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Update.
I've had this batch inside for a few days now, and they seem to be doing well. A few losses, but nothing major, there are still about half a dozen that are at the top, but they seem to be there willingly, and will dive down from time to time.
I feel like a jerk because I thought...
Just another update. The numbers have thinned a bit, Doing a water change today there are about 20-30 survivors so far.
The pair that laid eggs in the 10g decided to eat them, so I sent them back to the general population tank, and then moved the fry to the 10 for a hopefully more stable...
Yeah I'm not sure but I'll keep testing with different things to see if the problem can be eliminated all together. I'm hoping it's just a fluke, or tank related, but we'll see, now that I have a breeding set in their own tank.
The weather here has been in the high 70s at night all summer...
Mindreader. Yeah I tried that a few days ago. The only thing that was a factor was whether they were inside or outside, which was the strangest thing because I had them literally 3 feet away from each space, on each side of the wall. All I can think is that something about the sunlight that was...
No, this rack is divided with plywood. I've also been keeping a thin sand substrate in my 4 fry tanks since I have black corys growing out in them also. (a recent addition, the first few batches of eggs were in a totally bare tank.) The mixture of baby corys, cherry shrimp, pest snails and java...
Mike,
Thanks for the response. The stock is definitely strong, these guys were breeding within the first week of getting settled in. That's why I think it's some sort of external issue.
I don't use tank lids except when getting a good look in the tank (lighting) for cleaning, so for the most...
Thanks for the reply. I'm currently breeding/rearing danio choprai, devario sondhii, danio margaritatus, corydoras schultzei(black), and tateurndina ocellicauda (peacock gudgeon), along with this ram endeavor.
I actually have 3 pairs of rams at the moment, all from the same source, Mikew...
Just an update. The current spawn is doing the same thing. I even moved them from the Dip n Pour and into a plastic container to see if maybe it was the light or something attracting them, but here is a pic.
At this point nearly all of them are hung up at the surface. They just stay right...
Thanks. I might try that.
I currently have another batch of eggs that were laid on a terra cotta pot. I used a hammer and chisel to break the pot in half, so that way I could leave the eggs in a dip and pour container inside the fry tank. I put some aeration in there also to keep things...
and the last round has the same issue, most are hovering at the top in the corner. I moved some of them to a different tank and I noticed that they seem to have some sort of swim bladder issue, they are spinning around and floating upside down at the surface.
I have no idea what's going...
Well I guess they got tired of me pulling their eggs every time they laid them on a pot, so they dug a hole in the corner of the tank and laid them there this time.
I didn't notice it till several days in, and by that time they already had wigglers. I decided to suck them out with a turkey...
In this instance, i had a sponge filter in t here just barely bubbling, about 2 bubbles per second, it was fast enough to keep a steady surface movement but not enough to really get any good sponge filtration.
It was so weird, they would just bob up and down like they were full of air, and...
hey , update. Nah there was some issue with these, I don't know what, because I took extra care not to disturb the eggs while transferring to the fry tank. I never moved them out of the water or anything.
They are all gone, save one or two. They looked like they were literally stuck at the...
So this next round of EBR fry hatched, but 95% of them seem to be hovering right at the surface, along the tank edge and in the corners. They've been doing this since they were freeswimming.
They don't seem to be interested in eating, but I've been squirting in infusoria along with newly...
thanks for the reply! I really want some golds, they are so pretty!
I'm attempting newly hatched BBS when this batch becomes free swimming. I've read that they are bad parents, that's why I've artificially hatched all the eggs I've gotten so far.
Hi bigbird,
Sorry I didn't specify. I am running the lights nonstop solely because this particular tank is newly setup, so I'm trying to get some algae built up.
I currently have 3 fry tanks going, two 5's and a 10g. I removed the eggs as soon as they were laid and put them in their own...
good point bigbird. I think it's kind of a kick in the rear trying to keep hospital-esque conditions in the fry tanks, what I've found so far is that in order to help the fry survive I am going to have to introduce the little creatures that are already present in a well established system.
I...
Thanks for the responses. We'll see what happens here in the next few days. I'm half tempted to put some sand from the ram tank in there now, decisions decisions.
Here's a link to my youtube channel, I have a few vids on there, some of the rams spawning and fighting...
Thanks for the replies.
Bilbo, what do you think the reasoning behind having substrate is? The only benefit I can think of is added surface area for beneficial bacteria to colonize on.
Mike,
What is the advantage of filling the tank up? Less variance in water quality I'm...
Had my first round of eggs a few weeks back, hatched them artificially in a 5g, initially had about 30 or 40 free swimmers. After a few days that amount dwindled down to 3 or 4, the rest just disappeared.
Tank only has about 2g of water in it, I lowered the water level to make maintenance...