Tom is a top-notch vendor. I have a handful I put in that category in my many years of buying live-stock for the hobby. He is one of them.
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Tom is a top-notch vendor. I have a handful I put in that category in my many years of buying live-stock for the hobby. He is one of them.
I remember years ago (20?) when I was keeping Golden Rams... it was hard to find good full bodied ones... they were always a bit longer and skinny... The shape has a come a long way as breeders have crossed back into wild stock to improve them. I kept some Goldens last year and they were spectacular (had to donate them prior to returning to Mexico last winter).
The genetics of the Black/Goldens are fascinating.... Kudos to you folks unraveling it! Thanks for sharing the video.
This is day 5 of spawn by Dark female Ram and Golden male. The fry are definitely getting stronger, but not quite to free-swimming stage I would guess. The sound you hear in background is trickle of water from HOB into tank.
https://vimeo.com/385079939
They are free swimming and looking for food .
They are likely find some amongst the plants and such .
Looking good !
I bet they'll take off once they get their tummies full of BBS. Congratulations! You got it done first. Best of luck with the group.
I got 12 eb rams from Tom a couple yrs. ago & they were great. I just got 6 super red plecos from him & they are great & red. Tom really knows his fish.
A lot of us here are fans of Tom. His willingness to share his knowledge is what makes him special. That and his great taste in fish.
I haven't got anything done yet. But, thank you. I still need to get them through the free-swimming stage. The BDBS wont be ready until tomorrow. But, they appear to be actively going after the food am giving them.
I think with feeding this egg yolk i will do another water change this evening to make sure tank doesn't get too polluted.
Day 6
Fry feeding off top of waterline.
Hope to have baby brine shrimp this evening to feed.
https://vimeo.com/385177512
Cool. I hope that I'll get to see something similar one day.
You will, your a much more accomplished breeder than me. This is the first time Ive raised any fry of any type. Haven't you raised discus fry several times?
Yeah, Discus, Angels, BN, red and blue shrimp. I even raised some rainbow fish fry once kinda accidentally. But these rams are a whole different thing.
They look great ! They are active and look like they are eating which is great .
Continued success.
Thank you! The BBS is "stewing"--- almost ready for a first feeding.