I hatch rams too ;)

[LizStreithorst]

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It had been nothing but rain for weeks here. You should see my poor long dirt road. I was actually out in the rain last week digging little ditches to help the drain the huge puddles before my little Fiat 500 drowned in one.

I'm not forgetful like that in my real job. I have everything arranged so I know exactly where it's place is. It's all the stuff that I have to figure out as I go because I thought I had it figured out before I started that wups my arse. God help me with a construction project or small engine repair. I can give myself credit for muddling through, only.

I have a sneaky feeling that Roobios tea is no longer working as it did for years. My dear friend, Dottie Miller is sending me an RO unit that no longer uses. Old timers or others going to NADA shows should know Dottie. She's no longer active here, but she has attended every single NADA and is one of the founding members. Let's hope the RO unit turns things around for me. I wasn't put on this earth to watch fish. I was put here to breed them!

[steve b]

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Liz, I know this is many years old but have been reading as much as possible on Rams as had a disaster with my first 6. Can you tell me what Roobios tea is?

[LizStreithorst]

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It's available on Amazon. It's a tea meant for drinking, but for use in the aquarium, it's used to lower the pH so the parent's eggs can hatch out. It's used by people like me whose tap water is too hard for eggs to hatch. It's a good alternative for folks who don't have an RO unit. If your water from the tap is good for hatching eggs, it's not necessary. Tell me more about your disaster and I'll try to figure out how you can avoid disaster in the future.

[steve b]

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Should be on my : Our Tank Journals but a break down.
set up a 5' tank planted tank with rock wood clay pots. my water was 0/5ppm NO3 the water was RO/DI plus Nitrate filtered water. after a lot of reading found Nitrate is swapped out for Chloride so going to remin the RO/DI with remin salts. either I killed them or they were ill when I got them. the Sterbai and BN are doing fine and were eating within hours of going into the tank as the Rams did not eat and only 2/3 looked okay but lost them over afew days. going to get a pair from a different supplier into a bare bottom, sponge filtered 60l tank trying for TDS 150/200 KH2 Gh 6 temp 80f 20l w/c weekly? (1/3rd)

[LizStreithorst]

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First off, a 5 gallon is too small. They need a 10. Next, they lay in the trays you put under the pots, not the pots themselves. They don't run up the cone like Discus do. They'll even lay on the tank floor if they don't have a tray. I'd shoot for a lower TDS. About 90 should work. And lastly, change water every day or no less than every 3 days. Hope that helps.

[steve b]

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Thanks Liz, they did have pots and dishes as most use and 60l is 15 US gal? will up the w/c to everday 20l? At the moment I just want to see if I can keep them alive for more than aweek.

[LizStreithorst]

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Sorry, I thought you were talking gallons. From your information, I can see no reason for them to die.

[steve b]

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Thanks, me too.... just don't know why they did which is hard to live with. Was trying to match the shops water then slowly change it down, they say it's 6Gh 27 temp no other info (Kh TDS No3) etc. Thanks for your help.