Breeding the Blue Ram Part 1 - Spawning Behavior

This is part 1 of my video series about my method for breeding the Blue Ram dwarf cichlid, Microgeophagus Ramirezi. Here you see a pair of Blue Rams, male and female, pecking at a piece of driftwood in my aquarium. This is how they select a spawning site. If you see your rams exhibiting this behavior, expect eggs soon! The day after I took this footage I moved the pair to a 10 gallon tank and they laid eggs.

Some good articles on breeding the Blue Ram:

Rediscovering the German Blue Ram
http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/Gallade_Max_Breeding_Microgeo_ra...

Spawning Blue and Bolivian Rams
http://www.cathygeier.freeservers.com/spawning_blue_and_bolivian_rams.htm

Music is by Air - J'ai Dormi Sous l'Eau (translation: I Slept Underwater)

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• aquarium
• fish
• tropical
• Microgeophagus
• ramirezi
• blue
• ram
• dwarf
• cichlid
• breeding
• husbandry

[TheAquariumKid]

can this be an okay tank for my planted tank

9 neon tetras

1 german blue ram

3 black neon tetras

3 corys

1 rubber lip pleoc(dont worry they say very small for a pleco)

with a 20 gallon filter and a 10 gallon filter

and weekly water chages of 10-25 percent??? plzz reply fast

[smoothvirus]

Not sure how big of an aquarium you have, but I'd say as long as it's at least 20 gallons you would be OK.

[eternal6782]

thus is your aquarium?

[smoothvirus]

yes

[turtle7788]

no they are west and south

[munna9972492755]

my ram has laid eggs for three times but after 26 hours the eggs turn white and mom,dad eats them until than they grad the eggs good is any thing wrong with my water, how much degree should i keep the hitter please help me

[Dallidan]

@lfclikewalfc I'd say PH 6.8, there is some kind of chemical thing u buy at the store which softens the water :) also, you should have about 25-27 temperature. That's for all apistogramma and german blue ram. Atleast that's what the store owner told me, and he really is an expert!

[lfclikewalfc]

will they be ok with a ph of 7 and temperature of 24 or will they need their own tank?

[lfclikewalfc]

@MInibarJG ebay is good for driftwood

[MInibarJG]

where did u get that tree stump thing?! been looking everywhere for one!

[fishguy113]

hey i got a couple questions and problems im having with breeding my blue rams ok so they pair off in my 20 gallon community and they laid eggs twice which the first time they ate em and the second time eggs died when i moved them and the pair to a heavely planted 10 gallon but ever sense then they havnt spawn its been months whats the deal? they just CHASE each other now the tank is probley the perfect breeding ground and they just wont breed hmm... im stumped could ya help me out?

[TheAquariumKid]

its a 10 gallon but i am gettign a 20 gallon filter it should be here tomorrrow so yeah 2 filters

[redeyesthe20th]

cichlids: they fight.

do you have hiding spots? if not that's your problem.