Rams Spawning

[Charlyc11]

I've never had that problem with mine but I try to make their first feeding San Francisco BBS. I think that they nibble on the microorganisms on the plant I like to have in their tank, too,

I have Ocean Nutrition Instant Baby Brine and San Francisco BBS that I will start today. I also egg yolk should do the trick to start and I have Hikari first bites.
Do you think Instant Baby Brine are small enough for this fry?

[LizStreithorst]

I have never used instant, sorry. Don't do the egg yolk unless absolutely necessary. It filthy's up the water.

[Charlyc11]

I will start decapsulating the brine eggs and putting in the hatchery if the instant doesn't work and I will forgo the egg yolk for now. They are in a small box so water change is easy since to feed I will stop the water flow from the tank and before I restart it I can do a water change if necessary just for the box.
This what I have them in but had to modify the output with a sponge filter so they don't wind up back in the 20 G tank with the parents.

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[CliffsDiscus]

Try some Enfamil formula not as messy as the egg yolk.

Cliff

[Charlyc11]

Now they are overflowing to the 20 G tank where the parents are and they are caring for some by putting them in the terracotta dish. I guess my output filter media on the breeder box is not working. I don't have many left since when I cleaned their tank I must have sucked them up without knowing they were in the tank. They are getting ready to spawn soon so I don't know if they will survive and I am at work looking at them with my camera and can't help them until later on when I am home.

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[Charlyc11]

Might be a good parenting sign for future spawn.

[LizStreithorst]

I don't know how many ram fry I've accidently sucked up over the years. I have to be extremely careful of WC when their are (or might be) fry in the tank.

[Charlyc11]

New spawn last night and this morning I removed the terracotta dish and placed it in my hatchery with RO at a temp of 84-85 F with a air stone. I added 1/2 a mil of HP and lets hope for the best this time I am taking a different approach.
Also ran into a post in Fishlore that coralbandit was involved so I got him to tell me where he gets his golden pearls. I let him know I would be getting some of the black rams from you Liz and he was happy to hear you are still breeding fish and selling. Carlos

[Charlyc11]

Update on the new kids so far as wigglers. I gave the eggs back to the parents after removing for a day and they cared for them up-to this point now is my turn.

[LizStreithorst]

I sure wish he would pop in here and say hi. Is he selling again on AB? I havent checked in a while.

[Charlyc11]

I sure wish he would pop in here and say hi. Is he selling again on AB? I havent checked in a while.

No he is on a break from breeding but I just chatted on Fishlore a few minutes ago he has been commenting on my German Blue Rams wigglers post.

https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfis.../#post-5120032

[Charlyc11]

New update on the fry almost free swimmers

[LizStreithorst]

Your photography is amazing.

[Charlyc11]

Galaxy S21 phone has an awesome camera

[Charlyc11]

Waiting for it's new occupants eta tomorrow.
Pitch Black Rams

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