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Well I have only had this pair for a month, and now they have spawned, i am so excited, there are eggs all over a rock that they are guarding.

Here is a picture of the spawning site:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/budzilla_2006/full.jpg

Here is a close up picture:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/budzilla_2006/closeup.jpg

Here is the male tending to the eggs:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/budzilla_2006/DSCN0720.jpg

How long does it take for them to hatch?

I have already taken all potential egg or fry eaters out of the ten gallon. The only other fish in ther now are a trio of ottos.

-Vincent

WOW! I hope mine do that someday how exciting! Looks like your male is being a good daddy Wheres mom? Is she on a break? Lol. Well congrats on the eggs. No better way for your fish to tell you they are happy than to have kids!

Very nice pics, looking forward to updates

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There is water at the bottom of the ocean

Congratulations and good luck! my rams havent been too successful.. only one set of eggs hatched and the fry got eaten despite the rams best efforts to guard them!

watch out for any small holes dug in the gravel as the rams transfer the eggs/fry to these and you will see little pin prick movements from the fry in these holes.

as long as there are no fry eaters in the tank then they should be fine to stay in that tank as the parents will guard them and make sure they stay nearby. make sure any filter intakes are covered up with sponge so they cant get sucked in.

you may want to get hold of some fry food if you dont have any on hand.

keep us updated!

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Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them

well done jee wiz they look good in breeding dress. how bout some pics of mum tooits always cool to watch them tend to the eggs no matter what the fishkeep us updated when the fry becomes free swimming.i loved how dad struck a pose for you too,when ever i try to take photos of my fish its like they do there best effort to hide...

Well I checked right when I woke up and the eggs are still on the rock with male hovering over head. The female is pretty much on break, but she comes to say hi every once in a while. I already have some small fry food, the stuff that you buy in a tube. There is a picture of the female on the thread in the photobooth called, my tanks(now with more pics and a video).
I don't think the ottos will eat the fry so I think I am fine on the point of not having any predators.

-Vincent

Well today there are still eggs on the rock, they are now clear and you can srr a small set of eyes in them. A large hole has been dug next to the nest.

-Vincent

Congratulations Bud!

As a possible future owner of rams, I will be watching their progress.

That's great news! Any new photos?

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There is water at the bottom of the ocean

How are they doing today? have they hatched? Are your rams still being good parents? Update us please.

well I am not exactly sure what happened?
while at school they dug to holes and, the egss were gone. They seem to be swimming around like they normally do.

do you think that the fry are in the holes? Its hard to tell between the plants.

-Vincent

That's why they dig the pits, but if it's their first spawn there's a chance they may have eaten them.

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There is water at the bottom of the ocean

Thats too bad. Well maybe it will work out better on the next spawn? I hope so. Update us.

if the parents arent protecting the hole then they have eaten them. if successful parents will hover over the hole and protect it.

better luck next time.. as ive learnt its touch and go when these lil guys breed. mine have had several attempts with no luck!

keep us updated!

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Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them

Well, I am sure that there are no fry now.
how long does it take between spawns?

-Vincent

They'll lay again in a few weeks depending some on how well you feed them, how old they are, and other conditions. What filter do you have on the tank? If you are using anything stronger than a sponge filter the fry could also have hatched, started wiggling off the ground, and gotten sucked into the filter. It is hard though for new ram parents to resist eating the fry when they start wiggling around and looking like food. It might take a couple tries for them to figure it out.

I have a topfin 10 filter but the intake is covered by a styrofoam background and a mass of riccia. I don't think they ever hatched in the first place though.

-Vincent

They have now laid eggs again and are guarding them. It looks the exact same on the same rock so there isn't anything to take pictures of. I wonder how the second attempt will go.

-Vincent

Wow that is pretty neat. Now you have rams spawning and pulchar fry! You must ahve some good water lol.

I think it because when I set up my tanks I do my best to mimic what they would naturally live in. I'll post my pulcher fry pics now since I put it off, just hard to get pics of such small fish.

-Vincent