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<div>== Breeding Mikrogeophagus ramirezi ==<br />
[[Image:Mikrogeoghagus ramirezi1.jpg|right|thumb|Female German Blue Ram]]<br />
Breeding German Blue Rams is usually easy once a pair bond is achieved. Often, Rams will not pair up just because a male and female are together. Getting multiple juveniles and letting them grow together often results in pair bonds. Once a pair bond is formed, a pH of 5.5 to 6.5 is the best for the adults, eggs, and fry. German Blue Rams become sexually mature fairly quickly - maturity can be reached as early as 4–6 months. Many aquarists report some pairs as being monogamous. Others have said German Blue Rams are polygamous and prefer the 'harem' approach. <br />
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== Spawning ==<br />
This is where breeding German Blue Rams can become a challenge, since breeding German Blue Rams is not always an easy task. Young German Blue Rams will most likely not get it right the first few times and some pairs spend most of their free time fighting: fluctuating lighting times may distort their breeding. A big red abdomen and a visible ovipositor is a good sign that a female is ready and willing, and the female or male cleaning a piece of rock, wood, or creating a pit in the sand of gravel is also a promising indication. The pair will begin to show a little more interest in one another by twirling and nudging each other, even at night. The male may display irregular bursts of energy where he'll dart away or begin sliding his body against the female. This bursting can be directed towards other Rams, especially competing males, females or pairs.<br />
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The female can lay between 20-200 eggs. Both parents will tend to the eggs. It is not unusual that the parents will eat the eggs, especially unfertilised ones. As mentioned previously, they may spawn several times until they get it right.<br />
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== The Eggs ==<br />
The eggs can fungus. The methylene blue can help, but not necessary if the tank water is clean. One website recommends the use of hydrogen peroxide in the low dose and repeated every 12 hours. The good water quality can help, but good water might mean old water that has a lower pH since there is evidence that the hatch rate is improved with the lower pH range. The survival or fry is probably improved with the lower pH.<br />
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== Raising Fry ==<br />
The feeding of the small fry can be tricky. [[Baby brine shrimp]] (BBS) should work, but there are certain fry in a batch that are too small to eat it. Some pairs produce smaller fry. It is recommended to mix other possible smaller foods together with the BBS.<br />
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There is the traditional food recommended [[infusoria]], but this is "difficult" to produce and with the uncertain concentration. <br />
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Hard boiled egg yolk is another food old timers might use. One author holds the egg yolk in a cheese cloth and to squeeze in the water. I place the very small amount that is perhaps only half the size of a pea can be placed into a small container. A few drops of water is then added. The very small utensils can then be used to make a mash. Once it is smooth, then add more water. This should result in a fine emulsion and can be poured into the small container with the fry. The small bits float around and the fry can eat it easily. The remainder of the egg yolk can be kept in a food container and used for up to a week. (Less than 1/4 yolk is needed, so the balance can be eaten by the aquarist along with the egg white so as not to waste food.)<br />
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Another alternative is one of the brands of the liquid fry food. These are highly recommended, but might be only useful for a few days until fry can accept the BBS.<br />
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You can make your own liquid fry food. The BBS, egg yolk or dried whole egg, pea flour, yeast, [[spirulina]], and more can be mixed into the blender to form a liquid paste. The paste should be thick enough to pour like a milk shake at least. It can be taken in small amounts to place directly to the fish fry or to mix in a small container first to dispurse before adding. This can be kept in a refrigerator up to a week for use as needed.<br />
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<div>{{Fish Data <br />
|name = Golden Apple Snail<br />
|image = Pomacea_bridgesii1.jpg<br />
|caption = Golden Apple Snail<br />
|species = Pomacea bridgesii<br />
|difficulty = E<br />
|min_tank_size = 5<br />
|min_tank_size_unit =gal<br />
|max_size = 2.5<br />
|min_size = 2<br />
|size_units = in<br />
|min_ph = 7.0<br />
|max_ph = 8.0<br />
|min_temperature = 20<br />
|max_temperature = 28<br />
|temperature_units = C<br />
|min_water_hardness = 8<br />
|max_water_hardness = 15<br />
|stocking_ratio_female = 1<br />
|stocking_ratio_male = 1<br />
|availability = C<br />
|diet = H<br />
|food_pellet = 0<br />
|food_flake = Yes<br />
|food_live = 0<br />
|food_other = Yes<br />
|min_life_span = 1<br />
|max_life_span = 2<br />
|type = i<br />
|min_sg = 1<br />
|max_sg = 1<br />
|captive_bred = Yes<br />
}}<br />
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==Alternative names==<br />
:{{cn|Apple Snail}}, {{cn|Golden Apple Snail}}, {{cn|Mystery Snail}}<br />
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==Origin==<br />
:Native to Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Brazil. Non-native populations in Southeast Asia.<br />
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== Sexing ==<br />
:Difficult, these are NOT hermaphroditic snails. Female grows faster than the male at first. In male snails the shell opening tends to be larger and rounder, due to the penial complex (easier to see in large numbers). It is easier to estimate the sex by looking inside the shell opening to see the penial complex. This will not be visible in females. Just take the snail out of the water and keep it upside down. The snail will stretch its foot out (as if it is trying to flip over). Once it has extended out to a point, If you look to the right of the mantle, You should see a large penis sheath in front of the gills. In a female snail the sheath will be absent.<br />
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== Breeding ==<br />
:When 2 snails are mating, it's the female which is the lower of the pair. Female lays the eggs, which are bright pink in colour, above the water at night so it's easy to control population. Eggs hatch out after 2-3 weeks. Egg clusters need to be kept at a high humidity and at {{C|22|28}}. High temperature causes earlier hatching.<br />
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==Tank compatibility==<br />
:Will mix with virtually any other non-predator aquatic animal. Do not keep with [[:Category:Loach|Loaches]] or [[:Category:Puffer Fish (Freshwater)|Puffer Fish]] and other invert eaters as they will attack and possibly kill the snail.<br />
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== Diet ==<br />
:Eats par-boiled vegetables, likes peeled grapes, will eat a little algae. This snail will generally not eat live plants. Do not be shocked if you see this snail eating a recently dead creature, they are opportunists.<br />
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==Feeding regime==<br />
:It will constantly graze around the tank or will eat algae tablets. Apple snails can also be fed par-boiled leafy greens.<br />
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== Environment Specifics ==<br />
*Apple snails are more active during the night when the tank lights are switched off.<br />
*Must have [[calcium]] ( [[GH]] greater than 8d) in the water and a pH greater than 7.0 or the shell will dissolve and the snail will die.<br />
*If it is kept at the higher temperature range, it will move around more quickly, but will have a shorter life span of about a year.<br />
*Any copper based medical treatments in the water will kill it.<br />
*Does '''not''' like [[salt]].<br />
*The condition of its shell shows the history of its life:<br />
The intensity of the colours (and the visibility of the stripes) can sometimes change because of environmental factors. This new look is not applied to the whole shell, only to the expanding of it, giving you a clear reading of a snails environmental history just by looking at its shell-patterns. Also, periods of acidity or too little calcium damages the shell, and may give it a roughened texture or even holes. The shell never heals, which is why it is common to see some visible wear, maybe even some small breakage around the oldest part (the tip). This is is common to all snails.<br />
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== Behaviour ==<br />
:A graceful and peaceful animal, it is a bottom feeder, although it explores all over the aquarium. It does however need to breath air from the surface. It has a tube (also called a siphon) which it can extend to allow it to breath air whilst remaining underwater.<br />
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== Identification ==<br />
: Shape of body, and shape and colour of shell are the biggest clues, especially if you can see the stripes.<br />
: The albino variant is the most common in shops, and should have yellow-white flesh with orange spots and a golden yellow shell.<br />
: The natural variant has a brown, striped shell and a dark flesh.<br />
: Mixtures can produce different variants of coloring on shell and flesh, including pink, ivory, blue and jade.<br />
: They have stripes parallel to the spiral shape of the shell, but the stripes are not always visible.<br />
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== Pictures ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:Pinkapplesnail.jpg|Pink Apple Snail<br />
Image:Pomacea_bridgesii_eggs.jpg|Typical egg cluster (about {{in|1.5}} long)<br />
Image:Pomacea bridgesii mating.jpg|Male and female mating<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.applesnail.net/ Apple Snails] (premium site)<br />
*[http://www.snailgarden.com/ Snail Garden]<br />
*[http://www.fishpondinfo.com/snail.htm Robyn's Snail and Clam Page]<br />
*[http://aquariumfishshop.com/snail/mystery Mystery Snail Profile & Auctions - USA]<br />
*[http://www.e-aquarium.com.au/mystery_snails.htm e-Aquarium]<br />
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[[Category:Snails (Freshwater)]]<br />
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