Blue Rams Cleaning House - Aquarium Advice

themanofsilver · 04-07-2005, 02:41 PM

Recently I have been finding about a fish a day, dead at the bottom of my tank and I know it's the Blue Rams. Why are they doing this? They were perfectly peaceful for about a momth prior to this...suddenly they are killing one fish per night. So far I've lost 3 Cardinals, 1 Cory, and 1 algae eater. Please help me!

**Fluff** · 04-07-2005, 02:46 PM

Perhaps they are getting ready to spawn. Although they aren't terribly aggressive, they will still exhibit cichlid behavior when they want to spawn. Some worse than others I imagine. Yours seem to be the more aggressive ones. What other fish are in with them?

piranha · 04-07-2005, 10:26 PM

Sorry to hear about the bad news.I am thinking of starting a tank of blue rams.Other than this problem that has developed,do you like the rams?

themanofsilver · 04-08-2005, 01:26 AM

i love the rams. they are really pretty fish. the fish with them are cardinal tetra in one tank and bloodfin tetra in the larger tank. i removed the remaining 6 cardinal tetra from the smaller 10g tank and did notice eggs this evening. i believe it must have been spawning behavior. i will take back the irridecent shark and some of the mollies tomorrow to give more room to the rams.

**Fluff** · 04-08-2005, 08:39 AM

That's awesome. Congrats!!!

04-07-2005, 02:41 PM	#1
themanofsilver Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 15	Blue Rams Cleaning House Recently I have been finding about a fish a day, dead at the bottom of my tank and I know it's the Blue Rams. Why are they doing this? They were perfectly peaceful for about a momth prior to this...suddenly they are killing one fish per night. So far I've lost 3 Cardinals, 1 Cory, and 1 algae eater. Please help me!

04-07-2005, 02:46 PM	#2
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,170 Images: 29	Perhaps they are getting ready to spawn. Although they aren't terribly aggressive, they will still exhibit cichlid behavior when they want to spawn. Some worse than others I imagine. Yours seem to be the more aggressive ones. What other fish are in with them? __________________ ~Cindy

04-08-2005, 08:39 AM	#5
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,170 Images: 29	That's awesome. Congrats!!! __________________ ~Cindy

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04-07-2005, 10:26 PM	#3
piranha Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Port Jefferson Station, New York Posts: 283	Sorry to hear about the bad news.I am thinking of starting a tank of blue rams.Other than this problem that has developed,do you like the rams?

04-08-2005, 01:26 AM	#4
themanofsilver Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 15	i love the rams. they are really pretty fish. the fish with them are cardinal tetra in one tank and bloodfin tetra in the larger tank. i removed the remaining 6 cardinal tetra from the smaller 10g tank and did notice eggs this evening. i believe it must have been spawning behavior. i will take back the irridecent shark and some of the mollies tomorrow to give more room to the rams.