Blue Rams Spawned!! But much help is needed

[faewyn]

Ok, I got 1 pair of Blue rams yesterday from my LFS, there was only one female so I decided to get the one pair, as I didnt want 2 males : 1 female.
Anyhow, this morning I noticed some odd behavior near a rock, I went out all day and tonight I can see they have laid eggs on a rock 8O

Now the big question is, do I remove them eggs? if so How?
they are on a largish rock :| and where do I place it?

The tank mates are:
4 Angels
13 neons
3 dwarf cukatoos (very shy)

params
65 gallon
pH 7.0
GH: 8-10
Ammonia 0
nitrites 0
nitrates 0
They have spawned on an open rock and are being territorial, they are not shy as I have read many times over, even for the first few hours I got them yesterday, they seemed to have bold personalities.
They seem to be around 5-6 months old.

Should I risk leaving them in with the angels, or should I jsut let them go, since theyare a young pair and more then likely spawn again?

Thanks in Advance
faew...

 

[farm41]

If you want to raised ram fry, they will have to have their own tank. The angels will make quick snacks out of the ram fry. If you choose to get them their own tank and want to successfully raise some fry, you will have to get some softer water too.

 

[Randall]

Microgeophagus ramirezi fry

Hello Faewyn,

Matt (farm1) and I are on the same page here. Generally for Microgeophagus ramirezi eggs to develop properly, the water needs to be quite soft. In a community setting with angel fish, any fry that do hatch out will probably be eaten. A separate species tank for your rams with a few small dither fish (tetras, Nannostomus spp., etc.) is probably a good idea. The good news is that you definately have a compatible pair! If they spawned once, they will do it again.

Good luck!

Randall Kohn