Breeding Project: German Blue Ram (Blue Ram)

After a long disappearance, I've decided to update this again. I've been meaning to update it for a few days now, but I've been bumming it out too much to have come around to doing it - sorta like a procrastination to something I do when I procrastinate while doing homework. Last time I blogged on this, it was November 30, 2005 and now its May 17, 2006 so that's quite some time not nearly half a year yet though.

In any case, my male White Cloud Mountain Minnow died during this time frame and so did my female Cherry Barb so the breeding projects for those two have stopped for now. Things are more focuesed upon the Blue Rams even though my male also died so I will be hunting the stores for a male soon - after I get me some cash that is and also when the eczema on my left hand clears up enough to work with water as well.

My main concern, however, includes the growth of the young as well as food issues. As many of you who know me, everyone's flying off to different places; the whole university/college/apprenticeship thing and many are leaving their homes. Well, like ya'll, so am I and that provides problems such as the safety of the fry. You're not allow to bring pets to any residence and even in dormitories you gotta get the permission as well. Now, if I can kick this whole breeding thing into high gear by June or something, the 3 months of growing time should be sufficient enough for me to leave them at home with my parents as they will start to be able to fend for themselves afterwards.

The project cannot take flight that easily, tank, food, spacing, and the male all have to be taken into considerations before. As I DO have a spare tank and extra equipment, that will be easily covered and scouring for a male is but a simple task as well since many stores sell males over females. The major problem is the food issue, which mostly regards to the rearing of the embryos and fry that are produced in the aftermath of the eggs. Microworm and Baby Brine Shrimp cultures all require a lot of effort towards ensuring that they will continue to grow and prosper. Though I might skip the Baby Brine Shrimp and move on ahead with the smaller of the Bloodworms, the Microworms are the REAL things I have to find. They aren't your conventional live food that can be bought at a local pet store, oh no, these things are more of the 'breeders-only' type of foodstuffs.

As long as I can obtain me some Microworm cultures, the breeding can commence with the whole conditioning of the pair and this time, allowing time for the male to familiarize with its environment and making sure he's larger than the female before adding the female to the bare breeding tank. So much work in so little time that will soon become non-existant as I believe I will fail in yet another Blue Ram Breeding Dream.