Spawning Rams

[Lawrence H M Fung <lfung@itsa.ucsf.edu>]

Helen,
	Thanks for the information regarding the behavior of the rams and
their moving of the wrigglers.  I've often heard that raising the
temperature of the tank speeds up the metabolism of the fish and
consequently reduces their lifespan.  Except for the three years when I
kept discus at 80F, I've been keeping my tanks at 76F for as long as I
can remember.  I know that the temperature can go as high as 100F in the
dwindling pools of the rivers in their native environment but it doesn't
appeal to me to have a tank at 80F because they're doing well at 76F.
	On the point that I might be disturbing the pair, that may be
right.  However, my intensive searches for the eggs and/or wrigglers were
always from the outside and involved only looking into the tank.  Except
for the time I removed a couple of Glowlight tetras at night (before the
rams were the sole occupants), I've always made slow gestures when I'm
near the tank because I remember how my discus were skittish when quick
movements were made..  In the meanwhile, I'm thinking about covering the
sides of the tank so that nothing visually can disturb them.

Lawrence




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