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    I have a 55 planted experiment going, that is, I have no previous experience trying to keep plants. The tank has a GBR pair, corys, and several different groups of dithers. The rams have spawned. They watched over the eggs for a couple days, I saw wigglers, and now whoever's left, I think they are guarding in a plant. I don't expect much survival in this situation, but wondering, if I wanted to try to raise a batch, what would be the best environment? I've got 29's I could use. Should I plant them, bare bottom,..?
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    I've breed GBR for years now. For me, most GBR pairs are terrible parents. They will get to 2 or 3 days free swimming and then they will eat them. They are easy to raise without the parents and I find this is the best way go. Place a 4" terra cotta saucer upside down in the tank. I have found they will always lay eggs on these if they are present. Once they lay eggs simply pull the saucer and put it in a container of your choice. I have used the plastic shoe boxes. I like to place some java moss in with the eggs. Then change water a couple of times a day. They will eat bbs. If tank space isn't a problem, my preference is to just pull the parents from the tank. I use 20 gallon tanks for my GBR but even a 10 would do. Like discus, once they start laying eggs they will continue regularly.
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    Thanks Larry! Great info. Now I just need to figure out if I want to get into that or not.
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    So, my pair are on their 2nd or 3rd try and I've added extra plant cover. I'm still just seeing what I can let happen in the tank. The fry look smaller than discus fry. Third day free swimming and still quite small. Are they ready for BBS?
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    I feed bbs from the start with no problem.
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    I agree with larry. Years of ram breeding here & i steal the eggs and arti raise them. Good luck. Parent raising gbr would be a sight.
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