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THE POND-THE FRESHWATER PLACE => Cichlids => Topic started by: Babers on January 15, 2019, 04:42:32 PM

Title: Dark Knight Rams
Post by: Babers on January 15, 2019, 04:42:32 PM
Got these guys last month. They were imported from Israel (Danzinger). Same company that created the Dantums. They spawned a week after I got them....fry were really challenging
Title: Re: Dark Knight Rams
Post by: Mugwump on January 15, 2019, 05:38:31 PM
...very nice..........good luck with them......feeding bbs or microworms?.....vinegar eels  huh
Title: Re: Dark Knight Rams
Post by: Babers on January 15, 2019, 05:47:40 PM
Vinegar eels. Added bbs after a few days (sf). Still not a lot survived in the first few days. They're just too small. The dark ones are smaller and seems weaker....just like the DD angels. Survivors are 3 weeks old now....just a couple dozens.

...experimenting on the #2 spawn now.
Title: Re: Dark Knight Rams
Post by: Mugwump on January 15, 2019, 05:49:30 PM
Quote from: Babers on January 15, 2019, 05:47:40 PM
Vinegar eels. Added bbs after a few days (sf). Still not a lot survived in the first few days. They're just too small. The dark ones are smaller and seems weaker....just like the DD angels. Survivors are 3 weeks old now....just a couple dozens.

...experimenting on the #2 spawn now.

...green water ?
Title: Re: Dark Knight Rams
Post by: Babers on January 15, 2019, 09:16:18 PM
I've been researching online...didn't even think of green water. I think that might work the best. Since the fry are half the size of Angel fry. Hopefully next spawn I will be able to do that, if I start to make greenwater now. Unless I find someone who is willing to give me some greenwater as a starter culture....

Thanks Jon!
Title: Re: Dark Knight Rams
Post by: fishhead0103666 on January 16, 2019, 06:51:41 AM
Wow those look amazing, are you planning to distribute them to other hobbyists if you can raise the fry?
Title: Re: Dark Knight Rams
Post by: Babers on January 16, 2019, 10:05:37 AM
Definitely. I just need to establish my breeders, then start selling.

Here's are the babies...looks like they are a mix.
Title: Re: Dark Knight Rams
Post by: Mugwump on January 16, 2019, 12:39:50 PM
..any special water parameters?     what's your PH and tds's.... huh
Title: Re: Dark Knight Rams
Post by: Babers on January 17, 2019, 08:11:39 AM
Mix of RO and tap. 80/20. No problem hatching and freeswimming. Just with feeding in first 3 days. Don't have much left from spawn # 2 but some are still thriving. Anyway, I found a guy with greenwater, let's see what happens.
Title: Re: Dark Knight Rams
Post by: Babers on January 21, 2019, 08:08:52 AM
Couple dozens left from Spawn #2. Eating bbs. So I think those will be fine.

Spawn #3 from Pair #3 are wiggling right now. Green water is ready. Hopefully I get better results this time. Fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Dark Knight Rams
Post by: Babers on March 05, 2019, 02:24:13 PM
Video of the rams in my greenwater tank.

https://youtu.be/XWWBcX2G54E