German Blue Rams With Fry

This video shows a pair in the first few days from eggs hatching to free swimming fry.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Mikrogeophagus
• ramirezi
• German
• blue
• ram
• Repashy
• Superfoods

[tedrjudy]

Cardinals are too quick and will eat a lot of the fry.

[tedrjudy]

I breed them in my tap water: pH 7.4, TDS 250 ppm, GH 7-8, KH 12-14 One of the nice things about working with tank strains of this species is that they are not slaves to soft water. They do like heat though. No joy until I cranked the temps up to 78.

[tedrjudy]

Most cichlids care for their fry, which is one reason they are such a popular group of fish.

I use a Canon Vixia.... love it! It has an automatic macro mode that permits the close ups.

[tedrjudy]

I have some Nannostomus eques (hocky stick pencil fish) in there as dithers. They are not aggressive enough to get the fry. I breed these in my tap water: pH 7.6, TDS 250 ppm, GH 6-8, KH 12-14 Temp 78 (rams like it warm). I do not like fast tetras with rams because the fry spread out so much. Many would get eaten.

[GwynnbrookFarm]

Nice video. What kind of software do you use?

[LouieTarponToad]

Thanks, Ted. So would cardinal tetras work as dithers in a tank with breeding German Blue Rams?

[fathoss83]

Awesome video

[PHtropicalfish]

awesome video!

i have been waiting for you to make a video on blue rams

i like how your rams color changed after the eggs hatched

[julesabirnbaum]

Interesting video. Very nice pair. What kind of water do you use when breeding them?

[mark2109111]

Great video keep us updated

[fishslair]

Great video Ted,Amazing how some fish care for fry and others eat them up .Do all Rams usually care for their fry?