How to Breed Ram Cichlids (German Blue, Black, Gold)

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In this video, I show how to successfully breed the ram. This works for german blue rams, midnight rams, dark knight rams, black rams and gold rams.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:29 - Getting a pair
5:15 - Tank set up
8:49 - Conditioning
11:26 - Spawning
13:01 - Hatching the eggs
15:25 - Feeding the fry
18:19 - Raising the fry
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@petegrilli6950 3 года назад

You're right, that 48 hrs after they become free swimmers is the difference between 100+ fry or only 10 surviving, love the videos you do.

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Thank you!

@silverpro8356 Год назад

@@KeepingFishSimple Don't rams only last a year though ?

@Kaaarlotta Год назад

@@silverpro8356 Up to 3 years...

@SnazzySki98 4 месяца назад

@@KaaarlottaI’ve only had rams live more than a year if they are bred in my tanks at home. Store bought rams might last 8 months. I haven’t kept them in a while but what I do is buy 5 and hope they breed before they pass.

@rachelkunz611 Год назад

I absolutely love my German rams. Very educational videos! Thank you for all your help! You definitely know ur stuff.

@tristanlafferty2587 2 года назад

Love your videos and the information, one thing I picked up from another Ram breeder is that most mature rams will want to spawn about 14 days after the wrigglers turn into free swimming fry an if you don’t pull the fry after those 14 days the parents will most likely eat the fry so that they can safely spawn again. I’ve only had the luck of breeding Bolivian rams regularly so far but have a pair of German blues that have ate their eggs 2 times so far but are still pretty young. Again I love all the information you give I’m hoping to build my own fish room in the near future

@puddlefoot 3 года назад

Great video, well organized. Condensed information presented at a good pace.

@audrameyer9558 3 года назад

Excellent information! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this process. I have rams, that have not spawned, and your video told me immediately what I may have been doing wrong. I need to up my temperature! 😊

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Good luck!

@TriniFishHobbyist 3 года назад

Really admire your commitment to the hobby and educating other. Watch all the time from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Thank you so much

@AntAciieed Год назад

@@KeepingFishSimple my German blue rams have given birth , the fry have hatched and the pair do not like me anywhere near the fry at all. from the 1st lot of fry , theres only 1 left , theyve just had another batch a few days ago for which im raising BBS and have egg yolk , unfortunately being in a semi rural part Bendigo in VIC , fish stores arent accessable , ive tried to order vinegar eels etc but by the time they arrive here , its all dead , any advice fellow aussie ?? not really sure the best way to look after these lil fry other than letting nature do its thing. the rams are in their own 2.5Ft tank , but i have a community 4ft in my bedroom , that is a walstead style tank at around 26-27c , should i take the 1st batch baby into the community tank ? as for the fry , not really sure the best way to look after these lil fellas other than letting nature do its thing.

@warrenjenkins6611 3 года назад

Excited the see the live foods culture video!

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Yes for sure

@cathylocklin3215 2 года назад

Very interesting, thank you for your knowledge .👍🏻 I enjoy you & Justin.

@SATYASINVERTS 3 года назад

Really informative video! Keep up the great work 🔥🔥

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Thank you

@nix_cosplay 2 года назад

Awesome video, thank you! I'm looking forward to getting my pair from Justin

@cadenfisher7701 3 года назад

Awesome vid! Super informative! When I get some GBRs I’ll definitely follow these tips!

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Awesome

@katgoddard115 4 месяца назад

So excited to be breeding these this year

@JB.SnwMn1 Год назад

Educational asf man keep it up!!!!

@drixxmarlo5398 3 года назад

Nice informative video mate! Still waiting for my pairs of balloon gbr's and will definitely follow these steps. Heaps of support! Cheers!

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Thank you so much man

@richardmcgrath558 3 года назад

great video ,just pick up 6 black rams from my local fish store here in newfoundland canada ,hope to have luck breeding them . Thanks for the great video

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Good luck!!!!

@grsaquaria3975 Год назад

Great information! Thank you it will helpful for me.

@dalefleming26 4 месяца назад

Very educational video, im going to start breeding rams soon in my small fish room im currently still making. I’m from England

@fisherguy45 3 года назад

Perfect timing on this video. I have a beautiful pair of german blue I want to breed.

@DeeFromBrooklyn 2 года назад

Great resource. Good information

@66bigbuds Год назад

You do the best videos.

@neilohara6880 Год назад

fantastic video, thank you

@hokiehi1000 3 года назад

Great, informative video! Well done

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Thank you

@abrqzx 3 года назад

Superb video and content! You’re one of the New Master Dean’s successor in mastering Rams 🔥

@dayankumarasinghe9133 2 года назад

Thanks a million for sharing 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

@cnysmitty 2 года назад

Great video!

@wowcoolehh2345 3 года назад

Great video! Thanks!

@happyfish_aquatics 3 года назад

Would you be able to do a video about raising betta fry? This video was great and so informative Thankyou 🙂

@darrylmoore5847 3 года назад

Awesome video and information.

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Thank you Darryl !

@Bobby11 3 года назад

I need Black rams!! been after these for sooo long!

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

They are coming

@fishrfriends 2 года назад

AWESOME VIDEO

@shuascalare26 3 года назад

So butiful i learn for the bideo thankyou

@TuanCaCanh 2 года назад

Thank you

@SlickNick3 3 года назад

Great video! I love my GBR. Would love to try and breed them! Gonna start out easier and try to breed some of my cpds first!

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Good luck

@Jai1751nd 3 года назад

Nice Video Buddy 👍🏻👏🏻🍁

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Thanks bro

@kevstropicalfishroom Год назад

Hi Nick I've got my first batch of GBR all swimming freely and healthy there about a 4 days old from hatching I would say over 300 plus 🙂

@SnazzySki98 4 месяца назад

I used to breed bristlenose plecos, gbrs, and platies in the same 20 gallon high on gravel. Guppy grass, frogbit and Java moss made it possible. Kept the temp at 83°F.

@LivetoExplore 3 года назад

great video man ! which anti fungus do you use ?

@B1gJ4k3 2 года назад

What's your preferred method to move such tiny fry from your initial hatching container into your fry system and then from your fry system into a larger grow out tank, especially if they're so fragile?

@xbotasmr3116 3 года назад

Nice Rams..i am looking for some just like yours.

@zachofalltrades6116 2 года назад

when you say clean water does it have beneficial bacteria in this water like a sponge filter or just clean water with a air stone?

@mountaingreenery 2 года назад

So cute!!!!

@Shaden0040 3 года назад

To increase the chance of good eggs add a few preboiled catappa (Indian Almond Leaves) into the tank to add beneficial tanins, which help prevent fungus, and have anti parasite, anti septic, antibad bacterial, and anti viral properties for both fish and eggs. They also give surface area for infusoria to grow which is an ideal first food for all fry. The leaves also help buffer both the pH, and the GH/KH into the parameters you want, slightly acidic, and low in TDS.

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Thanks!

@DaybirdAviaries 3 года назад

I'm so old, I remember when they were classified as Apistograma.

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Hahah wow

@arviebanzali5958 3 года назад

Nice

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Thanks

@Noah-ob2ci 2 года назад

Hi, What's the name of the remedy you put in the water to prevent fungus?

@rev.dr.heatherm.ruggiwi 2 года назад

So glad I came across your video, just in time!! I read Chichilids like a pH of 8.2-8.4 and my tank was at 7.0, so I have been bringing it up (now at 8.0). Have the temp 74 and they have laid eggs twice, however they end up eating them. I worried the tank is too busy for them to keep the eggs with them (2 corys, 1 bristlenose pleco, 3 black skirt tetras with my mating pair). First batch was small, second batch was decent and I see today they are doing the chasing and rock cleaning routine. So I learned from your video to pull the eggs and establish in breeding tank and you use tap water. I am on a well with high iron in the water…is that going to be safe vs the conditioned aquarium water? Any other pointers you suggest? Thank you 🙏🏻

@MRitterH 2 года назад

which cichlids require that ph?? Not rams as the video states, they need low 6.5 or so

@hansolo6827 2 года назад

Do you have any preference of brand for the sponge filters?

@casgallagher 2 года назад

How do you age estimate Bolivian Rams? I bought mine when they were about an inch long. Now they are 2+ inches and no pairs yet. There are 6 of them unsexed in a 36 gallon.

@MacPNW Год назад

With a bristlenose pleco in the tank you don't have problems with the pleco eating the ram eggs ?

@justdempsey7937 2 года назад

Your videos are absolutely amazing 🙏 👍 󾓪

@horselife3656 2 года назад

Hi there I'm in Melbourne and would love to be put on the list for 5 blue blacks when u have available

@DebBan 2 года назад

Hi, I don't want to feed them BBS cause its not available around me specially in this lockdown. Can I feed the fry micro pellets ? Worked with RED JEWEL CICHLID fries and BETTA. What say you SIRE. 😀

@hillaryseppala7895 2 года назад

Quick question, when you stick the fry in separate containers do you put heaters in them to keep the water warm? Sorry if you mentioned that and i missed it :)

@giabaoangtran1950 2 года назад

no one answered but my bet is you do have to keep them with a heater

@danielmason9561 2 года назад

Do I change the container as soon as I see riggers or do I need to wait a day or 2

@sarinanimmo3725 2 года назад

Hi love all your videos, thankyou. Please can you help me, I have 2 questions 1. I have a large tank with rams, a gourami, cories and a Siamese algae eater. The Siamese algae eater gets super bullish only at feed time, otherwise he hides is this behaviour ok with my rams? Also I live on the Sunshine Coast and the tap waters sitting at around 7.6 ish I e put Indian almond leaves in and it’s helped a bit but I can’t even get it down to 7! What can I do? I would like to try and breed the rams. Thank for any advice.😊

@burnaboy900 3 года назад

Hi can I use any anti funga or is it only methylene blue thanks

@Ramkumar-ok3du 3 года назад

Bro, please put a seprate video about fry rack system 😊❣️🇮🇳

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Sure

@stephanierhymes6496 25 дней назад

I've been trying to get my rams to breed for about 6 months now. While I have had them successfully pair, and lay, they continue to eat the eggs. Other than removing the eggs to hatch out myself, what can I do to promote the parents to keep the babies?

@smrd5134 3 года назад

Make a tour video in Justin’s Fishroom

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Maybe

@dave20065 2 года назад

hi, do u know if blue ram female can breed with the usual yellow ram fish!

@Lomu10dh Год назад

Maybe play around more with youre lights. Use a automated dimmer so you can create more natural sunlight. Let the light go out in a time of one or two hours. To extent the time it became completley dark. Maybe they take more time in laying egggs, because the light is dimmer, They use this for breeding birds.

@charliesleeseman4643 2 года назад

Have you ever been successful with rams in harder water? Around 8.0?

@noahschulz2332 2 года назад

Are ballon rams any different or basically the same ?

@juelhsn5778 Год назад

Hi , i've 2ft,18,18 tank where i put 3 pairs gold ram n 1 pair electric blue ram.. m beginner for ram dont know how 2 gv them breeding environment..i felt my electric blue ram is loaded n m confused wt nw? should i separate them to nother tank ? Can u suggest wt cn i do nw?

@Philip_smith88 2 года назад

What kind of fish should I put with my pair of Gbr?

@jeromepedro5486 2 года назад

Hello, what’s the diameter of your terracotta pot you put there?

@joshiewhite Год назад

My tds from tap is 250. Good old England tap water. No baby rams for me unless I mess around with some filtration

@camyates3120 2 года назад

Ive also bred most other species

@sebastian.2.311 2 года назад

Cool

@_Clayton.Bigsby_ 10 месяцев назад

Need a little help, I bought two gold rams about 2 months ago, with no intention of trying to breed them, they were intended as center pieces in my 20 long. Welp, I woke up this morning to a pile of eggs on a crypt leaf. Will females only lay eggs in the presence of a male? Or will they lay eggs regardless? One is ferociously defending the area, only allowing the other ram to get close to the eggs. This was honestly the last thing I expected to see this morning when I turned the lights on, and I'm at a complete loss of what to do, or if the eggs are even viable. Any words of advice would be greatly appreciated.

@arunkumar2029 2 года назад

Can you sell male and female from the same batch? Is that advisable?

@wanghost88 Год назад

Sorry totally newbie here.. How do we know the female and male .. And how much big this blue can grow

@aniljadoo2772 2 года назад

What's the green cube they're feeding on?

@sharudasu8695 2 года назад

CaN we keep 2 pairs of cichlid together for breeding....will it work

@lintonheidrich5508 2 года назад

how do you get the water so soft ???

@azoozzoox1847 3 года назад

Make tutorial on how to breed discus

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

👍

@hangelmighel1572 2 года назад

hello,,, do you ship to florida?

@aberdeenshirebouncycastleh8043 2 года назад

Hi guys, my electric blue rams spawned for the second time. Last time was a disaster due to a heater failure. I now have about 200 wrigglers in a separate tank. When and what should I feed them?

@tomiskies3058 2 года назад

The video states when

@erntv931 Год назад

It is nid heater or no?

@mateusbittencourt7007 Год назад

Should I get something around 50-50% females and males?

@aquafishworld 3 года назад

😍😍

@papascrumpeeh 2 года назад

7:08 off topic but is that pleco in the right without its whole tail or am I going insane ? 😂

@galaxydeathskrill5607 Год назад

my electric ram is bearing eggs today for the first time I think I have an important question: Is it mandatory for the fry to be kept in a _separate_ aquarium? Is it a problem if I raise them in the general aquarium? Thanks!

@toriwilson6961 4 месяца назад

Not sure if you ever got an answer for this. I use one single fry tray in the top on my main tank because I only have one tank. I have successfully raised rainbow fry, beta fry, and currently have pygmy corydoras fry.

@akispapas3073 3 года назад

👍👍

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Thank you

@noviaghalibie8816 2 года назад

beautiful fish🥲 I hope I can have this beautiful fish . how do i get it? I'm from Indonesia.. please🙏🏻🙏🏻

@user4129i 3 года назад

👍

@liamstapleton6722 3 года назад

❤❤

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Thanks Liam

@vikasbhadange7946 2 года назад

In a year how many time they breed?

@shanenk8737 6 месяцев назад

I've got German Rams that I've only been keeping for a week, and they've spawned and I've got free swimmers. I'm in my first 48 hours and I'm terrified of losing any so I've been consistently feeding the parents baby brine shrimp and giving egg yolk to the fry. Am I doing the right thing?

@toriwilson6961 4 месяца назад

How are your fry? Did they succeed? Have the parents breed again?

@shanenk8737 4 месяца назад

@@toriwilson6961The parents are truly ravenous but I have a good amount of adolescent rams that have really nice color and size. I finally got enough money for two heaters in my 40 gallon that as soon as it hits 82 I’ll add them into it

@orlandoribeiro8335 2 года назад

Hi how can I buy a pair of Dark Night Rams from you please?

@jordynjones855 15 дней назад

My male has blue spangling and super light black spots, but has a very squared off dorsal that extends back towards the tail fin and long ventral fins /: I was so sure he was a female, until the gold ram he’s paired off with started laying eggs and he came behind her to fertilize.. 😂

@jermainefoster2705 3 года назад

I cant find any rams where am from so I breed betta and livebears

@KeepingFishSimple 3 года назад

Good luck

@claudiafelix881 2 года назад

is it normal for them to speed up their breathing so much during playback? I get worried sometimes

@camyates3120 2 года назад

Hi Guys I'm an experienced aquarium keeper and have bred 10s of thousands of Discus I haven't kept fish for over 10 years as 750 tanks was a huge undertaking for just 1 guy, after 5 years my love for keeping fish went out the door A few mates have recently set up tanks and i get a lot of calls for help Hence my passion is back I want to buy 2 colonies of Blue Rams 1 colony of Blue Rams and 1 colony of Electric Blue Rams Are the fish you sell of sexing age? Do you sell Electric Blue Rams? Thanks C.J.

@harsh094patil4 Год назад

In India the RAM fish. Cost around one pair for 200 because of that can I get two pairs means four fishes it is okay because I don't have that much money to buy for 6 or 8 is okay😊😊

@harsh094patil4 Год назад

And I can keep angelfish with him I keep only 2 or 3 Guppy fishes males