nirbhao
Aquarium Advice Addict
I'm having issues with blue rams. They are so lovely. Very fun to watch. And apparently all one bad mood away from hexamita.
We lost our first ram after having her and another female for about two weeks. Got the tank healthy and bought two unsexed juveniles (who we think were one male and one female) from another place. They didn't even make it into the tank because it was so immediately obvious they had parasites.
We got one male and one female from the first place, and overnight they killed our first female. I sit and stare at my tank at least an hour every day, and I never even saw them bully her.
I had read, although I'll admit I can't recall, that you can keep two females and a male.
We've had these two critters apparently unwilling to share each other since September 30th, and the female once again has spider web poop, a swollen anus, and a skinny belly. We started treatment with Jungle Tank Buddies Parasite Clear on Sunday, but she has not improved.
I'm going to get some General Cure in a few minutes here. I'm very frustrated, though, because it seems to be what these fish do.
If we lose this female, should we just let the male go without a mate? Can blue rams live alone or do they get lonely? We already have one male dwarf gourami. Will it be a problem to have only males?
Aside from maintaining really good water quality, is there anything I can do to prevent further outbreaks?
Thanks very much.
the tiny computer is full of delicion!
We lost our first ram after having her and another female for about two weeks. Got the tank healthy and bought two unsexed juveniles (who we think were one male and one female) from another place. They didn't even make it into the tank because it was so immediately obvious they had parasites.
We got one male and one female from the first place, and overnight they killed our first female. I sit and stare at my tank at least an hour every day, and I never even saw them bully her.
I had read, although I'll admit I can't recall, that you can keep two females and a male.
We've had these two critters apparently unwilling to share each other since September 30th, and the female once again has spider web poop, a swollen anus, and a skinny belly. We started treatment with Jungle Tank Buddies Parasite Clear on Sunday, but she has not improved.
I'm going to get some General Cure in a few minutes here. I'm very frustrated, though, because it seems to be what these fish do.
If we lose this female, should we just let the male go without a mate? Can blue rams live alone or do they get lonely? We already have one male dwarf gourami. Will it be a problem to have only males?
Aside from maintaining really good water quality, is there anything I can do to prevent further outbreaks?
Thanks very much.
the tiny computer is full of delicion!