 Blue Rams With Fry |
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| Blue Rams With Fry |
 May 6 2008, 10:46 AM
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Hatchling  Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 23-April 08 From: Leeds, West Yorkshire Member No.: 546 Country : 
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I have a couple of pairs of blue rams in my discus tank, along with a few tetras. The rams are on a continual spawning cycle, although I have nowhere currently to raise the fry. The parents do a good job of protecting them when eggs and in the nursery pit, but as soon as they become free swimming, neons pick them off quite efficiently. The video below shows a brood first exploring from behind their flowerpot with Mum and Dad moving them back home if they wander too far. You can also see the opportunistic neons grabbing a mouthful every now and then. Within 3 hours of filming, the fry had been decimated.
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May 6 2008, 12:05 PM
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 Golden Monkey  Group: Senior Members Posts: 751 Joined: 28-October 07 From: Seatlle,WA Member No.: 80 Country : 
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Very nice! I used to be really into drawf cichlid such as Blue rams and all sorts of Apistos. Best of luck to your batch of babies.
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May 6 2008, 03:04 PM
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Golden Monkey Group: Senior Members Posts: 963 Joined: 24-February 08 From: Queens Village, NY Member No.: 309 Country :
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GOOOOOOOOOOD Job!!!!
![23_28_11[1].gif](http://www.flowerhorncraze.com/style_emoticons/default/23_28_11[1].gif)
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May 6 2008, 08:00 PM
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 Jin Kang  Group: Forum Moderators Posts: 255 Joined: 1-November 07 Member No.: 97 Country :
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Neat video. Your Rams look really good. It's nice that they actually raise their babies instead of eating the eggs like it seems a lot of strains of Rams do.
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May 6 2008, 08:02 PM
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 Kamalau Group: Senior Members Posts: 627 Joined: 25-October 07 From: A TOWN Member No.: 26 Country : 
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cool vid
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May 6 2008, 08:08 PM
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 Shi Fu  Group: Root Admin Posts: 3,164 Joined: 23-October 07 From: Queens NY Member No.: 2 Country :
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How u tell the difference between the male & female? I saw a few ballon rams in my lfs but couldnt tell which is which?
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May 6 2008, 08:35 PM
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 Kamalau Group: Administrators Posts: 530 Joined: 22-March 08 From: Ohio Grown Member No.: 400 Country :
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great video and rams :) i've always had a fascination with these little guys. those discus look really nice too. you must know your way around a aquariums to have such great looking fish. thanx for sharing.
ken: i believe the females stay smaller and get pink/purple bellies. -------------------- |
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