Dwarf South American Cichlids?

[TheCommunityCichlid]

That Bolivian looks awesome! Never seen one look like that

 

[bshenanagins]

I don't believe there is. At least not that's common in the trade

My mistake, I was under the impression they grew much more than rams like 4-5 inches.

 

[bshenanagins]

That Bolivian looks awesome! Never seen one look like that

I agree it's very impressive. Where did you get it?

 

[DeathclawRowe1]

My Bolivian and Super Red Apistogramma males, the Bolivian loves the camera the Apistogramma not as much.

Very nice ram!!

 

[Borderlesscott]

Picked him up at my LFS about a year ago, he is displaying to the female in the pic.

 

[Tandanus]

My Bolivian and Super Red Apistogramma males, the Bolivian loves the camera the Apistogramma not as much.

Wow! They are both absolutely stunning. I miss my Bolivians.

 

[Michlol101]

German blue rams stay small, colourful and hardy

 

[Tandanus]

German blue rams stay small, colourful and hardy

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Yes, they are beautiful fish

 

[Fishman007]

German blue rams stay small, colourful and hardy

No there not hardy there delicate fish but are stunning!

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

No there not hardy there delicate fish but are stunning!

I disagree rams today are way more hardy than people give them credit for.

 

[Freakgecko91]

It all depends on where the stock comes from...rams from farms in Asia are incredibly fragile due to poor breedong

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

It all depends on where the stock comes from...rams from farms in Asia are incredibly fragile due to poor breedong

Yea, make sure you check for the made in the USA stamp on their butts. But seriously this is true but stock that comes to me is hardy but I'm all the way in the middle of the states. West coasters may not be so lucky.

 

[Freakgecko91]

Yea, make sure you check for the made in the USA stamp on their butts. But seriously this is true but stock that comes to me is hardy but I'm all the way in the middle of the states. West coasters may not be so lucky.

I live in Michigan and still see poor stock at many LFS. My first pair of rams pasted a week for that reason. I will only buy mikrogeophagus from one store to be honest. It all depends on who the store uses as a wholesaler/distributor

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Never have that problem even from chain stores

 

[t4runnr]

I live in Michigan and still see poor stock at many LFS. My first pair of rams pasted a week for that reason. I will only buy mikrogeophagus from one store to be honest. It all depends on who the store uses as a wholesaler/distributor

I'm from Michigan as well. My Bolivian ram and my electric blue German ram were bought from the same place in Livonia a few years apart. Both are doing extremely well. And I had some water parameter swings early on in my 55 gal when I started adding the tetra schools.

 

[Freakgecko91]

Fantastic Fins? If so, it's a great store

 

[t4runnr]

Fantastic Fins? If so, it's a great store

The very same one. That's where I got my driftwood from as well.

 

[Fishman007]

My LFS just got some electric blue rams, apistos, and some kribs!

 

[Fishman007]

T4runnr you electric blue look amazing!

 

[Freakgecko91]

The very same one. That's where I got my driftwood from as well.

I'm in there all the time, was there today actually