Show Off Your Ram Cichlids

[TheresaM]

This photo was taken in 2007. Back then I belonged to the Capital Cichlid Association and impulse bought my first pairs of rams at one of the meeting auctions, probably paid a couple of dollars.

Never kept them before, brought them home and put the pair in an planted, fishless 5g. Surprisingly they did incredibly well, spawned, lived for quite a few years. Haven't had luck like that since with rams.

 

[Vlado21]

Really cute Ram, Theresa!

 

[Brookster123]

This photo was taken in 2007. Back then I belonged to the Capital Cichlid Association and impulse bought my first pairs of rams at one of the meeting auctions, probably paid a couple of dollars.

Never kept them before, brought them home and put the pair in an planted, fishless 5g. Surprisingly they did incredibly well, spawned, lived for quite a few years. Haven't had luck like that since with rams.

That's a stud there!! Good stock makes all the difference.. should make that a disclaimer for anyone considering a pair in a 5gal

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[Finntastic]

I saw this huge 4"+ Electric blue ram female at Petsmart that these adorable tiny fry.

 

[Brookster123]

I saw this huge 4"+ Electric blue ram female at Petsmart that these adorable tiny fry.

Nope... electric blue acara..

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[Brookster123]

Here are my rams The phone does not give gratitude towards the coloration. (All are a little camera shy)
Male German Blue
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Shy Male German Blue
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Male Bolivian
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How do you know that's a male bolivian?

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[Finntastic]

Nope... electric blue acara..

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That was probably it because there was a word between "blue" and "ram" I just couldn't remember what it was. I feel bad for the fish though it is in a tiny tank and I have seen it at the same store without fry two months ago. I wish I had the money for it.

 

[Finntastic]

How do you know that's a male bolivian?

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Tail streamers and pointed trailing edge of dorsal fin.

 

[TheresaM]

That's a stud there!! Good stock makes all the difference.. should make that a disclaimer for anyone considering a pair in a 5gal

And a disclaimer about impulse purchases at fish auctions