ponderingky
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Hi all,
I am new to the forum and fairly new to dwarf cichlids. I have been breeding angelfish for 4 years now and I am branching out into new territory. I have 2 pairs of german blue rams in 20's w/sand bottom, low cover and other spawning sites. I have had them for several months and in the past they have laid like clock work - about every 10 days or so. Well, they haven't spawned (either pair) for 6 to 8 weeks. Both females have bulging red bellies and they have been like that for a while. I keep waiting for them to lay but they don't. Do they take a break from spawning? The only thing that has changed is I haven't been able to feed them white worms very often (my culture almost crashed and I have to wait for it to reestablish). I feed them blood worms and flake right now. I have added a couple of alder cones per tank hoping that the tannins might put them in the mood. They are healthy, active fish - just no romance. I have only been able to raise one spawn so far and I am anxious to give it another try.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated? I am clueless here.
Thanks,
Andy Dixon
Living Water Hatchery
Ashland, KY
I am new to the forum and fairly new to dwarf cichlids. I have been breeding angelfish for 4 years now and I am branching out into new territory. I have 2 pairs of german blue rams in 20's w/sand bottom, low cover and other spawning sites. I have had them for several months and in the past they have laid like clock work - about every 10 days or so. Well, they haven't spawned (either pair) for 6 to 8 weeks. Both females have bulging red bellies and they have been like that for a while. I keep waiting for them to lay but they don't. Do they take a break from spawning? The only thing that has changed is I haven't been able to feed them white worms very often (my culture almost crashed and I have to wait for it to reestablish). I feed them blood worms and flake right now. I have added a couple of alder cones per tank hoping that the tannins might put them in the mood. They are healthy, active fish - just no romance. I have only been able to raise one spawn so far and I am anxious to give it another try.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated? I am clueless here.
Thanks,
Andy Dixon
Living Water Hatchery
Ashland, KY