Okotoks Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 This morning I discovered a pair of my rams had mated and laid eggs on a flat rock on the bottom of my aquarium. The tank is a heavily planted 77 gallon setup with 5 rams, countless otocinclus, cherry shrimp and 4 BN pleco females. So far the pair have kept anything that wanders to close away from the eggs. Should I be worried about the plecos? I'm running an aquaclear 110, will this pose a threat to newly hatched babies or do they stay near the parents on the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Your set up sounds like it should be fine. If the parents manage to get the fry to free swimming (rams are notorious for needing a couple tries to get the parenting down, unless they're WildCaught), the fry typically stay near the bottom; however, if you're concerned with your AC sucking up the fry, you can add a sponge over the intake. I just take one of the sponges meant for the AC and cut a hole in the end and slide it over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Also set up a night Light for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGuppyGirl Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Microworms seem to be preferred fry food over others, I've been feeding mine 2x heavy a day. With a small WC everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Also set up a night Light for them Can you explain that further? Do you mean a true night light near the tank to provide some light in the room? Or a smaller light actually above the tank or pointed at it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madagascariensis Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 a small light to just illuminate the brood so the parents can better defend them against any nocturnal marauders. the fry tend to stay low, but I'd cover the aquaclear intake with a sponge just in case. I'd worry more about the other rams. from my experience the pair are (as cichlids go) fairly laidback with non-conspecifics but become very vicious towards other rams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moss Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 If you are able to remove eggs and hatch them using same water they were laid you can raise them artificially Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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