Re: Ram breeding

["Mike Jacobs" <mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com>]

....................For the Rams............lots of plants..........lots of
live foods..........lots of heat (84 degrees)..........lots of water changes
(every week)..... lots of good stock!

..................lots of good luck to you, they are quite a fish!


Mike
                   Mike Jacobs
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Lilwormy2003@aol.com>
To: <apisto@v2.listbox.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: Ram breeding


> Coby,
>   Your breeding tank sounds ok. I put in some plants; Java Ferns, Java
Moss,
> Anubias and maybe some floaters. I add the plants to reduce stress and
give
> the fry a place they can find some micro stuff to eat. Some rams breed
better
> than others, depends on the genes. Some tricks I use: Keep your water
soft. A
> high percent of RO water, maybe fitered through peat. A low pH is good
too. I
> keep mine between 5.5 and 7.0. I add one of those almond leaves to the
tank. It
> helps to stop egg distroying fungus. Feed the pair a variety of foods.
BBS,
> white worms, and a good quality flake. Keep the water clean. With few
exceptions
> mine have always prefered a peice of red slate to spawn on. A 3"X3" piece
> should do. It seems they try to fill the piece up(within reason). Mine
have
> always spawned right before lights out. They were always in the middle of
it when
> the lights were going to go off so I leave the light on that night so as
not to
> interupt the spawning. Get you Rams from a reputable breeder instead of a
pet
> store. You can then know a little of the strains history. Watch out for
the
> Asian rams. Many breeders there hormone the fish so they look bright when
you
> get them. After you have them a while they bleach out. They are generally
not
> good breeders either.
>    Well there you go. That's about all the tricks I have. Sometimes you
may
> just have a fish that isn't very fertile. Mant times if the spawn isn't
large
> enough for the parents they won't waste their time, eat the fry and start
over.
> Good luck. If you have more questions feel free to contact me off list.
>
>
>
> Warren E. Berg Jr.
> AKA Wormy
>
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