Recent content by BolivianRams

sure hope so, do you think the smaller one is a female?

i just made a more detailed thread. Follow this link http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f100/laetacara-dorsigera-knowledge-and-input-132421.html

Here is a youtube video of them. YouTube - Laetacara Dorsigera 016

Here is another pic of the big dors. Notice maybe the egg tube? here is another pic of both of them together.

Hello, so I have recently purchased 2 Laetacara Dorsigera 2 days ago, it was listed as L. Curviceps though but after doing some research they were L. Dorsigera. Anyhow, these are straight from the wild from Brazil as the fish owner said so I let him picked a pair for me to take home. They were...

I want to start a tank for a pair of these guys and I have trouble sexing them. I know males are larger with longer extended dorsal like bolivian rams but I also heard that the female will have two black dots on the dorsal fin? What is this about. How do I not mistake this type of curviceps with...

oh and more pics please! A video would be nice also :P

wow this is exciting haha. In my opinion when the fries are freeswimmers you should leave at least 10 in there so the parents can practice parenting and save the rest in the 10 gallons tank, same with the angels.

grats! wow exciting! Hope it works out for you

thanks!

Oh and the tank is 16 gallons very nicely decorated with plants and driftwoods with multiple spawning sites. All of them do defend their own territories so I don't think that is an issue, I will remove the extras once a pair has formed.

personally I don't think female rams are as aggressive but it depends on how you introduce them. The aggression normally ends fairly quick so I wouldn't worry about it.

I am trying to get a pair going and currently have 2 males and 2 females in the same tank. I recently purchased the females, they looks healthy and are swimming pretty well. However, it's been a week and I haven't really seen any of the females eating the flakes. I think they might be part wild...

okay thanks a lot guys, do you think lowes or walmart maybe target sells them?

Hello, so I recently purchased this peat moss planning on adding it to my filter to soften and lower the pH of my 16g tank. I am currently breeding bolivian rams and glowlight tetras and I found it to be more successful with softer water and lower pH. Anyways, my concern is that on the back of...