Balloon Ram?

[Loren]

Well, RIP sweet Balloon Puffers. The last two have gone on to their great reward. One was floating this morning and the other looked to be right behind him, so I took care of bidness.

I know the rest of the tank peeps were squealing, "Thank God! Now maybe that biotch will turn the HEAT DOWN in here!"

And so I did. No more 80 degree fish.

So sorry for your loss.

 

[FishBeast]

Sorry for your loss Vicki

 

[VickiK]

Sorry to hear that you lost all of the rams. Poor things.

Thanks Betty. I am officially "over" RAMS of any kind now. I must concede to failure on that front. It's OK. I manage to keep lots of other things alive and thriving. LOL

 

[VickiK]

Why didn't you try saving the eggs?

Pffffffffft. YOU come over and save the eggs, Loren.

 

[VickiK]

Sorry for your loss Vicki

Maybe it's that "fabricated fish" thing? Made to take your money and then break your heart later. LOL

 

[Mike16T]

Egg's can be saved via egg tumbler.

 

[VickiK]

Egg's can be saved via egg tumbler.

Oh Mike that is so far above my pay grade around here.....no way I could manage that.

 

[Mike16T]

Oh Mike that is so far above my pay grade around here.....no way I could manage that.

.... You can make a DIY tumbler for almost no cost if you have the equipment.. Tumbler made from plastic water bottle.. YouTube it.. =P

 

[VickiK]

.... You can make a DIY tumbler for almost no cost if you have the equipment.. Tumbler made from plastic water bottle.. YouTube it.. =P

OH MY. You are so much more resourceful than I am , Mike. I dunno that I have a place to raise Congo Tetras anyway. I watch LR Bretz do is tetra raising --- it's a lotta work.

 

[Betty]

Vicki, I'm not handy at all, but even I made a tumbler when I was saving and raising African cichlid fry. I had one spit out a bunch of eggs so I had to scramble to come up with something. A sponge filter and some netting make a decent tumbler.

Look at how cute if you tumble and raise from eggs!!

Eight days later...

Another time -- I thought this was too cute -- the baby on the left looks like it's smiling.

You did the best you could for the balloon rams. I wonder if the "balloon" part made them more prone to conditions or generally not as healthy or long-lived.

 

[Mike16T]

See @VickiK .... =)
The cool part with it too is that you will witness their growth..

 

[VickiK]

@Betty
@Mike16T

Wow. That IS super cool!!!

 

[VickiK]

You did the best you could for the balloon rams. I wonder if the "balloon" part made them more prone to conditions or generally not as healthy or long-lived.

You might be right. C'est la vie.