German blue rams

[crockatt]

I seem to be having some luck at the moment,  have a small tropical tank, just had it running a couple  months, and bought myself a pair of blue rams 2 weeks  ago (have always loved these little cychlids) and  have just noticed that they are in the middle of spawning , however I donot expect any eggs to last the night, as my catfish are nipping in at every chance to have a feast.

[Wood~Ant]

I agree Rams are a very pretty and colourful cichlid, as I used to keep a pair of neon rams in my tank when I was younger. They tend to be fairly peaceful too compared to larger cichlids, as Egyptian Mouth Breeders are very aggressive when spawning, as are many of the African cichlid species.
A pair of Paradise Fish are so territorial they will attack fish twice their size, and I did have a large pair of Marble Angel Fish that spawned, but all the other fish including Angels ate the eggs despite the parents doing their best to fight off any that came close.

A lovely peaceful fish that was a favourite of mine was the Lace or Pearl Gourami, while fish like Tiger Barbs live up their name by being quite vicious when kept in a community tank; but the killer fish I had once was Helicopter Catfish, which started off a nice small size until it ate its way through all of my little and medium sized fish.

I still have a large glass tank in our shed, but sadly nowhere indoors to find a home for it, as I loved keeping tropical fish; but they are so expensive these days.

[crockatt]

Well my rams are again spawning, they have chosen a different place this time (whilst totally ignoring the flat stone I placed in the tank especially for them, what do I know, I aint no fish), but will there be eggs in the morning!!!! the annoying thing being is that I know the chances of ever getting a fry to anything near a young/adult fish, will never happen

[deansie]

I've bred these and they can be done if you have a little separate breeding tank, great to watch but tricky to get feeding.