How can i feed Ram fry

[Tahacan96]

Hi,
My ramirezi's 5. day ago breeding but how i can feed fry's ? sera micron yem or egg yolk ??

 

[Mike Wise]

Yes, you could use these. Just be very careful to not over-feed, which will pollute the water and kill the fry. It would be better if you started with a culture of infusoria or rotifers. These live foods shouldn't pollute the water and are preferred by the fry. Good luck with your eggs!

 

[Tahacan96]

İ have rotifish decapsuled artemia,what time feed?

 

[Mike Wise]

Decapsulated artemia eggs might be too large for the fry for the first few days. If you have a sponge filter or a lot of plants in the aquarium, many of the fry might survive until they can eat the eggs. Start feeding small amounts when the fry become freeswimming. Still, live foods are always better and safer to use.

 

[Tahacan96]

My aquarium 1 week ago enlarge

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
Nice planted tank, it is a bit clean and aseptic for the the fry though. They are quite tricky and what you really need for Ram fry is a large chunk of moss, which has a reasonable amount of "biofilm" present, and a few dead Oak leaves, ideally already slightly skeletonized (but not too much). I also like a bit of "periphyton" or "biofilm" (algae if you like) although it isn't to every-ones taste. Are you in the UK? if you are PM me and I can send some suitable moss.

This tank belonged to a Polish member (PiotrK?) and you don't have to go quite this far, although I love it as a look.

One advantage is that the moss and leaf surfaces snag the food squeezed out of Mike's sponge filter. Filter sponges are a great source of rotifers for example, and I use the "filter squeezings and moss" method for a lot of small fry.

Have a look at these posts: <http://www.apistogramma.com/forum/index.php?threads/blue-ram-fry-questions….8536/#post-47876> & <www.apistogramma.com/forum/index.php?threads/fry-tank-setup.12123/>

cheers Darrel

 

[Tahacan96]

thnx for answers,i living Turkey.
And i have planted tank.
Apistogramma bitaeniata coming in turkey two week after the next.
i setup this aquarium. İ have alot of catappa,javamoss, mangrove and many woods

 

[Tahacan96]

Hi. Can i do spirulina mix ? for ram fry
İts omnivor. maybe eat

 

[Mike Wise]

No, not from the beginning. Yes, after 1 month, as part of their diet.

 

[Tahacan96]

pfff, i have bad news.
male ram eat fry.
They ate their fry cause

 

[Mike Wise]

Not really unusual for this species. Cause? No one really knows; some pairs do, some don't. This is why most commercially produced Rams are raised separate from the parents.

 

[Tahacan96]

oh thanks.
I waiting new fry