so it spawned...

raleej337

should I be really excited? my Blue Ram spawned, the male is guarding the nest. I'll post some pics later.

raleej337

hopefully they will not eat the eggs.

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Cool!

rrcoolj

Very nice! Yu should be very happy. It's cool to see the parental behavior of cichlids.

raleej337

bad, my otos ate the eggs and the Rams actually abandoned them even before.

rrcoolj

Don't give up hope they will try again. practice makes perfect.

raleej337

thats true but this time I'll be ready, I'm setting up a 10gal tank for the eggs to hatch.

rrcoolj

I would remove the otos instead of the eggs. hatching eggs is bit more complex.

raleej337

but i need my otos to eat the algae. oh well if the rams can hatch the egg so be it anyway i don't have the intention of breeding a fish, i just wanted to see and experience having a success in hatching the eggs.

thank you!

rrcoolj

Well otos aren't very big. i would let them try a few more times with the otos and if the otos continue to eat the eggs I would remove them at least until the fry hatch. I have seen rams fend off plecos and Discus so they SHOULD be able to fend off otos.