Re: FW: RAM fry and Holiday Vacation

[Dave Gomberg <gomberg@wcf.com>]

You need a ton of plants with a well established invert population 
(copepods, cephalopods, etc) established on them.  Frogbit roots, floating 
water sprite roots, java moss, java fern with extensive root system, all 
these are very good sources.   2 days notice is probably too little, but 
try to round up what you can today, put them in something (a spare tank?) 
with plenty of fish food, ask someone to transfer some of them to the fry 
tank each day.....

At 04:33 PM 12/22/00 -0500, you wrote:
>1st -- Thanks to all on this list...after months of effort, I have a
>beautiful cloud of ram fry!!
>
>Of course, the twist is that I will be away for all day Sunday and Monday
>(home Monday pm) and don't have any good options for someone to come feed
>the fry.  Any suggestions?
>
>Here's the details...
>SETUP:  20gal high, large air driven sponge filter (mature), gravel & rocks,
>Java moss & fern, drift wood, light algae typical on glass, 1 otto, female
>German ram & male gold German, 78-80 degF, pH 6.8, 2-4 degGH
>SPAWNING:
>- 48hrs eggs hatched & parents moved from rock to leaf
>- 120hrs parents moved belly-wigglers to filter for daylight then leaf for
>pm
>- 132hrs (today) fry are free swimming, tried feeding dissolved egg yoke
>(cooked...) with unknown results (the parents were not happy to have the
>pipette show up)
>
>2 more days then 2 days alone!!
>
>Thanks.
>J Sullivan
>
>
>
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