German Blue Rams with fry

[TURQ64]

Well, all of the Rams and Discus in a wild tank have been feuding. The outcome? only one female Ram left alive. Meanwhile, back in breeder's row, my last pair of Rams just spawned a huge batch of youngin's,so..I'll probably grow this batch out, as I am running out of Rams myself...On the road to Portland this week, but I'll try for a video post next week when I return home...Gary

[Second Hand Pat]

Gary, guess it is a foregone conclusion as to who will win in a ram/discus feud. Does this trip conclude your transaction on your ship?

[strawberryblonde]

Awwwww, I just had the same problem in my main tank Gary. I had one pair of youngish rams in the tank and one day my spawning pair of discus took a sudden dislike to them. Result? The male died of injuries the next day and the female got smart and ran off to swim with my cardinals. She's still hanging in there, but I need to get her a new mate and into a tank of her own pronto.

[OwNz]

any pictures of the batch of young ?

[Larry Bugg]

Next to Discus, Rams are my favorite fish. They have such great personality! The are very tenacious when it comes to their fry.

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...-really-matter

[TURQ64]

Next to Discus, Rams are my favorite fish. They have such great personality! The are very tenacious when it comes to their fry.

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...-really-matter

Me too. I've always held that they are the perfect cichlid to own...all points; color, vigor, personality, lifestyle....
I'll be out of town at least a week, but there'll still be many that make it...
I took a snapshot at three days; I'll post with a current photo when I return next week.
Toni, yep, it was gettin' a bit rough in there..I'll rescue the female next week, and put her in with the pair in the back room..
Pat; yep, this will be the last of the ship's adventures for myself and crew..the driver's still not here(Portland) with it!..Sometime today, then it's offload, and start working..

[Second Hand Pat]

Gary, must be partly a sad trip for you. You and crew should have a grand party before parting.

[TURQ64]

yep, it's sad, and the landlubber's that bought her are just killin us. The party starts today..New crew shirts for the occasion, and we left four shot glasses in her cupboards before she left Kentucky....still a pyrate's life for me,eh?

[TURQ64]

Well, back from the summer-long road trip, and beginning the restore on my fish..A couple photo's of the new Ram clutch

Here's mom and the fry at two days free swimming...



here they are with dad at ten days....



unfortunately, while I was gone last week, mom got a nasty wound on her forehead, and she looks septicemic now..attention later today, as I hate to medicate with all the fry, or disrupt the tank...

[Maria Ashton]

oh dear - will it kill the fry? My rams have spawned but its a community tank, they became very aggressive towards the discus and chased them off. Today all the eggs are gone from the leaf they were on, dont know if they hatched and were eaten or were just eaten, or maybe there are fry in the tank but I doubt it. I am still battling problems and half of the fish are trying to breed, I guess that at least the water is right. What filtration do you use for fry?

[TURQ64]

I'm a dye'd in the wool user of foam sponge filtration. The German Blue Rams are in with a double glass mounted sponge that's an old Tetra brand. Now Hagen sells them as well as copies....They are really getting big; another photo soon....He's a good parent, so I'm not too worried..Still trying to save the mom...
In my shrimp tanks, where there are tinier things than fish, I use Lee's flat type sponge filters....

[Second Hand Pat]

Gary, I was hoping the mom had recovered. Sorry to hear she is not better.

[TURQ64]

Actually, she's hanging tough; he tore one eye off her head, so all things considered, that she's still breathing is something....

[TURQ64]

an update of sorts...The female didn't make it; too much trauma, I guess...The fry on the other hand, are doing bang-a-rang!....So, despite my best efforts to dodge the mail, looks like I'll be selling German Blue Rams in a month or two......It'll be cold here by then. Jeesh!

[Second Hand Pat]

Aw, sorry about the mom but super news on the fry. I may be interested