blue ramirezi ? - Aquarium Advice

aquaradio · 11-10-2005, 04:51 PM

anyone ever heared or seen one?
and [acronym:a37d7e202b="By the way"]BTW[/acronym:a37d7e202b] how long does a ramirezi live?

workfortheman · 11-10-2005, 05:06 PM

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...=blue+ramirezi
Does this look about right?

aquaradio · 11-10-2005, 06:25 PM

yup thats it thanks man

jrp1588 · 11-10-2005, 06:38 PM

nice lookin fishy

talloulou · 11-10-2005, 06:41 PM

These fish are quite beautiful and definitely worth trying. Unfortunately one of mine died, I didn't even have it a year

And I've been having trouble finding another one locally so now I have a lonely one. But I really do like these fish and would recommend them to others despite their fragileness.

Hrafnkel · 11-10-2005, 08:08 PM

I had a pair. One lasted a few hours, the other lasted about 3 days. Not really worth it, in my opinion.

Jchillin · 11-10-2005, 08:19 PM

[acronym:e691b23982="For what its worth"]FWIW[/acronym:e691b23982]...it is a known fact that German Blue Rams are not the most hardiest of fish. If you read the profile that was linked, the issue is explained.

I personally had almost given up on them after my first pair died within two weeks. The research I began to discover why led me to try again. I have 4 German Blues that are over 7 months old.

Tiffi · 11-10-2005, 08:28 PM

I had a pair in Germany that got 1.5 years old until I had to sell the tank to move to America. I now have a pair that thrives and already spawned!

**Fishyfanatic** · 11-10-2005, 11:25 PM

Rams are finicky with water quality. I purchased 6 expecting to only have 3 or 4 survive, but months later they are all still in the tank and thriving.

Tiffi · 11-11-2005, 07:46 AM

I guess it also depends where they are bred. In German forums I have never heard about them being sensitive with water conditions. So if you get some tank raised ones from a hobbyist on lets say aquabid.com, you might be safer. Or the quality your [acronym:479d4f2d13="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:479d4f2d13] has is good enough anyway.

11-10-2005, 04:51 PM	#1
aquaradio Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: israel Posts: 15	blue ramirezi ? anyone ever heared or seen one? and [acronym:a37d7e202b="By the way"]BTW[/acronym:a37d7e202b] how long does a ramirezi live? __________________ "Oxygen should be regarded as a drug" Thom Yorke

11-10-2005, 05:06 PM	#2
workfortheman Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 484 Images: 1	http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...=blue+ramirezi Does this look about right? __________________ Ernie www.ErnestJohn.com

11-10-2005, 06:25 PM	#3
aquaradio Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: israel Posts: 15	yup thats it thanks man __________________ "Oxygen should be regarded as a drug" Thom Yorke

11-10-2005, 08:08 PM	#6
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	I had a pair. One lasted a few hours, the other lasted about 3 days. Not really worth it, in my opinion. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

11-10-2005, 08:19 PM	#7
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,976 Images: 47	[acronym:e691b23982="For what its worth"]FWIW[/acronym:e691b23982]...it is a known fact that German Blue Rams are not the most hardiest of fish. If you read the profile that was linked, the issue is explained. I personally had almost given up on them after my first pair died within two weeks. The research I began to discover why led me to try again. I have 4 German Blues that are over 7 months old. __________________ _________________________________

11-10-2005, 08:28 PM	#8
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	I had a pair in Germany that got 1.5 years old until I had to sell the tank to move to America. I now have a pair that thrives and already spawned! __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

11-10-2005, 11:25 PM	#9
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	Rams are finicky with water quality. I purchased 6 expecting to only have 3 or 4 survive, but months later they are all still in the tank and thriving. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

11-11-2005, 07:46 AM	#10
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	I guess it also depends where they are bred. In German forums I have never heard about them being sensitive with water conditions. So if you get some tank raised ones from a hobbyist on lets say aquabid.com, you might be safer. Or the quality your [acronym:479d4f2d13="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:479d4f2d13] has is good enough anyway. __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

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