? Don't worry about them being inbred. It only really affects fish a few inbred generations down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Congrats Sharn, Hope all goes well with ya Ram Eggies. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted March 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 theyre actually not that protective, when i was catching the other fish to go back into the main tank they hid in the cave (the eggs are on top) and didnt defend their eggs. they dont seem all that interested but that doesnt bother me, still pretty cool to know im doing something right! they havent eaten them as of yet either and even the cories and BN didnt touch em! yes blue they are the golds i posted pics of, my prettier two that are the parents. ill leave em in the holding bin till the eggs are gone or hatch, if that happens ill start stressing cause im not prepared for em. oh, while i remember what do fertilised eggs look like? i have a very small amount of dark grey ones and lots of white ones. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 white eggs are unfertilised, the dark grey ones are the good, fertilised ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted March 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 just checked now, all gone! must have disturbed them too much trying to catch all the other fish. not to worry, im sure theyll lay again soon enough once they settle back into their new tank if they like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Ah well, better luck next time. Are you gonna get a tank just for them? Are you sure they didn't hatch and are just with the parents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted March 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 how quick do they hatch? it would have been approx 24 hours. i think they, or something else, ate em cause all the unfertilised eggs were gone too, unless they ate them and the wrigglers hatched? i havent seen anything, and theyre not being any more protective than they were before. guess ill find em if there is any when i move them back into the main tank. oh, yes i am going to set up their own tank once ive got some more room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Yes.... get another tank .... you are getting sleepy..... the hypnotic bubble of the tanks always seem to say get another tank ... All the best , sorry they dissapeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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