Indeed they are, and it is true. I have done everything to induce spawning again, and nothing has worked. I think they've just faded away in terms of their breeding. I know the male atleast is about 1.5 years old.
German Blue Ram Breeding "Journal"
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From my experience they seem to spawn better in bigger tanks. Also, to get them into the mood you should lower the temperature of the water to about 23-25 degrees celcius to mimic the rainy season. I've had much luck over the years with these fish, but in most cases you'll have to rear the eggs yourself after the male has fertilize them while using a fungicide to prevent the eggs from fungussing.
what an interesting thread! I've always loved rams, and had actually read this thread just a few days before I bought a pair for my 90G. I'm glad I had, because I recognized the signs that the female was getting ready to spawn, from what you'd written.
I put the pair in the tank on Tuesday evening, and they spawned last night, just over 48hours later. As mentioned, it's a 90G tank. Substrate is black sand, there's a piece of driftwood, a variety of rock, including some flat ones, and a couple silk plants. Tankmates are 6 angels, 3 platies, 6 glowlights, and a bushynose pleco. The rams spent the first part of yesterday evening meticulously "cleaning" a leaf on the silk plant, and guarding the area around it from all the other fish. After a couple hours of this, the female started laying eggs. She didn't lay many, I'd say between 20 and 40 over a half hour period. As she laid them, the male went behind her, eating them, rather than fertilizing. Could be he was thinking, "hey lady, I don't want 300 kids!" lol. Once she was done with the egg laying (and he with eating them), things went back to normal, and they were no longer guarding the plant, although they're still always together.
I wasn't planning on breeding, so it really doesn't matter to me if they have a successful spawn. I just thought it was VERY cool to see! I got the rams simply because I'm a huge dwarf cichlid fan, and I think GBR are about the prettiest fresh water fish there are.
I put the pair in the tank on Tuesday evening, and they spawned last night, just over 48hours later. As mentioned, it's a 90G tank. Substrate is black sand, there's a piece of driftwood, a variety of rock, including some flat ones, and a couple silk plants. Tankmates are 6 angels, 3 platies, 6 glowlights, and a bushynose pleco. The rams spent the first part of yesterday evening meticulously "cleaning" a leaf on the silk plant, and guarding the area around it from all the other fish. After a couple hours of this, the female started laying eggs. She didn't lay many, I'd say between 20 and 40 over a half hour period. As she laid them, the male went behind her, eating them, rather than fertilizing. Could be he was thinking, "hey lady, I don't want 300 kids!" lol. Once she was done with the egg laying (and he with eating them), things went back to normal, and they were no longer guarding the plant, although they're still always together.
I wasn't planning on breeding, so it really doesn't matter to me if they have a successful spawn. I just thought it was VERY cool to see! I got the rams simply because I'm a huge dwarf cichlid fan, and I think GBR are about the prettiest fresh water fish there are.
How large were your rams when they started to breed? I think mine are still jeuvenilles, but am not sure.
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Thanks for this, I just gt a pair of rams yesterday and added them to my 4footer.
They were only 3Pounds(6$) for the pair.
I always thought that the females had the red Abdomen, the male has a slight red tint to his Abdomen.
Also as they are Very cheap at this :FS would it be better to buy a grop of femles and males and see what pairs off or just alot of fmales for the male.
They were only 3Pounds(6$) for the pair.
I always thought that the females had the red Abdomen, the male has a slight red tint to his Abdomen.
Also as they are Very cheap at this :FS would it be better to buy a grop of femles and males and see what pairs off or just alot of fmales for the male.
Hey Gill, Where did you get them from? I pay £7 EACH for the two I've got! I want to get more...increase the chance of pairing!
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mukundam123;1591996; said:Hey Gill, Where did you get them from? I pay £7 EACH for the two I've got! I want to get more...increase the chance of pairing!
Cheers
I get them from R+S Aquatics in Coventry Pool Meadow Bus Station. They are smal at around and Inch. I'm Getting some more tommorrow lunch time
how do i know if my blue ram is pregnant and how would i know when she is redy to lay her eggs thnks
this is a really great thread... mine keep killing eachother and thanks to this thread i now understand that breeding these guys is not for me...
however i am enjoying watching them get blown across the tank when they swim infront of the intake tube...
however i am enjoying watching them get blown across the tank when they swim infront of the intake tube...
