[Newbie breeding journal - black rams]

On 8/29/2022 at 2:09 PM, Snjchris said:

Yea you should probably move the couples you want to their own tanks. They will re-pair eventually.

Idk how old are your ram fry but I assume if you have any dark German blue rams, it will only show as they get older. The dark color (at least in black rams) gets more intense as time goes on. 

Oh, that's good to know, thank you! The older fry are about 2-3 weeks and the younger are 1-2 weeks. Crossing my fingers for more dark colors then haha. Unfortunately I don't have enough tanks for each pair, but I think I'll move the regular rams to their own community tank with some lampeye kilifish and guppies. That way my main display can have just black rams. Appreciate ya!

[Newbie breeding journal - black rams]

On 8/26/2022 at 8:13 AM, Snjchris said:

I haven't mixed black and german blue yet because I am not interested in the dark german blues Personally, I like the black look better than the dark-german blue look. I wonder if you will get some gold, some dark german blue, german blue and black? But I assume since you mention they didn't color up yet, you are seeing more of a german blue/black ram coloration than gold. It also depends on where your black gene comes from. I know some people bred them from dark german blues. 

Only time will tell I suppose, I'll update ya haha. So far I'm not seeing any fry that look dark/black in any sense, most look like normal rams or possibly gold. I was sorely disappointed when they paired up with opposite color morphs, I contemplated rehoming or moving the regular rams to a tank to themselves. If they continue to pair in their current setting, I might do that!

[Newbie breeding journal - black rams]

Wonderful write-up! Very interesting findings with the gold rams from black parents and variations, as well as how they pair.

Interestingly, in my 48 gallon tank, I had a BMxRF (Regular) and RMxBF pair up much to my dismay and yield me two batches of fry. They haven't colored up yet, but wondering if they'll end up being just regular rams since the black is recessive?

I'd also recommend Lowell's Fish Lab on youtube, he's an excellent resource for breeding.

[Best fish to breed in a 10 gallon]

On 8/11/2022 at 7:23 PM, 31LJ95 said:

I was thinking about getting some clownfish for my betta tank that would be a good option

Clown killifish right? 😆

[How to sell fish? NOT HERE! I only want advice.]

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They will be selling the fish for at least fifteen times more than they give for them. Is this normal?

Unfortunately, it absolutely is. They can buy line bred/specific guppy strains from wholesalers most likely for a similar price and make huge margins on them as well.