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Re: FW: RAM fry and Holiday Vacation
I agree with Dave. I imagine that the baby rams are eating more naturally
occurring microorganisms than boiled egg yolk. I don't recommend cephalopods
(squids, octopi, & nautilus) however. :-) If they were mine, I'd just leave them
as they are and accept some losses.
Mike Wise
Dave Gomberg wrote:
> 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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