Fwd: R: ram breeding!!!!!

["Ed Pon" <edpon@hotmail.com>]

><> Nah, that's probably why they spawned!
>
>I agree- I get the impression that a good shock to the system makes 
them breed
>- maybe that's why people get spawns soon after bringing fish home - It 
could
>be some sort of survival ploy in that if their lives are threatened 
they spawn
>to at least try and keep the species going. No?
>Jason
I agree too.  Some years ago, when I was trying to spawn oscars (before 
one jumped up, knocked open the lid, and died), I searched on the 
Internet for Oscar spawning info.  The one commonality is high 
temperatures--85 degree plus.  I used to have rams spawn all the time.  
My  rams  were always kept at around 85 degrees plus.  Rams start almost 
glowing at the higher temperatures and look a little "shaggy" when kept 
at too low a temperature. I think going up to 84 degrees triggered the 
spawning.

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