Hi Everyone.
While I've been waiting for my 40 Gallon "Dirt" Breeder tank to cycle, I had to relocate 5 Electric Blue Rams into my heavily planted 20 gallon aquarium. Everyone seemed quite happy. There was no fighting and some pairing. I accidentally had a pair breed, but all of the fry were gone the next day. As all of the Rams respected each other's territory, my suspicions went towards the Neon Tetras, who were hovering over the breeding pair like a gang of opportunistic thugs. I removed 1/2 of the Tetras and the Rams seemed more than happy to help chase them into the net. No kidding.
So, for 3 months afterwards I've had nothing. The two pairs would nest, but no action. Do I need Barry White music in the background?
Anyway, last week disaster struck. I had 12 Electric Blue Rams die in 4 separate tanks. Most were young, but I lost 2 of my mature ones in the 20 gallon. Oddly enough, every tanks' water parameters were fine. I suspect some bad frozen blood worms poisoned them. It was the only common thread.
This leaves me with 2 main questions:
1.) If one fish in a breeding pair dies, will the other Ram try and pair up with someone different?
2.) Is there a comprehensive guide/thread to breeding Electric Blue Rams for Dummies?
Any help would be appreciated. I love these fish and can't imagine losing any more before they've had a chance to spawn normally.
Thanks in Advance!
While I've been waiting for my 40 Gallon "Dirt" Breeder tank to cycle, I had to relocate 5 Electric Blue Rams into my heavily planted 20 gallon aquarium. Everyone seemed quite happy. There was no fighting and some pairing. I accidentally had a pair breed, but all of the fry were gone the next day. As all of the Rams respected each other's territory, my suspicions went towards the Neon Tetras, who were hovering over the breeding pair like a gang of opportunistic thugs. I removed 1/2 of the Tetras and the Rams seemed more than happy to help chase them into the net. No kidding.
So, for 3 months afterwards I've had nothing. The two pairs would nest, but no action. Do I need Barry White music in the background?
Anyway, last week disaster struck. I had 12 Electric Blue Rams die in 4 separate tanks. Most were young, but I lost 2 of my mature ones in the 20 gallon. Oddly enough, every tanks' water parameters were fine. I suspect some bad frozen blood worms poisoned them. It was the only common thread.
This leaves me with 2 main questions:
1.) If one fish in a breeding pair dies, will the other Ram try and pair up with someone different?
2.) Is there a comprehensive guide/thread to breeding Electric Blue Rams for Dummies?
Any help would be appreciated. I love these fish and can't imagine losing any more before they've had a chance to spawn normally.
Thanks in Advance!
