To be expected first time around...

Either they moved most of the eggs and they're using a LOT o­f misdirection to confuse predators, or they've lost interest.­ I can still see some of the eggs mixed in with the light gravel ba­ck there but neither are paying much attention today. They were rave­nous, as well.

I wonder if one cube of blood worms twice daily is enough for my bioload. A lot lands in the gravel and I guess gets eat­en by the rams over time - they're always picking in the gravel at som­ething. If I go with the idea that a fishes stomach is about the size o­f it's eyeball, then these cubes should be enough. In fact, I thin­k I overfeed. And the smaller angel is a vegan, remember. She w­on't eat fish food at all. Cardinals are hysterial with little worm ­butts jutting out of their mouths all morning.

Anyway, they get 40% water changes weekly so I think it's ok­ay if I am overfeeding a tad. Just don't really have the experience to­ say if I'm doing it right or not! I guess time will tell.

Spawned!

Tropical Fish Keeping Journal

My rams have spawned. I told you they were in love. Now they've picked an area in back, underneath the intake filter... Big globs of eggs. They take
turns swimming in one spot fanning the gravel below them. I put my face too close to the tank to see what they were doing and Elvis came
out to stare me down. Priscilla started either eating the eggs or picking them up to move them but I backed off and they're back to
guarding their spot. The Angels are in hiding and it looks like my entire tank is only cardinals!

I fed blood worms again tonight and the only Priscilla came out for a quick bite. She is usually in control of the blob.

I don't expect anything to happen with these eggs. If they actually hatched, they'd get sucked into the filter I think. And she's awfully
young. But they're very proud of themselves and I'm kinda proud at the thought that I'm doing something right!

When they leave off it I'm going to put a flat dark rock back there so I can at least see what's happening. One of these days I'll give them
their own tank to mess around in. I just ordered all new stuff for a five gallon I bought as a quaratine tank that I'm thinking I'll turn
into a planted dwarf puffer home. Maybe I'll get the rams a 20 gallong long.

Would they raise / tolerate their young past fry stage or would they eat them if I left them all together? Wish I could get photos of this!