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    Moderator Team LizStreithorst's Avatar
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    Default Well, I'll be a son of a gun

    The PitchBlack X Gold Ram pair I've spoken of gave me a big fine batch of fry on the 6th. I moved the kids and the pair to a 29 a week or so ago to give them more elbow room.

    It seems that this pair is not only very prolific, they are sneaky as all get-out. Whenever I do a WC they herd all the kids to the far corner by the plant which I greatly appreciate because my siphon hose has a good bit of suction. Although I feed them and give them a hard look 3 times a day I didn't realize until today that they had spawned again. This morning when I fed I saw mom and dad in the bottom and middle of the tank with the big kids. But when I looked at the top of the tank I saw another big swarm of tiny babies! The pair managed producing fry in straight tap this time. No RO at all!

    I love this pair, but this can't go on or I'll be overrun with Rams again. I hate to do it, but I'm going to have to move the pair to a tank where there are other fish who will eat their eggs if they do it again. After these kids are several months old I'll put the pair together in a breeding tank then. At that time I guess I'll sell them because their little ones will be approaching breeding age and I'll choose a couple of pairs from that batch to carry on.
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    Default Re: Well, I'll be a son of a gun

    Congrats.
    Beautiful fish!
    Something about raising fry that just makes me happy.
    And when the fry are from amazing stock, even more exciting.
    Seeing daily changes, color coming in, body shapes developing, etc.
    When you have fry for sale, I would love to get some from you.
    Have a great night, Matt

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    Default Re: Well, I'll be a son of a gun

    Ram-ping it up Mama Bear!!

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    Default Re: Well, I'll be a son of a gun

    Yeah, I'm a happy camper. Matt, keep watching. I'll have something for sale in a few months.
    Mama Bear

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