How long are guppies in labor for notice when i got home from work that my female black metal guppy had 4 new born in the bottom half of the breeding pen that separates the new born from the mother and she is still just chilling in one corner towards the top.

I have pregnant guppies at what stage do u put them in a breeding box as I’ve ordered a breeding box

Hi Justin, congratulations on being monitized. I am breeding blue Rams and I was wandering if you know anyone that sells the Black Rams. Thank you

I believe the reason the water in the hatching jar needs to be aerated is to ensure that the eggs, and the nauplii when they hatch, get enough oxygen. If the water is still, they will settle to the bottom and pile up, and at least some of them will suffocate. Salt water does not hold as much oxygen gas as fresh water, so the oxygen can get depleted easily if you don’t have constant gas exchange at the surface. You could accomplish the same thing by stirring the water with a spoon constantly, but you’d get pretty tired after 24 hours or so of stirring. (As I’m sure you know, bubbles from an air pump don’t directly add much oxygen to the water. But they keep the water circulating, so mores gas exchange happens at the surface: CO2 out, O2 in.) The agitation also keeps the eggs suspended in the water, so they don’t sink to the bottom, where, again, there’s not enough oxygen to go around. I think it’s highly likely that the agitation also somehow stimulates the eggs to hatch. From what I’ve read, they also require light to hatch. I’ve never tried to hatch brine shrimp in the dark, but it’s said to yield inferior results.

As Justin implies, for hatching brine shrimp, you can use any kind of salt (as long as it’s sodium chloride). You don’t need marine salt mix or any other special salt. “Freshwater Aquarium Salt” is, by the way, common rock salt with a different label. Sometimes they put a little coloring in the salt so you’ll think it’s something special. If you buy it as rock salt, it costs about U.S. $10 for 50 pounds (though prices vary widely). Labeled “aquarium salt,” the most popular brand costs about $15 for 33 ounces. If my math is right, that means that, pound for pound, rock salt labeled “freshwater aquarium salt” is about 36 times the price of rock salt labeled “rock salt.” Brine shrimp (Artemia) live in hypersaline waters- water saltier than the ocean; in some cases, several times as salty. But the cysts (eggs) hatch better in water less salty than seawater. Presumably, this has to do with osmotic pressure affecting the rehydration of the dried cysts. Some people let the cysts soak in fresh water for a while (maybe 15 minutes) before adding the salt, to give their rehydration a boost. All of the above applies to just hatching out the brine shrimp nauplii. If you want to grow them on to adulthood, and perhaps get them to reproduce, you will need water with a higher salinity, a high pH, and perhaps a variety of trace elements. You will also need to feed them, of course.

How big should these Containers be?

Do Bolivian Rams live with guppies peacefully???

If you think this is the only way, then you have no business keeping and breeding any fish.

Well balanced lifestyle best of luck with your studies. The Rams look amazing.

Creating life is always amazing

This is a really good video. I respect the fact you're very selective in what rams you breed. I think the species has a bit of a bad rep from one's being bred with poor genetics. I watch a lot of fish tube and I can't believe I've only just stumbled across your channel.

The great video frind Thanks for the tired and teaching for others

Good work sir! I'm on my 3rd batch from a single pair of bristlenoses this year. I think I'm going to trade some local mom and pop shops for some plants!!

Would temps of 82-84 degrees have any ill effects on Cory catfish? Could I do a school of Harlequin Rasboras?

nice lot of babies gave healthy mother :) *****

What do you feed baby fry?

The problem with keeping the aquarium at 84 to 86 degrees is that most plants don’t like temperatures above 82 max; thus, keeping Rams and Discus in a heavily planted aquarium is a very difficult balance indeed!

As much as I enjoy the visual appeal of a rimless tank, it gives me trust issues!

remarkable growth rate! wow! mine is barely getting 'vertical' growth and its been 29 days. what temperature do you use to grow them?

So glad I came across this video! Black rams spawn 3 weeks ago and ate about 70%. They spawned again yesterday and I started to set up 5 gallon tank. Was not sure how I was going to get new eggs out. Your video is short, to the point and very helpful!

Hi from Singapore! Really good!

What do they eat after being separated from their mother? 4:46

How large is this tank? I heard 12-14 rams but did not hear how many liters/gallons is this tank. Thanks 😊

I love how you are keeping them in the planted tank! I see Dean breeds them like crazy in bare tanks, but my thing has always been keeping fish in as natural environment as possible. I think with Rams the most important thing you can remember is temperature requirements and clean water.

Thanks guy

How do they get oxygen in the container? Did you have hole on the bottom with the tank? Or do you use bubblers?

Livebearers really are the clown cars of the fish world

I'm raising some babies right now, do I refrigerate the egg mixture or make it fresh daily

do you have any for sale?

Look what popped up after 2 yrs Still love watching your growout videos. 👍

Hello! In your opinion, what should be the hardness of the water for growing ramirese. I measured the water in my aquarium with a TDS hardness of 290 to 330 ppm. Is this indicator good for growing Ramirez? Thank you! Is it possible to grow two types of ramires in one aquarium (Apistogramma Ramirezi „Electric Blue“ end German Blue Ram? Is there a possibility that pairs of different species will form and then their offspring will not be a pure breed?

Hi, that is awesome video. can you please teach me how to know male or female black ram?

Hi Justin, which is the dorsal fleck? Do you mean the dorsal fin at the top? Thank you for the information

Have any footage on young male and female ? How can you tell when they’re young?

Brilliant video thank you for making this 😄 can I ask, once the fish have spawned and the eggs are on say one of the black pebbles, do you move them? And where do you move them ? Thank you for any more advice 😊

Awesome video thank you, was wondering if you had any tips for getting the peppermints to spawn? Like how to trigger them. Thank you

I'm confused... Should I buy guppies or goldfish? Which one is better

Great video ! My kids have started taking up the hobby but are yet to find themselves some rainbow fish. Any help/pointers in the rite direction for them to look would be massively appreciated.

Did rose ever take you back after jack hit it ?

I cannot distinguish the gender of my ramirezis.

I had my electric blue breed with my german blue and after 2 days they hatched and then waited 8 days for them to be free swimming and some of them would jump up and fall back down but they wouldnt actually become free swimming. I put them in a larger container but didnt realize my other fish could suck them out and they all got eaten... do you know why they wait 8 full days and not be free swimming? The water temp was consistently 80deg and nitrates were good. I think this time i might feed first bites on day 3-4 of being wigglers even if not free swimming to make sure they didnt all not become free swimming due to lack of food. Any thoughts or experience with ram fry taking a long time to go from wigglers to free swimming?

I can't believe you taught us all how to boil an egg! Very cute, though. I didn't know about the freezing. I've known about egg yolk for fifty years, but I just pressed it through a handkerchief. I'll try freezing next time I need it. Thank you for sharing.

these r some real quality discuss see how round the body is wish i can get some of these discuss

Hi Justin, nice videos. What size are your Ram tanks?

Hey mate can I ask what is my best bet for Nicaraguan ciclids in yor opinion Australia

What's the name of the plant you mentioned?

Keep up the excellent videos Justin, extremely helpful & informative 👍 👌

Great seller and extremely helpful with any information that you need. Have brought Ram's of Justin & with continue to buy more varieties of him because of the quality of his fish. Thanks for your help & guidance in raising fry Justin..