Re: Rams

[Lilia Stepanova <ls691035@bcm.tmc.edu>]

Hi,

I rather have 8 rams in a tank, 2 males and 6 females. They do form pair for 
spawning and defend eggs together against everyone else. I am pulling 
eggs from mine, it may be controversial but they ate their eggs before. 
They separate after that and male starts to court next female choosing one 
most ready to spawn. They are not harem spawning in terms male has one 
female at a time, but they are not truly monogamous because male pairs 
with anyone ready and parts easily for the next. I believe here is a term 
for this kind of behavior. The first batch of fry I pulled from them (F2, 
if count the store fish as F0) is doing fine and I had only 3 dead eggs. 
Did anyone tried to feed them San Francisco BS which is said to be 2 
times smaller than regular? Ram freeswimmers are too small to eat 
regular in the beginning, and require something smaller. My highest 
losses of fry were at stage then they do not eat BS, and with SanF BS I 
hoped to reduce losses. 

Did anyone at all tried SF BS? 

Lilia 



On Sun, 1 Nov 1998 kathy@thekrib.com wrote:

> 
> 
> On Sat, 31 Oct 1998, lewis weil wrote:
> 
> > Hmm. I have always heard Ramerizi was a harem breeder. I was just 
> 
> I haven't breed these myself, so I can only give accounts of what others
> have done.
> I was just in Houston and dropped by Lilia's.  She had 6 rams..2 males
> and 4 females in a tank...a 20 I believe.  I also got to see the batches
> of fry from these guys...looks like they harem spawn to me.  They are
> also the only fish in the tank.  She has a strain that is very
> interesting....a long finned variety including the tail, wish I had a
> camera, I will try next visit.  They were gorgeous!!
> 
> Kathy
> k
> 
> 
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