Long but worth every minute. By far the best GBR video on youtube, and by a long way. I imagine there was a lot of time & effort put into the amazing videography and editing, and it really shows. So thank you.
How I appreciate the time you put into your videos some of them like this one I don't appreciate very much because I feel like you put some fish in with other fish that just don't belong together and if people do the research they will not to put them together. I feel you've done it for video purposes only and that's just not cool like I said again I appreciate the time and effort you put into some of your videos but some are more than others on this like this one it's not cool I'm sorry just watching it, it seems it was done on purpose I'm sure you have people watching your videos just for that purpose as well. I'm still subscribed I'm still watched but some of them I'm just, I can't do it I won't do it and I will comment if I don't like them I'm not trying to be an ass Because I know how nature works and know how it's supposed to go But we don't have to force it either. Just my opinion and I know it doesn't mean much but thanks for listening
You're welcome! With each new video, I walk away with a greater respect and understanding for the world around me. Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment.
You all prolly dont give a damn but does any of you know a tool to get back into an instagram account?? I was dumb forgot my password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me
@Gus Lionel i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and im in the hacking process atm. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
the effort you put in your hobby sir, is worth a lot of views. I'm so glad i found you on youtube !! I'm a hobby breeder myself, but man this kind of uploads are extremely special and informative. Nothing on youtube is compairable with what you do, so i hope i can enjoy a lot of future uploads from you.
My god, what an incredible expert you are. Your voice, tone and speed is actually National Discovery worthy. Thanks for helping us out. I hope to find a local Ram breeder asap instead of a shop 🤞. I subscribe, you deserve all the credit!
I swear to all things holy I’ve been watching for a new video from you. I also swear this video could not have come at a better time. I just got 2 pairs of GBRs. One female is black. You are my favorite TH-cam channel. Your work by far surpasses all other channels. This video is going to be of a huge help to me and my new fish. Previous videos of yours have helped me learn quite a bit. The mystery snails video, kribs, you’ve helped my fish room a ton. I appreciate your work. Thank you so much for the time and effort. It takes an incredible amount of work to do what you do and I once again thank you. I’ll be watching this video multiple times.
Thank you and I hope that I have done the GBRs justice with my film. At some point, I will get a patreon account and some merchandise. Thanks again for your support. :-D
You have done a spectacular service for the "aquarium world" here with your splendid fish documentary! Single handedly, you may have elevated this Blue Ram species to "pop star" status!
BTW...this is by far the best, most comprehensive video about this topic, and I think I've watched them all! Thank you for taking the time. Your camera work is stellar!
This Saturday 11/30/19 , I will be setting up a “species only” new tank 29 gallons, for my electric blue pair. So far they have spawned twice. But the tank they are currently in is a community tank. There is no way they can protect their eggs where they are. So by the next morning all the eggs are gone. :(. So the new tank is going in just for them. :). I know that nothing goes fast with proper aquarium keeping. .
Wow.....this is far and away the best video I have seen regarding the care and breeding of any tropical fish. Rams have always had a special place in my heart. I love everything about them, their beauty, their disposition, their stances. At 74, I am just getting back into keeping tropical fish. I just set up a 37 gallon tank, and I am awaiting plants and some hardscape. In the meantime I am cycling it with some floating plants, bacteria, liquid fert. and water changes. I hope to get some rams within a month or so and can hardly wait. Thank you so much for sharing your valuable information. I subbed and will do some binge-watching for a while. Take care.
Best video on german blue rams I’ve ever seen, I’d actually say this is a documentary, calling it a video wouldn’t make it justice. My 4 month old pair just started breeding, they’ve laid eggs in the community tank and I had to remove the leaf with the eggs, 20-30 tiny babies hatched, lots of the eggs were white maybe because of improper fertilisation or maybe because of fungus, I’ve added an air stone to the small container for air circulation but still didn’t help much. Next time I’ll give them a tank to breed and raise their fry, the process is amazing and wonderful to watch. Thank you for the effort of making these videos, new subscriber here!
Hoorah! The latest video from The Dave is here and once again it's superb and well worth the wait. Everything about this series impresses me so much, from the professional quality of the videography and the editing, to the fact that as with all The Dave videos, the emphasis throughout is wholly on informing and educating the viewer(s) regarding the subject species. I live in an area with fairly hard water (pH: 7.3, GH 24, KH 9, out of the tap), so German Blue Rams, while on my list of species-I'd-like-to-keep, are for now a project for the future, if and when R.O. water becomes a practicality. However, I understand that the Bolivian Ram (Mikrogeophagus altispinosus) would perhaps be more adaptable/forgiving ? p.s. There was one tiny issue at 12:30, where "sight" was used onscreen instead of "site", but in a video that lasts almost an hour (which absolutely flew by, btw) that is an almost insignificant quibble. p.p.s. I'm fairly sure that I've asked previously if there was any chance of you doing a species video sometime on the Celestial Pearl Danio and you replied that you were currently working on a GBR (this) video. So, now that it's finished, if you're looking for suggestions...
Hi, thanks for watching the video. I've never kept Bolivian Rams, but yes, it's my understanding that they are a good bit more tolerant. As to the "sight vs. site" error . . . How embarrassing ! Trust me, I know the difference. Silly mistakes like that drive me crazy, but life goes on. Yes, CPDs are on my agenda. They are incredibly beautiful fish! I certainly understand why you're asking. However, I usually have several projects going at once. While I was filming the Rams, I was also working on Angelfish, and Bristlenose Catfish, as well as other odds and ends ! But I'll tell you what, after they're done, CPDs are at the top of my list . . . :-)
Thank You, I look forward to seeing a CPD video from you. Considering the huge impact they made in the hobby, so soon after they were discovered, it's surprising how little reliable information is available on them.
I watched it at playback speed: 1.5x because of the length and slow talking but ended up watching it again in regular speed because...Wow! Great footage! Very informative. This video is one of a kind on youtube, not a lot of good GBR vids out there. Thank you for this!
You're welcome! It was a lot of fun to make. It took a year to film and put together, and began at nearly 2 hours in length. So, oddly enough, this is the short version ! :-)
I was breeding these rams and i noticed that the male started to attack the female the baby fish had already been born and were free swimming. I also noticed that female was in a corner hiding and then one of the baby fry got near her and she ate it. The male was the only parent still protecting the fry could it be possible that she started eating them and the male got defensive. (I have taken them both out the aquarium at this point since the fry are 9 days old and free swimming just as a precaution.)
Professional documentary about so interesting fish species. They are big fish in tiny body! I looked into forum info in my country and don't find reliable info how long they live! Most often people claim that in 28 Celsius degree they live 2-3 years , somebody claims that up to 5 years .... Here we call this species Ramirez Chichlid. Dave you touched very important issue on the beginning - good genetic material. Unfortunately they are weak, threatened with hormones and antibiotics in places of origin. Sadly, no animal rights organisation don't do anything....😥
It is a sad situation for many fish, and it's up to the fish-keepers to look after the species, and do what's right. The big commercial breeders are more concerned with profit and efficiency. (28C = 2-3 years that sounds about right) Thanks for watching the video. 😁
I'm not sure that I have enough adjectives in my vocabulary to adequately describe this video, but I'll try. How about - stunning, exemplary, superb, excellent and breathtaking? OK, you get the idea. I don't know what video equipment Dave uses to capture such close-ups but the detail has to be seen to be believed. I have bred German Blue Rams so I must say a big 'thank you' to Dave for this first-class video presentation.
Thank you for the list of complimentary adjectives! And by the way, you forgot spell-binding ! But seriously, I appreciate the kind words. Thank you. :-)
No problem. I checked out the details of your video gear and was astonished to find that this video was shot on a product that costs less than £400. Amazing!
Without doubt the best 'how to' fish video I have ever seen. The photography is excellent. I have seen productions from National Geographic which do not come up to this standard.
What my plan is to tear down and completely remove a mature planted 5 gallon. Using that space for the new 29 gallon. I will transfer all that substrate water and plants to the 29. I also have a mature Fluval 33.5 gallon of which to drawn water, biomedia and two large sponge filters from....... To the 33.5 gallon I will add two new large filter sponges and add new biomedia to the two Fluval sponges in the back compartment.
Unfortunately, I only sell them locally, and the place where I originally bought mine has stopped breeding them. I have not bought any in a long time, so I have no seller recommendations. I would join a Facebook group or two that focuses on German Blue Rams. . . They might be able to help recommend someone reliable to you. Best of luck.
Hello Dave, thank you for the informative video. I do hope you can help me out with this: I have a pair that had their first spawn this week. Everything went well, the eggs hatched and both parents were very busy protecting their free swimming fry (9 days old.) I had 2 guppies as dither fish, and I removed them after noticing that the guppies were eating the fry. After I removed the guppies, both parents seemed to be less stressful and doing good. I came back to check on the fry 2 hours later, they are nowhere to be seen. Clearly the parents have eaten the fry. My question is, is it because of me removing the dither fish? Or is it simply bad luck (first spawn.) I really hope you could help me out.
Hello, first spawns are rarely successful. Removing the guppies was probably stressful for the adults, but it probably wasn't the sole cause of the fry problem. I would keep other fish out of the breeding tank though. . . If the adult GBRs are in good condition, they should spawn again within a couple weeks. Try to keep the environment in and around the tank clean, stable and calm. They will learn, and everything will be better next time. :-)
@ Melanie Jimenez Yes. if you don't separate them they will eat their fry, eventually. Removing the adults can sometimes be the easiest way to do it. However, I prefer to use a siphon hose to remove the fry, and leave the parents in the breeding tank. This approach allows the parents to lay eggs again much sooner, and the fry can then go in a bare-bottom tank that's easier to maintain and clean.
Holy smokes beautiful Babies I breed my own GBR'S all kinds Gold. Black rams, balloon rams you Name it. The longest I had a ram lived it was almost 2 years, but also i do a lot of cross breeding to get different variations of the species 😊😁😎
A biologist who made a video about them said that otocinclus are a much better choice than plecos, as they don’t eat the eggs at all . While bristle nose plecos may , my pair has spawned tonight , the male seems in charge of the eggs , the female seems a bit shocked and the male chases her away .
It really depends on the setup. A pair of rams in a 10 gallon with lots of rapidly growing plants, maybe 2 gallons per week. I've also done 1 gallon per day every day. . . Use a water testing strip to get a good idea of when to change water. Keep nitrites at 0 and nitrates below 20 ppm
Please see the description section below the video for the camera make and model. I also used various macro lenses that are not listed in the description.
Question... wouldn't it be much less stress on the fry to remove the parents and leave the the fry in the tank in which they were hatched? Then as they grow larger move the fry? I am wanting mine to spawn in the future but this is one question that i had not thought of. BTW, very informative lesson and superb footage!!
Yes, it would be less stressful on the fry to leave them where they are. However, it would be easier to feed them and keep the water clean in an empty 5 or 10 gallon tank with no substrate. If survival and rapid growth are to be maximized removing the fry is the better option. Because, in a small, clean, controlled environment it's easier to get the food right to the fry, and to be sure the fry are eating. Clean up is also much easier. Removing the young will also stimulate the adults to breed again sooner. . . Better to stress the babies a little, than to stress the adults, because if things go wrong with the fry, the adults can always make more. . .
Hi The Dave ( love the profile photo btw) you wouldn't happen to know any good fish breeders would you? I've tried getting some before, ( 3 and they were a type of balloon ram), from a fish store and they ended up getting ich ( I know it wasn't caused on my end because I ended up buying a couple of chili rasboras as well from a separate tank in that store and they also ended up getting ich). I've never had this problem before and it was not a fun experience ( 1 out of the 3 survived treatment). I'd like to try again with these guys but I'm a bit paranoid I'll end up with sickly fish again. Any advice?
Hello and thanks for watching the video. Good quality rams are hard to find, and I would definitely avoid the balloon rams. . . Unfortunately, the breeder where I bought my rams from originally has passed away. I would try looking for local breeders or local aquarium clubs on line. Facebook would be a good place to search for breeders and clubs. Other than that, Aquabid might be of some help. Sorry that I couldn't be of more help. :-)
I kept 1 electric blue, 1 gold, 1 black and 3 German blues, in a heavy planted 55 gallon tank with a 30 gallon sump in a full community. All the fish on this list are still alive 3 yrs later same tank except the rams the lived between 8 months to a year 1 koi angelfish 6 green barbs 8 mixed rainbow fish 1 clown pleco 1 bushynoise pleco 4 corycats 4 Otos
I used to breed blue rams years ago and agree that choice of quality stock is paramount to breeding success. The stock available today has been 'interfered with' too much, leading to weak strains which are prone to disease and poor parenting skills. I use rainwater in my tanks but have to store it for weeks before I can use it due to nitrite in the water - always a good policy to test it prior to adding it to your aquarium. I never got rams to live beyond 26-27 months. Thanks for posting a very instructive video. The photography was superb.
Thank you for watching the video, and taking the time to leave comment. All very good advice / information. What's causing the high nitrites in your rainwater ? The collecting equipment or pollution in the rain ?
I live in west Wales where there is little or no air pollution. I have a concrete-tiled roof and a polypropylene water butt. I'm assuming that the nitrogen in the atmosphere dissolves in the rain and falls as nitrous acid, showing up as nitrite ion when I test the water. I decant the water into containers and leave it to stand for a few weeks. There is a tiny amount of sediment in the bottom of these and presumably some nitrifiers, as the NO2 disappears leaving 0-10 mg.L of nitrate.
Hmmm, interesting thank you for replying. I always let it rain for 10-15 minutes before I begin collecting rainwater to help reduce contamination from dust / dirt that collects on the roof. I wonder if putting a sponge filter in the water butt would be helpful ?
@@TheDave333 I'm sure you're right, though an air stone, or anything that gently circulates the water, would improve gaseous exchange and improve oxygen levels. Chuck in some lava rock or alfagrog and the water butt can probably oxidise nitrite almost as quickly as it arrives. I'm not sure if you're aware, but recent studies using DNA libraries, have shown that the micro-organisms responsible for most of the oxidation of N in our tanks are archaea rather than bacteria. This new understanding supercedes the previous theory (accepted as gospel for decades) concerning nitrosomnas and nitrobacter bacteria. There are also comammox bacteria at work. The single most potent limiting factor is always oxygen. Happily archaea are not negatively impacted by low pH, though with low conductivity water pH becomes somewhat meaningless anyway. The point is that archaea survive in some of the harshest environments on earth, making water butts an easy ride, so give them oxygen and they'll do the job. Some folks on the UKAPS forums keep daphnia cultures in their rainwater collectors, not for fish feeding but to indicate that the collected water is fish safe. I thought that was pretty smart, so I thought I'd pass it on :)
Thank you so much for sharing this information. . . It certainly makes sense that the more "primitive" of the prokaryotes would be the one to carry out such an important function for all life on the planet. It also makes sense that oxygen would be the critical limiting factor. Adding an airstone is brilliant ! Simple beautiful. Thank you. :-)
I really appreciate your knowledge and effort to create this video on GBRs. Your commentary is really nice to listen to, very detailed and informative. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome, and thank you so much for leaving a comment! They're such great fish, and it was a fun film to make. I have a lot more footage, so you can expect another video on these beauties in the near future. . .
Hey Dave! Thank you for this great video, I've watched it more than 5 times already in its entirety and am always learning something new! I finally managed to have my pair spawn and now have little fry wrigglers! I have a question regarding water changes for the fry, how often and how much do you recommend I do it once the fry are free swimming? And do I have to feed them before they start free swimming? Do you recommend I do anything to the light I have for the plants or keep the scheduled lighting as it was before? Thank you so much for the amazing resource as a hobbyist!
Hi ! Thanks for watching the video, and congratulations on the wrigglers!!! How often you have to change the water will depend on a lot of different things like the tank size, number of fish, how heavily you feed, etc. . . In a 10 gallon tank with a pair of Rams, I change one gallon of water everyday. I try to be as stealthy as I can, so I don't disturb the parents and the babies. I put the freshwater back in using airline tubing, and gravity. I put the airline tubing in the top of the sponge filter outflow, so that everything is nice and gradual. If the new water is retuned very slowly it doesn't even have to be the same exact temperature. You can use an airline control valve to adjust how quickly the water is put back into the tank. You can change larger quantities of water, less frequently if you like, but the key is to return the freshwater slowly, so there's no rapid change in temp., pH. etc. . . . Either way the key is to not panic the parents, and to not make large changes to the water chemistry. Slow and steady, minimal stress. Don't feed the babies until they're free-swimming, but keep feeding the parents. As long as you don't have a lot of algae growing, I would keep the lighting schedule the same, and if it's on an automatic timer, it's even better. Best of luck, and let me know how it all works out. :-)
@@TheDave333 Thank you so much!! I will follow accordingly appreciate the amazing information! They started free swimming this morning so I'm preparing some powdered liquid water and egg yolk! Thank you!
Be very careful not to overfeed. Especially with the egg yolk! They need very, very, little. Many people pollute the water by overfeeding egg yolk. Best of luck. It might be a good idea to think about buying a microworm culture too. Great food easy to grow. . . :-) th-cam.com/video/vV6xYtrZS28/w-d-xo.html
@@TheDave333 I think I made a terrible mistake of overfeeding the tank :( I can't gauge how much to feed and squirted a good amount of food into the tank. I'm waking up to find less and less fry everyday. I only used it twice and have since tried to feed them powder repashy and am waiting for Hikari first bites and my starter micro worms to come in! In terms of amount of food, how do you determine how much is enough per feeding? Thank you for the video link! EDIT: Update, my pair ate the remaining fry for some reason :( It looked like they were moving them around, but I noticed the female did not release the fry after a while. I don't see any fry anymore in the tank.
@neverLamp Sorry to hear about the babies. It's really hard to gauge how much to feed, especially with prepared foods. One approach is to feed them way less than you think they'll eat, and then use a magnifying glass to look at their bellies to see if they're full. That can be difficult to see. And this is where live foods come in handy, because they can live in the water for quite a while before dying and decomposing. So, the fish have a long time to find them and eat them all. The good news is they'll lay eggs again soon!!! In the mean time, be sure that your water parameters are in check. Things will go better next time . . . :-)
I have kept fish for over 30 years and read about them extensively, BUT there is so much to learn from this video. I'll definitely be back to watch this one again! Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this fantastic documentary. Subscribing!
Thank you for your subscription. Feel free to watch it as many times as you like!!! It's like a Monty Python movie, each time you watch it, there will be something new to see. :-)
I ordered german blue rams and got baloon rams...by mistakee...its only been 2 daysss...it will be nice if u have someething to say on baloon rams.thanks...like your video
As always you make a complete report about the subject that you are showing, with all the details, with a exelente video resolution, thanks for the huge amount of good information about the blue rams.take care, be safe.
Wow you nailed it again Dave! Magnificent footage of this breeding pair, love your narrative voice. Had some fry of the Golden eye cichlids early this year but in a community tank they don't survive. th-cam.com/video/5jG7UU9Ofg8/w-d-xo.html Bought some Notobranchius killi eggs online and raised them now they lay eggs themselves. th-cam.com/video/9Pp6aTQnCVQ/w-d-xo.html In the early days had some GBRs but indeed they never got older than one year, but i was not a very good waterchanger at that time. Thanks for this masterpiece and good luck with the hobby.
I love your taste in fish! N. guentheri was the first fish that I owned when I started in this hobby. I was given a bag of peat moss with eggs in it, and told to put it in dechlorinated water. Several hours later, and there were fish!!! I was amazed that it worked!! So, started studying how it was possible to get fish from "dirt." And then, I was hooked. . . I hope to film a lot more killifish in the future !
I think we have the same taste of fish Dave. I had many killi fish species before but never the Notos, bought some bags without knowing which Noto specie it was at Aliexpress(Chinese web-shop) just for fun. Added some water to it and in a 2 hours the eggs hatch, had to setup a micro worm culture quickly because the fry was too small to eat brine shrimp but in 6 weeks they are grow to adulthood and are able to reproduce them self's. Wonderfull fish and beauties of nature they are.
How many hours from egg deposit until viability can be determined. I’ve had a couple batches that turned lighter rather than darker after 18 hours. I’m wondering if the pairs need more practice since this is their first spawns at a young age.
Absolutely the best video on youtube in the care of these magnificent fish. I was afraid to try to breed them but this video has given me the courage to try. Thank you!!
just got two german blue rams (male i think) and they are both just sitting in one position or moving just a little bit. is there anything i could do to make them more active or make them feel better?
Warm, clean water always helps, but live food will usually get fish up and moving. Perhaps, they just need time to adjust. Be sure they have places to hide, so they're not out in the open all of the time. They are more comfortable and secure in planted tanks. You may also want to dim the lights if they are very bright. I hope one of these suggestions helps. :-)
Thank you for this video, after buying my first 2 rams and one passing away the next day, i felt horrible and really trying to find out why it died, i still have no idea, but now i know how to really care for the one i have left thanks to you.
@ Wouter Hut& Yes, but not while they're laying eggs. Slow and steady is the key. I remove 1 gallon each day with a bit of airline tubing stuck onto the riser pipe on the sponge filter, then I use the same tubing to return the water slowly right into the riser pipe on the filter. The tube stays in the tank, so I don't disturb the fish anymore than I have to. It's very subtle. The fish don't really notice.
i want to put some of the ram in my community tank and i was wondering at what age can i move them so that they are big enough not to be eaten. the most aggressive fish is in the tank are 2 German blue ram(they've never eaten a fish but are a little bit territorial) and maybe a pearl(he's very shy) the other fish are just neon tetras and some other tetras that are the same size as the neons just different colors.
It really depends on how fast the baby rams are growing, which will depend on water temperature, water quality, as well as the quantity and quality of their food. A rough estimate = 2-3 months.
Thanks for watching my videos, and subscribing to The Dave. My focus and my passion is in observing, learning, and teaching others about the natural world. However, I will consider your idea.📽
@@TheDave333 I know, I appreciate it so much. I did use your German blue tips and succeeded to breed a couple of golden balloon rams that were always eating their eggs. I used the pleco as dither fish and worked like magic
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your support. 😁
Long but worth every minute. By far the best GBR video on youtube, and by a long way. I imagine there was a lot of time & effort put into the amazing videography and editing, and it really shows. So thank you.
You're very welcome. The fish did most of the work. . . :-)
How I appreciate the time you put into your videos some of them like this one I don't appreciate very much because I feel like you put some fish in with other fish that just don't belong together and if people do the research they will not to put them together. I feel you've done it for video purposes only and that's just not cool like I said again I appreciate the time and effort you put into some of your videos but some are more than others on this like this one it's not cool I'm sorry just watching it, it seems it was done on purpose I'm sure you have people watching your videos just for that purpose as well. I'm still subscribed I'm still watched but some of them I'm just, I can't do it I won't do it and I will comment if I don't like them I'm not trying to be an ass Because I know how nature works and know how it's supposed to go But we don't have to force it either. Just my opinion and I know it doesn't mean much but thanks for listening
You put so much time and effort into sharing your knowledge and passion about these beautiful fish and I am very grateful for it! Thank you!!
You're welcome! With each new video, I walk away with a greater respect and understanding for the world around me. Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment.
What a wonderful little documentary!
Thank you!
You all prolly dont give a damn but does any of you know a tool to get back into an instagram account??
I was dumb forgot my password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me
@Finn Alberto instablaster ;)
@Gus Lionel i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and im in the hacking process atm.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Gus Lionel It worked and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thank you so much you really help me out!
Best content ever, just like a very professional documentary. Thank you very much.
You're very welcome. I love making them.
the effort you put in your hobby sir, is worth a lot of views. I'm so glad i found you on youtube !! I'm a hobby breeder myself, but man this kind of uploads are extremely special and informative. Nothing on youtube is compairable with what you do, so i hope i can enjoy a lot of future uploads from you.
Thank you very much! Your words of encouragement really help to push me forward with my work. Have a spectacular day :-D
My god, what an incredible expert you are. Your voice, tone and speed is actually National Discovery worthy. Thanks for helping us out. I hope to find a local Ram breeder asap instead of a shop 🤞. I subscribe, you deserve all the credit!
Wow, thank you! 😁
FINALLY
love ur vids
I swear to all things holy I’ve been watching for a new video from you.
I also swear this video could not have come at a better time. I just got 2 pairs of GBRs. One female is black.
You are my favorite TH-cam channel. Your work by far surpasses all other channels. This video is going to be of a huge help to me and my new fish. Previous videos of yours have helped me learn quite a bit. The mystery snails video, kribs, you’ve helped my fish room a ton.
I appreciate your work. Thank you so much for the time and effort. It takes an incredible amount of work to do what you do and I once again thank you.
I’ll be watching this video multiple times.
Have you thought about having t-shirts made up? If you do I’m absolutely in on that or a patreon donation.
Thank you and I hope that I have done the GBRs justice with my film.
At some point, I will get a patreon account and some merchandise.
Thanks again for your support. :-D
She looks like she could have the black gene, but I don't think so. Breed my own GBR'S but this guy's are still beautiful 😊
1 hour of GERMAN BLUE RAM documentary omg hahaha LIKED!
Very impressive presentation.
Beautiful documentary 🍻
My heart almost jumped out when the pleco landed on the eggs. Hahaha
Thank you for watching the video, and taking the time to leave a comment. This documentary too nearly a year to make !!!
Wish you can do this kind of documentary for all kinds of aquarium fish hahaha
I'm working on it !! :-)
Gosh yes
I love this video! And the voice is so chill and calming. Subbed!
Thanks for the sub ! The fish keep me chill . . .
You have done a spectacular service for the "aquarium world" here with your splendid fish documentary! Single handedly, you may have elevated this Blue Ram species to "pop star" status!
Wow, thank you! The fish did most of the work. :-)
BTW...this is by far the best, most comprehensive video about this topic, and I think I've watched them all! Thank you for taking the time. Your camera work is stellar!
Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to leave a nice comment.
The best video on TH-cam , no crazy annoying music just good information
Glad you liked it!
First rate content.
If every aquarium species had a video like this, the fish-keeping hobby would be transformed.
I'm working on it . . . :-)
This was quality content! Bravo !!!
Thank you. That's how I roll . . .
This Saturday 11/30/19 , I will be setting up a “species only” new tank 29 gallons, for my electric blue pair. So far they have spawned twice. But the tank they are currently in is a community tank. There is no way they can protect their eggs where they are. So by the next morning all the eggs are gone. :(. So the new tank is going in just for them. :). I know that nothing goes fast with proper aquarium keeping. .
Thanks for your effort spend to make this documentary. Its outstanding. The best video on TH-cam about the mighty blue rams
Thank you :-)
This is the BEST breeding video I've ever seen!!!!! I can't wait to hit the SUBSCRIBE button!!!!
Thank you for the compliment and your subscription. :-)
Wow.....this is far and away the best video I have seen regarding the care and breeding of any tropical fish. Rams have always had a special place in my heart. I love everything about them, their beauty, their disposition, their stances. At 74, I am just getting back into keeping tropical fish. I just set up a 37 gallon tank, and I am awaiting plants and some hardscape. In the meantime I am cycling it with some floating plants, bacteria, liquid fert. and water changes. I hope to get some rams within a month or so and can hardly wait. Thank you so much for sharing your valuable information. I subbed and will do some binge-watching for a while. Take care.
Thank you so much for subscribing to my channel, and taking the time to leave comments. Welcome back to a wonderful hobby. :-D
Only 120k views? The TH-cam algorythm is really crap.
I was actually hoping not to see the fry eaten by the green plant , there are still some of us left.
Empathy! That's a great quality . . . :-)
definitely the best German Blue Ram video out there, well done Sir 🙏🏻
Wow, thanks!
Best video on german blue rams I’ve ever seen, I’d actually say this is a documentary, calling it a video wouldn’t make it justice. My 4 month old pair just started breeding, they’ve laid eggs in the community tank and I had to remove the leaf with the eggs, 20-30 tiny babies hatched, lots of the eggs were white maybe because of improper fertilisation or maybe because of fungus, I’ve added an air stone to the small container for air circulation but still didn’t help much. Next time I’ll give them a tank to breed and raise their fry, the process is amazing and wonderful to watch.
Thank you for the effort of making these videos, new subscriber here!
Thanks fort sharing your experience with me, and for subscribing.
I appreciate the love . . . Best of luck with the GBRs. :-)
Hoorah! The latest video from The Dave is here and once again it's superb and well worth the wait.
Everything about this series impresses me so much, from the professional quality of the videography and the editing, to the fact that as with all The Dave videos, the emphasis throughout is wholly on informing and educating the viewer(s) regarding the subject species.
I live in an area with fairly hard water (pH: 7.3, GH 24, KH 9, out of the tap), so German Blue Rams, while on my list of species-I'd-like-to-keep, are for now a project for the future, if and when R.O. water becomes a practicality. However, I understand that the Bolivian Ram (Mikrogeophagus altispinosus) would perhaps be more adaptable/forgiving ?
p.s. There was one tiny issue at 12:30, where "sight" was used onscreen instead of "site", but in a video that lasts almost an hour (which absolutely flew by, btw) that is an almost insignificant quibble.
p.p.s. I'm fairly sure that I've asked previously if there was any chance of you doing a species video sometime on the Celestial Pearl Danio and you replied that you were currently working on a GBR (this) video. So, now that it's finished, if you're looking for suggestions...
Hi, thanks for watching the video. I've never kept Bolivian Rams, but yes, it's my understanding that they are a good bit more tolerant.
As to the "sight vs. site" error . . . How embarrassing !
Trust me, I know the difference. Silly mistakes like that drive me crazy, but life goes on.
Yes, CPDs are on my agenda. They are incredibly beautiful fish! I certainly understand why you're asking. However, I usually have several projects going at once. While I was filming the Rams, I was also working on Angelfish, and Bristlenose Catfish, as well as other odds and ends ! But I'll tell you what, after they're done, CPDs are at the top of my list . . . :-)
Thank You, I look forward to seeing a CPD video from you. Considering the huge impact they made in the hobby, so soon after they were discovered, it's surprising how little reliable information is available on them.
I watched it at playback speed: 1.5x because of the length and slow talking but ended up watching it again in regular speed because...Wow! Great footage! Very informative. This video is one of a kind on youtube, not a lot of good GBR vids out there. Thank you for this!
You're welcome! It was a lot of fun to make. It took a year to film and put together, and began at nearly 2 hours in length. So, oddly enough, this is the short version ! :-)
This is like a full length documentary dedicated to rams! 🎉
Yes, tell everyone that you know! It's one of the best fish videos ever!
I was breeding these rams and i noticed that the male started to attack the female the baby fish had already been born and were free swimming. I also noticed that female was in a corner hiding and then one of the baby fry got near her and she ate it. The male was the only parent still protecting the fry could it be possible that she started eating them and the male got defensive. (I have taken them both out the aquarium at this point since the fry are 9 days old and free swimming just as a precaution.)
Yes, it is very possible that she was eating the fry and the father drove her away to protect them. She may be young and still learning how to parent.
@@TheDave333 Ok thanks.
Just like Planet earth or NGC documentary. Beautiful work! Thank you!
Wow, thank you! That is very high praise. :-)
Hes back!!! We missed you
Ahhhh . . . :-)
Professional documentary about so interesting fish species. They are big fish in tiny body! I looked into forum info in my country and don't find reliable info how long they live! Most often people claim that in 28 Celsius degree they live 2-3 years , somebody claims that up to 5 years .... Here we call this species Ramirez Chichlid.
Dave you touched very important issue on the beginning - good genetic material. Unfortunately they are weak, threatened with hormones and antibiotics in places of origin. Sadly, no animal rights organisation don't do anything....😥
It is a sad situation for many fish, and it's up to the fish-keepers to look after the species, and do what's right. The big commercial breeders are more concerned with profit and efficiency. (28C = 2-3 years that sounds about right) Thanks for watching the video. 😁
I'm not sure that I have enough adjectives in my vocabulary to adequately describe this video, but I'll try. How about - stunning, exemplary, superb, excellent and breathtaking? OK, you get the idea. I don't know what video equipment Dave uses to capture such close-ups but the detail has to be seen to be believed. I have bred German Blue Rams so I must say a big 'thank you' to Dave for this first-class video presentation.
Thank you for the list of complimentary adjectives! And by the way, you forgot spell-binding ! But seriously, I appreciate the kind words.
Thank you. :-)
No problem. I checked out the details of your video gear and was astonished to find that this video was shot on a product that costs less than £400. Amazing!
I have 6 rams for two years now from the pet store and they're beautiful but mean as crap.
Amazing video , with outstanding detail. My hat goes off to you
Thank you. I only hope that I did these beautiful little fish justice.
Without doubt the best 'how to' fish video I have ever seen. The photography is excellent. I have seen productions from National Geographic which do not come up to this standard.
Thank you for the kind words. It's a labor of love.
Very nice and informative... :)
Thanks a lot 😊
What my plan is to tear down and completely remove a mature planted 5 gallon. Using that space for the new 29 gallon. I will transfer all that substrate water and plants to the 29. I also have a mature Fluval 33.5 gallon of which to drawn water, biomedia and two large sponge filters from....... To the 33.5 gallon I will add two new large filter sponges and add new biomedia to the two Fluval sponges in the back compartment.
Holy crap i thought you stopped!! Thank you for returning, i love ur content
Only death can release me from my obsession with fish. :-)
Do you ever sell high quality Rams for breeding, or could you recommend a reliable seller?
Unfortunately, I only sell them locally, and the place where I originally bought mine has stopped breeding them. I have not bought any in a long time, so I have no seller recommendations.
I would join a Facebook group or two that focuses on German Blue Rams. . . They might be able to help recommend someone reliable to you. Best of luck.
Another question can i still feed them brine shrimp that have been alive for 4 days or is it bad for them?
You can still feed them, but they're far less nutritious. Too many can cause constipation.
Will different types of rams(gold, electric, blue) breed with each other?
Yes, they can interbreed because they are all the same species.
Your videos are absolutely stunning. This is incredible.
Thank you, and welcome to The Dave!
i dont understand how the f*** you have so little subs
I know right. . . I'd like to have more . . . I guess people will find me eventually.
@The Dave I hope it gets better soon so u can do this full-time job.
Thank you so much! It's getting better all the time. . . 😁
A very intelligent video, I learned a lot about baby fish. Good filming, a nice calm even voice tone that makes it easier to understand.
Thanks for the kind words. :-)
Hello Dave, thank you for the informative video. I do hope you can help me out with this:
I have a pair that had their first spawn this week. Everything went well, the eggs hatched and both parents were very busy protecting their free swimming fry (9 days old.) I had 2 guppies as dither fish, and I removed them after noticing that the guppies were eating the fry. After I removed the guppies, both parents seemed to be less stressful and doing good. I came back to check on the fry 2 hours later, they are nowhere to be seen. Clearly the parents have eaten the fry.
My question is, is it because of me removing the dither fish? Or is it simply bad luck (first spawn.)
I really hope you could help me out.
Hello, first spawns are rarely successful. Removing the guppies was probably stressful for the adults, but it probably wasn't the sole cause of the fry problem. I would keep other fish out of the breeding tank though. . .
If the adult GBRs are in good condition, they should spawn again within a couple weeks. Try to keep the environment in and around the tank clean, stable and calm. They will learn, and everything will be better next time. :-)
@ Melanie Jimenez
Yes. if you don't separate them they will eat their fry, eventually. Removing the adults can sometimes be the easiest way to do it. However, I prefer to use a siphon hose to remove the fry, and leave the parents in the breeding tank. This approach allows the parents to lay eggs again much sooner, and the fry can then go in a bare-bottom tank that's easier to maintain and clean.
What a awesome course!! Thanks The Dave
No problem!
Most informative video I've ever seen in the fishkeeping hobby! Great work! 👍
I'm getting a pair of rams now. 😍
Awesome! Thank you! I have more. 🙂📽
this is a documentary. period. 5⭐ After a very long time saw such a complete video.
Thank you. 5 stars is a great compliment.
Holy smokes beautiful Babies I breed my own GBR'S all kinds Gold. Black rams, balloon rams you Name it. The longest I had a ram lived it was almost 2 years, but also i do a lot of cross breeding to get different variations of the species 😊😁😎
Thanks for responding. Genetics make a big difference. . .
@@TheDave333 yes it does! It took me along time to get the right genes, and more than 3 thousand 🤑 to find a good strain, so it does matter 😜😢😭
THIS is science
love science and nature
Perfect video . Keep up your good work . Gbr is my favorite dwarf cichlid specie . I love the apistogrammas as well mostly agassizi .
Thank you so much 👍
Quality content🔥.. loved it🤩
Thank you, and welcome to The Dave !
Amazing job with this documentary.
A ton of work. Thank you!
It was a lot of work !!! But very rewarding. . .
this is so helpful, thank you.
You're so welcome!
one of THE best vdo .... wish everything could be made so simple and so explained.... gr8 job ...
Thanks a lot 😊
A biologist who made a video about them said that otocinclus are a much better choice than plecos, as they don’t eat the eggs at all . While bristle nose plecos may , my pair has spawned tonight , the male seems in charge of the eggs , the female seems a bit shocked and the male chases her away .
It's true, nocturnal animals can disturb them at night, so it's probably best to use diurnal tank mates.
Hey Dave! Another question, how often do you do your water changes for the rams?
It really depends on the setup. A pair of rams in a 10 gallon with lots of rapidly growing plants, maybe 2 gallons per week. I've also done 1 gallon per day every day. . . Use a water testing strip to get a good idea of when to change water. Keep nitrites at 0 and nitrates below 20 ppm
What kind of camera/ lens did you use to film this?
Please see the description section below the video for the camera make and model. I also used various macro lenses that are not listed in the description.
@@TheDave333 Thanks. Outstanding footage! Planet earth should hire you :)
Question... wouldn't it be much less stress on the fry to remove the parents and leave the the fry in the tank in which they were hatched? Then as they grow larger move the fry? I am wanting mine to spawn in the future but this is one question that i had not thought of. BTW, very informative lesson and superb footage!!
Yes, it would be less stressful on the fry to leave them where they are. However, it would be easier to feed them and keep the water clean in an empty 5 or 10 gallon tank with no substrate.
If survival and rapid growth are to be maximized removing the fry is the better option. Because, in a small, clean, controlled environment it's easier to get the food right to the fry, and to be sure the fry are eating. Clean up is also much easier.
Removing the young will also stimulate the adults to breed again sooner. . . Better to stress the babies a little, than to stress the adults, because if things go wrong with the fry, the adults can always make more. . .
Can i use decapsulated brine shrimps instead of live baby brine shirmps to condition the fish
because it is more in protein
yes, and it can also be helpful to include other live food items like black worms and white worms.
Hi The Dave ( love the profile photo btw) you wouldn't happen to know any good fish breeders would you? I've tried getting some before, ( 3 and they were a type of balloon ram), from a fish store and they ended up getting ich ( I know it wasn't caused on my end because I ended up buying a couple of chili rasboras as well from a separate tank in that store and they also ended up getting ich). I've never had this problem before and it was not a fun experience ( 1 out of the 3 survived treatment). I'd like to try again with these guys but I'm a bit paranoid I'll end up with sickly fish again. Any advice?
Hello and thanks for watching the video. Good quality rams are hard to find, and I would definitely avoid the balloon rams. . . Unfortunately, the breeder where I bought my rams from originally has passed away. I would try looking for local breeders or local aquarium clubs on line. Facebook would be a good place to search for breeders and clubs. Other than that, Aquabid might be of some help. Sorry that I couldn't be of more help. :-)
I had a male GBR that recently passed away this February at a ripe old age of 2 years and 11 months old.
That's is a ripe old age for a GBR! NIce work. :-)
Luckily, he was able to successfully breed shortly before he passed away so his genes of longevity are passed on!
Great video! I’ve enjoyed it 3x now.
Awesome ! Thank you. :-)
Amazing video! What camera are you using?
@Guppy Factory Thanks for watching the video. There's is a paid ink to the same camera in the description section beneath the video.
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
I kept 1 electric blue, 1 gold, 1 black and 3 German blues, in a heavy planted 55 gallon tank with a 30 gallon sump in a full community. All the fish on this list are still alive 3 yrs later same tank except the rams the lived between 8 months to a year
1 koi angelfish
6 green barbs
8 mixed rainbow fish
1 clown pleco
1 bushynoise pleco
4 corycats
4 Otos
Thanks for leaving a comment about your experiences with these fish. That sound like an awesome community tank !!!
I used to breed blue rams years ago and agree that choice of quality stock is paramount to breeding success. The stock available today has been 'interfered with' too much, leading to weak strains which are prone to disease and poor parenting skills. I use rainwater in my tanks but have to store it for weeks before I can use it due to nitrite in the water - always a good policy to test it prior to adding it to your aquarium. I never got rams to live beyond 26-27 months.
Thanks for posting a very instructive video. The photography was superb.
Thank you for watching the video, and taking the time to leave comment. All very good advice / information. What's causing the high nitrites in your rainwater ? The collecting equipment or pollution in the rain ?
I live in west Wales where there is little or no air pollution. I have a concrete-tiled roof and a polypropylene water butt. I'm assuming that the nitrogen in the atmosphere dissolves in the rain and falls as nitrous acid, showing up as nitrite ion when I test the water. I decant the water into containers and leave it to stand for a few weeks. There is a tiny amount of sediment in the bottom of these and presumably some nitrifiers, as the NO2 disappears leaving 0-10 mg.L of nitrate.
Hmmm, interesting thank you for replying. I always let it rain for 10-15 minutes before I begin collecting rainwater to help reduce contamination from dust / dirt that collects on the roof. I wonder if putting a sponge filter in the water butt would be helpful ?
@@TheDave333 I'm sure you're right, though an air stone, or anything that gently circulates the water, would improve gaseous exchange and improve oxygen levels. Chuck in some lava rock or alfagrog and the water butt can probably oxidise nitrite almost as quickly as it arrives.
I'm not sure if you're aware, but recent studies using DNA libraries, have shown that the micro-organisms responsible for most of the oxidation of N in our tanks are archaea rather than bacteria. This new understanding supercedes the previous theory (accepted as gospel for decades) concerning nitrosomnas and nitrobacter bacteria. There are also comammox bacteria at work.
The single most potent limiting factor is always oxygen. Happily archaea are not negatively impacted by low pH, though with low conductivity water pH becomes somewhat meaningless anyway. The point is that archaea survive in some of the harshest environments on earth, making water butts an easy ride, so give them oxygen and they'll do the job. Some folks on the UKAPS forums keep daphnia cultures in their rainwater collectors, not for fish feeding but to indicate that the collected water is fish safe. I thought that was pretty smart, so I thought I'd pass it on :)
Thank you so much for sharing this information. . . It certainly makes sense that the more "primitive" of the prokaryotes would be the one to carry out such an important function for all life on the planet. It also makes sense that oxygen would be the critical limiting factor. Adding an airstone is brilliant ! Simple beautiful. Thank you. :-)
Do Juveniles male and female rams both have a pink belly and does the male lose it as he matures?
Only the females get the pink belly.
I really appreciate your knowledge and effort to create this video on GBRs. Your commentary is really nice to listen to, very detailed and informative. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome, and thank you so much for leaving a comment! They're such great fish, and it was a fun film to make. I have a lot more footage, so you can expect another video on these beauties in the near future. . .
@@TheDave333 Thanks, I'll surely be waiting for that!
Animal Planet BBC Discovery Nat Geo Wild who?
The Dave :-)
Hey Dave! Thank you for this great video, I've watched it more than 5 times already in its entirety and am always learning something new! I finally managed to have my pair spawn and now have little fry wrigglers! I have a question regarding water changes for the fry, how often and how much do you recommend I do it once the fry are free swimming? And do I have to feed them before they start free swimming? Do you recommend I do anything to the light I have for the plants or keep the scheduled lighting as it was before? Thank you so much for the amazing resource as a hobbyist!
Hi ! Thanks for watching the video, and congratulations on the wrigglers!!! How often you have to change the water will depend on a lot of different things like the tank size, number of fish, how heavily you feed, etc. . . In a 10 gallon tank with a pair of Rams, I change one gallon of water everyday. I try to be as stealthy as I can, so I don't disturb the parents and the babies. I put the freshwater back in using airline tubing, and gravity. I put the airline tubing in the top of the sponge filter outflow, so that everything is nice and gradual.
If the new water is retuned very slowly it doesn't even have to be the same exact temperature. You can use an airline control valve to adjust how quickly the water is put back into the tank.
You can change larger quantities of water, less frequently if you like, but the key is to return the freshwater slowly, so there's no rapid change in temp., pH. etc. . . .
Either way the key is to not panic the parents, and to not make large changes to the water chemistry. Slow and steady, minimal stress.
Don't feed the babies until they're free-swimming, but keep feeding the parents. As long as you don't have a lot of algae growing, I would keep the lighting schedule the same, and if it's on an automatic timer, it's even better.
Best of luck, and let me know how it all works out. :-)
@@TheDave333 Thank you so much!! I will follow accordingly appreciate the amazing information! They started free swimming this morning so I'm preparing some powdered liquid water and egg yolk! Thank you!
Be very careful not to overfeed. Especially with the egg yolk! They need very, very, little. Many people pollute the water by overfeeding egg yolk. Best of luck. It might be a good idea to think about buying a microworm culture too. Great food easy to grow. . . :-)
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@@TheDave333 I think I made a terrible mistake of overfeeding the tank :( I can't gauge how much to feed and squirted a good amount of food into the tank. I'm waking up to find less and less fry everyday. I only used it twice and have since tried to feed them powder repashy and am waiting for Hikari first bites and my starter micro worms to come in! In terms of amount of food, how do you determine how much is enough per feeding? Thank you for the video link!
EDIT: Update, my pair ate the remaining fry for some reason :( It looked like they were moving them around, but I noticed the female did not release the fry after a while. I don't see any fry anymore in the tank.
@neverLamp
Sorry to hear about the babies. It's really hard to gauge how much to feed, especially with prepared foods. One approach is to feed them way less than you think they'll eat, and then use a magnifying glass to look at their bellies to see if they're full. That can be difficult to see. And this is where live foods come in handy, because they can live in the water for quite a while before dying and decomposing. So, the fish have a long time to find them and eat them all. The good news is they'll lay eggs again soon!!! In the mean time, be sure that your water parameters are in check. Things will go better next time . . . :-)
Mind-blowing informative documentary.
Thanks Dave
You're very welcome. The fish did most of the work. :-)
can you make a video on Apistograma care and breeding.
Someday I will
Waiting
Wow, just wow.
A magnificent species, and an excellent video. Was worth every second. Thank you.
You're welcome. Glad to have a new fan of The Dave !
I have kept fish for over 30 years and read about them extensively, BUT there is so much to learn from this video. I'll definitely be back to watch this one again!
Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this fantastic documentary. Subscribing!
Thank you for your subscription. Feel free to watch it as many times as you like!!! It's like a Monty Python movie, each time you watch it, there will be something new to see. :-)
I ordered german blue rams and got baloon rams...by mistakee...its only been 2 daysss...it will be nice if u have someething to say on baloon rams.thanks...like your video
Hello, I'm sorry to hear that you got the wrong fish. Unfortunately, I am not a fan of the balloon rams, so I will not be filming them anytime soon.
A very interesting and informative video! Very professionally done too. Ready to go to NATGO!!!
Thank you :-)
As always you make a complete report about the subject that you are showing, with all the details, with a exelente video resolution, thanks for the huge amount of good information about the blue rams.take care, be safe.
Thank you very much!
Loved the close ups of the female laying, really cool to see up close
Thanks! It was a fun video to put together. They're such amazingly beautiful fish.
Wow you nailed it again Dave! Magnificent footage of this breeding pair, love your narrative voice.
Had some fry of the Golden eye cichlids early this year but in a community tank they don't survive.
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Bought some Notobranchius killi eggs online and raised them now they lay eggs themselves.
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In the early days had some GBRs but indeed they never got older than one year, but i was not a very good waterchanger at that time.
Thanks for this masterpiece and good luck with the hobby.
I love your taste in fish! N. guentheri was the first fish that I owned when I started in this hobby. I was given a bag of peat moss with eggs in it, and told to put it in dechlorinated water. Several hours later, and there were fish!!! I was amazed that it worked!! So, started studying how it was possible to get fish from "dirt." And then, I was hooked. . . I hope to film a lot more killifish in the future !
I think we have the same taste of fish Dave.
I had many killi fish species before but never the Notos, bought some bags without knowing which Noto specie it was at Aliexpress(Chinese web-shop) just for fun.
Added some water to it and in a 2 hours the eggs hatch, had to setup a micro worm culture quickly because the fry was too small to eat brine shrimp but in 6 weeks they are grow to adulthood and are able to reproduce them self's.
Wonderfull fish and beauties of nature they are.
Yes, I think we do have the same tastes in fish.
Als ik geen vis zou houden, zou ik vogels houden!
@@TheDave333 Alot of people that I know are keeping both.😊
Excellent ! Beautifully designed and produced, enjoyed every moment of this film. Thanks.
You're very welcome, it was a fun video to put together.
How many hours from egg deposit until viability can be determined. I’ve had a couple batches that turned lighter rather than darker after 18 hours. I’m wondering if the pairs need more practice since this is their first spawns at a young age.
After 2-3 hours I can tell good eggs from bad. Young pairs often make mistakes. . .
Exceptionally done video! The video is top notch coupled with your narration and great macro footage too!
Glad you enjoyed it! More great stuff coming soon !
Wish you were my teacher
If you learned something . . . Then, I am.
We all have many teachers. :-)
@@TheDave333 :) are you on instagram?
Absolutely the best video on youtube in the care of these magnificent fish. I was afraid to try to breed them but this video has given me the courage to try. Thank you!!
Wow, thank you! I really love what I do. The natural world is so amazing !!! I just wish more people knew about my channel. lol 😄
just got two german blue rams (male i think) and they are both just sitting in one position or moving just a little bit. is there anything i could do to make them more active or make them feel better?
Warm, clean water always helps, but live food will usually get fish up and moving. Perhaps, they just need time to adjust. Be sure they have places to hide, so they're not out in the open all of the time. They are more comfortable and secure in planted tanks. You may also want to dim the lights if they are very bright. I hope one of these suggestions helps. :-)
Probably the most in-depth video I've ever seen on a species of fish. congrats, and thanks.
Thanks! I have more ! Feel free to watch them all. :-)
Amazing video.. very difficult and needs lots of patience to create it although seems easier
Thanks for checking out the video. It's was not easy to make. :-)
I’ve kept German blue rams for about 17months and they grow to the size of 2.75 - 3 inches 👍🏼
Excellent! Thank you for leaving a comment.
Will wild type German Blue Rams choose time mate with the Golden variety? They seem to be identified as the same species in online stores.
Yes, they will mate together. They're the same species, but different varieties / strains.
An excellent documentary, perhaps the best I've ever seen on the subject of tropical fish keeping. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, thank you! Have a beautiful day!
Thank you for this video, after buying my first 2 rams and one passing away the next day, i felt horrible and really trying to find out why it died, i still have no idea, but now i know how to really care for the one i have left thanks to you.
Happy to help.
Hey, I have a question: do you do water changes while the rams are breeding?
@ Wouter Hut&
Yes, but not while they're laying eggs. Slow and steady is the key.
I remove 1 gallon each day with a bit of airline tubing stuck onto the riser pipe on the sponge filter, then I use the same tubing to return the water slowly right into the riser pipe on the filter. The tube stays in the tank, so I don't disturb the fish anymore than I have to. It's very subtle. The fish don't really notice.
i want to put some of the ram in my community tank and i was wondering at what age can i move them so that they are big enough not to be eaten. the most aggressive fish is in the tank are 2 German blue ram(they've never eaten a fish but are a little bit territorial) and maybe a pearl(he's very shy) the other fish are just neon tetras and some other tetras that are the same size as the neons just different colors.
It really depends on how fast the baby rams are growing, which will depend on water temperature, water quality, as well as the quantity and quality of their food. A rough estimate = 2-3 months.
@@TheDave333 ok thanks :)
This video is everything and makes it inspiring to want to try to breed a pair.
Awesome! You should try breeding them, it's a rewarding experience and well worth the effort. They're such beautiful fish.
Do you have a website/ebay account for selling rams? I would love to buy some from u!
I'm sorry but I don't. . . :-(
Would love to keep these fish but... my water hardness is 280ppm. Can’t imagine they would last long
I have 1150 ppm water and I have a spawn of ramirezis electric blue recently
Dave, you are so amazing! I love your videos! Can you make a video teaching us how to film and photograph aquariums?
Thanks for watching my videos, and subscribing to The Dave. My focus and my passion is in observing, learning, and teaching others about the natural world. However, I will consider your idea.📽
@@TheDave333 I know, I appreciate it so much. I did use your German blue tips and succeeded to breed a couple of golden balloon rams that were always eating their eggs.
I used the pleco as dither fish and worked like magic
Thank you, and best of luck with the Rams.
1 - 2 years? No wonder they have such huge batches, and breed so frequently. I think I prefer my fish a bit longer lived, though.
Beauty is fleeting . . . 🙂