Re: blue ram parenting behavior? P.S.

[mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com]

...GREAT Max.......remember....up at 85 degrees make sure you have a GOOD 
accurate thermometer...you are at a high limit!!  Your pics are 
TREMENDOUS...........just tremendous!  I have a Cool Pic 900 but can't touch 
your results.........how close to the glass is your camera?

Mike

> Mike,
> Don't go into hibernation yet,please.BTW,I followed your advise from 
> yesterday and raised the temp in my Ram tank to 85F.The female moved her 
> eggs into a hollow that she and the male dug in the sand.It was really fun 
> to watch as male and female were taking turns fanning the eggs. I found that 
> the eggs have hatched later in the evening and the male started to protect 
> the wigglers from the female.The male chased the female all over the tank 
> this morning and I removed her.So far everything seems fine.Microworms are 
> ready,BBS ready, feeding the hongsloi fry in the tank next to the Rams:).
> I never really committed myself to breed/keep M.ramirezi.I admit they are 
> really a fun species to watch with interesting behavior
> ..I hope to be able to show pictures of free swimmers soon.
> Max who lurks and posts here for a few years now, too and remembers the 
> great viejita II wars of 98(?),hehehe.
> Visit "The Digital Aquarium" and L&M Tropicals at:
> http://clix.to/Apisto
> 
> 
> 
> >From: mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com
> >Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
> >To: apisto@listbox.com
> >Subject: Re: blue ram parenting behavior? P.S.
> >Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 10:01:09 US/Eastern
> >
> >Folks....I will make this shorter than the last message I wrote.  Since I 
> >have
> >been on this list, 4 years, maybe more,  I think the single most asked 
> >question
> >on the list is "how can I make my rams not eat their babies"........I 
> >attempted
> >to give an answer that would help some of you with an alternate method, 
> >because
> >a bunch of you seem to be havng trouble......Mr Sanchez says I am nuts (my
> >words).  He says that it is easy...put them in a 5 gallon and leave the
> >temperature a 78 degrees.......good luck folks....that's been your problem 
> >for
> >the last bunch of years.
> >
> >....I tried to offer an alternate solution to your problems.....sorry to 
> >have
> >bothered the list.......I will go into hibernation for another 2-3 years 
> >and
> >acquiesce to better breeders than I.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >
> >
> > > one last note the reason Breeders are crossing back to
> > > wild fish is to get more genetic variations and to get
> > > good parenting behviors. Again this is old news and a
> > > visit to some of the better Angel fish and Discus
> > > sites and clubs will reveal this. I have been involved
> > > in some of these groups and much of their research is
> > > applicable to us as well.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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