Re: [GSAS-Member] HELP! My Blue Rams have hatched!

[steev ward <steevward@mac.com>]

When I have been successful with Rams it always involved moving the hatched fry 
to a separate tank. This I did by siphoning water from the parents tank into a 
ten gallon (important to match the temperature in this tank). The fry were 
siphoned out as well. I had trouble getting them to eat baby brine shrimp when 
they were first
freeswimming (never feed before then) because they are smaller than other 
cichlid fry. I used paramecium (and assorted infusoria and rotifers) to get 
them through the first few days. Microworms are often recommended and I think I 
used them as well. Vinegar eels might be good. Ask Susan about those.

Since all this involves a little planning I usually advise people to use the 
first spawn (or two) as a dry run, letting the parents get used to the idea of 
raising fry and letting you learn about hatching times, freeswimming times, etc.

The Cory cats on the other hand involve no planning. My Corydoras sterbai 
spawned last Wednesday and I scraped the eggs out with a razor blade (as people 
have suggested) and today they have hatched. There were only a few white 
(infertile) eggs. I didn't have a tank ready so they are in a plastic ice cube 
tray on a shelf above my computer
where it doesn't get too chilly. Hmmm. I wonder if I could take a picture of 
one without getting water on my keyboard again.

Steev

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