Er, so today I found out that you shouldn't feed your fish after you take Vicodin. I've been taking it because of a recent root canal, and I accidently fed the rams a full cube of Hikari frozen Bloodworms. That was a total mess, and I had to do a large water change to clean it up. So.. lesson learned. I think my water parameters are off, and in a couple hours when I'm back to normal mentally I'll test the water.
German Blue Ram Breeding "Journal"
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Ok, as per request, here are the full tank shots.
There's not really much to it. I just got my Coralife light fixture, and I have to say... it's very very well made, looks awesome in my opinion, and lights very very well. My plants are constantly pearling now.
Here's the full line of products going into my aquarium. I'm unsure how this effects the fish, but it can't be too negativly. They're alive, and laying eggs.. soon, I'll also be adding Seachem's Flourish "Iron" fertilizer.
And the bedroom wall of a true fish dork. A 55g tank blocking half the closet, and a wall covered in fish photos.
And here's the algae problem I'm dealing with. I'm going to be using Seachem's Excel liquid C02 supplement as an algaeicide. Others have used to as such, and I have as well, with good results. I'll be dosing 3x the reccomended amount. I might consider getting 2 or 3 Oto catfish, but I'm unsure if they take care of this kind of algae. If anyone knows, I'd appreciate the information. Here's the mainstay of the problem:
There's not really much to it. I just got my Coralife light fixture, and I have to say... it's very very well made, looks awesome in my opinion, and lights very very well. My plants are constantly pearling now.
Here's the full line of products going into my aquarium. I'm unsure how this effects the fish, but it can't be too negativly. They're alive, and laying eggs.. soon, I'll also be adding Seachem's Flourish "Iron" fertilizer.
And the bedroom wall of a true fish dork. A 55g tank blocking half the closet, and a wall covered in fish photos.
And here's the algae problem I'm dealing with. I'm going to be using Seachem's Excel liquid C02 supplement as an algaeicide. Others have used to as such, and I have as well, with good results. I'll be dosing 3x the reccomended amount. I might consider getting 2 or 3 Oto catfish, but I'm unsure if they take care of this kind of algae. If anyone knows, I'd appreciate the information. Here's the mainstay of the problem:
sorry cant help you, ive only done one planted tank and didnt do much with it besides turn on and off the lights for the plants. today i was at the lfs and picked out my male but i have to wait till tomorrow or sunday to get him. extreamly colorful slightly larger male who looks in good shape. cant wait to see what happens when i add him
smallguy;1098560; said:
Good luck with them! I'm sure you'll find them easier than most people make them out to be. I know I was expecting hell spawning these guys, but it was fairly easy when you give them what they want.
As for my usual update. I noticed there's a new little dig dug. Front of the tank, left corner. The "old" pit was in the right corner. I don't know why, but it seems they dug this new pit for no reason. It's picked clean, but they're both hanging around the older pit, where eggs were first laid. I suspect they're going to use this old spot again in the very near future. Again, the female's breeding tube is starting to extend. They're being constantly conditioned, and in 2 days, I think I will raise the temp from 82F back to 84.5F where they spawned last time. The female has also plumped up abit.
As a side note, I am excited they're spawning easier than I expected for various reasons (one being money, I admit. Two LFS have already offered me $4 EACH for fry, which is extremely high). On the other hand, I'm slightly dissappointed in two ways. I was expecting more of a challenge like others have said it was. Everyone is always saying things like Blue rams are very sensitive, and touchy, and you have to cater to everything they need, and they're always sick. I've found the exact opposite. My male is very very hardy. The female is never stressed, although I found she seems to be very sensitive to Potassium. It seems everytime I dose my Pottassium for my plants, she gets quite dark, and begins to exhibit some black/brown vertical bars. Then I feed her and she's fine!
. Another reason I'm just abit bummed (although it's not much at all. I'm just happy they're getting it on.) is because I was always told they spawned on flat surfaces. I would've LOVED to see them pick a leaf clean, and lay eggs on the leaf. I think they would've been very neat to see. But so far, both potential spawn sites have been pits that have been dug. Many say they spawn on a flat, usually brown for some reason, rock. I suppose they are capable and willing to be Pit Spawners aswell as Substrate spawners, depending on conditions, I imagine. I think M. Ramizeri is much different than it's cousin, M. Altispinosa, the Bolivian Ram, than most people suspect.
When I said 110 watts, I somehow tohught this lighting fixture was going on a 26G. Not the 10G.
When I saw the tank shot, I thought, How many eggs do these little things lay! Knowing it doesnt look right, I found it was the pearling. I only thought Ricca (Crystalwort) pearled.
When I saw the tank shot, I thought, How many eggs do these little things lay! Knowing it doesnt look right, I found it was the pearling. I only thought Ricca (Crystalwort) pearled.
Most aquatic plants will pearl. My Dwarf Sag, Amazon Swords, and unfourtunately, algae all pearl. Almost all day. As soon as I can get out to my favourite LFS (About a half hour drive, and WELL worth it), I'm going to be getting more plants. Probably some quick growing stem plants to try to cut down the algae. Possibly Rotala rotundifolia, Hydrocotyle verticillata, or maybe (probably not) Ludwigia glandulosa. I don't think I could balance the red of the Ludwigia glandulosa, or keep it alive without pressurized C02.
The lighting though is fantastic. It's definately overdoing it at 6.5wpg, especially with no pressurized C02 (just two DIY 2-liters), but it seems to be working great. I'm currently looking into either Otocinclus spp. or some smaller Plecos to take care of the BBA, as well as add some aesthetic appeal. It depends what my LFS has. They will always have Otos, but I want to see if I can get a smaller semi-uncommon L-number for this tank. They're usually really good about Plecos, especially rare L-numbers, but unfortunately, most of the ones they have get too large for this tank. I made a thread in the Pleco section here, and WyldFya gave me some good suggestions. I'm looking into a L183, and hoping WyldFya can give me some more information on those guys. Looks like he knows his Plecos.
The lighting though is fantastic. It's definately overdoing it at 6.5wpg, especially with no pressurized C02 (just two DIY 2-liters), but it seems to be working great. I'm currently looking into either Otocinclus spp. or some smaller Plecos to take care of the BBA, as well as add some aesthetic appeal. It depends what my LFS has. They will always have Otos, but I want to see if I can get a smaller semi-uncommon L-number for this tank. They're usually really good about Plecos, especially rare L-numbers, but unfortunately, most of the ones they have get too large for this tank. I made a thread in the Pleco section here, and WyldFya gave me some good suggestions. I'm looking into a L183, and hoping WyldFya can give me some more information on those guys. Looks like he knows his Plecos.
Alright, so I'm expecting eggs again tonight. Breeding tube is extremely poked out, like last time, and they're actively digging a pit. They did this the same night they laid eggs, so I expect they'll do the same now. I dunno if I'll catch the act again like I did last time, since I'll be going out. But, if when I get back, there's eggs, I'll post pictures and a nice little update.
As expected. There's now eggs, and I got to watch them in the act again. Here's some pictures:
I noticed some things this time around that I found interesting. On their first spawn, they just dug a simple pit, laid eggs for a while, and did that junk, and then ate them. This time, they've dug multiple pits, which I suspect will be used in the future for moving fry and wrigglers to and from. There's also MANY more eggs. I've read that Tubifex worms can condition a spawning pair so they lay more viable eggs. It seems true for this. The actual spawning act took MUCH longer than it did before. It seems almost as if their 1st effort was a "trial run," whereas this 2nd attempt they've decided it's for real.
As a side note, the male keeps staring at the eggs. The only thing I can imagine him thinking is "****.. that's ALOT of child support," or "You've gotta be ****ing kidding me, woman. I'm no machine."
I noticed some things this time around that I found interesting. On their first spawn, they just dug a simple pit, laid eggs for a while, and did that junk, and then ate them. This time, they've dug multiple pits, which I suspect will be used in the future for moving fry and wrigglers to and from. There's also MANY more eggs. I've read that Tubifex worms can condition a spawning pair so they lay more viable eggs. It seems true for this. The actual spawning act took MUCH longer than it did before. It seems almost as if their 1st effort was a "trial run," whereas this 2nd attempt they've decided it's for real.
As a side note, the male keeps staring at the eggs. The only thing I can imagine him thinking is "****.. that's ALOT of child support," or "You've gotta be ****ing kidding me, woman. I'm no machine."
