ashaquabarn Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 These two had been following each other around my 180 and one of them cleaning off a rock daily. It seemed like mating behavior to me so I moved them into a 20 gallon with two other Bolivian rams to see if they would lay, but nothing has come of it yet. Do they look to both be males or are they mates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 6:21 PM, aquabarn said: One in the back is female. One up front looks like a male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashaquabarn Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 9:33 PM, nabokovfan87 said: One in the back is female. One up front looks like a male. That’s what I was thinking! Any ways I could trigger these guys to spawn? They seemed like they had been wanting to for a few weeks now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Have you seen Dean's guide on how to breed rams? They need a flat rock or something to spawn on. cc @knee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashaquabarn Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 9:56 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Have you seen Dean's guide on how to breed rams? They need a flat rock or something to spawn on. cc @knee I haven’t but I put a flat black rock in there with fake plants and a cave to give them a corner of the tank to guard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 My rams would only spawn on one spot in the tank and it's ALWAYS on the smoothest rock and they prefer it as close to the substrate as possible. What temp do you keep them in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashaquabarn Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 10:07 PM, knee said: My rams would only spawn on one spot in the tank and it's ALWAYS on the smoothest rock and they prefer it as close to the substrate as possible. What temp do you keep them in? Okay I’ll try a more flat one. They’re kept at about 78 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 7:08 PM, aquabarn said: Okay I’ll try a more flat one. They’re kept at about 78 right now. They might not spawn at that temp. You need to raise it above between 82-84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashaquabarn Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 10:20 PM, knee said: They might not spawn at that temp. You need to raise it above between 82-84 Okay! ill change out the rock and raise the temp and see if that sparks anything! Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 7:21 PM, aquabarn said: Okay! ill change out the rock and raise the temp and see if that sparks anything! Thanks!! Goodluck! Just don’t raise the temp too quickly to avoid shocking them or the other fish. Keep us updated 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 7:04 PM, aquabarn said: I haven’t but I put a flat black rock in there with fake plants and a cave to give them a corner of the tank to guard Very good guide. They usually feel safe to have cover behind them to be able to spawn. Your tank has the rocks, but not any "cover" so to speak for them in that area. Hopefully that helps and you see some behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashaquabarn Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 11:13 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Very good guide. They usually feel safe to have cover behind them to be able to spawn. Your tank has the rocks, but not any "cover" so to speak for them in that area. Hopefully that helps and you see some behavior. The photos you see are of them in the 180. The setup I have is different in the 20 gallon now where they have a corner of the tank they should feel more comfortable in. I’ll try some adjustments though and see if that works! Thank you for the help and the video! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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