Corey
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I have a pair (male and female) of blue rams, which I absolutely love. Lots of personality and very pretty. They both greet me when I come close to the tank, and the female is a notorious beggar - she always hangs completely vertical at the top of the tank waiting for me to drop food in anytime I stop and look at the tank. It's quite cute.
Today, however, both Rams were in their territory of the tank where I can hardly see them (behind a piece of slate), and didn't greet me when I came close. I peered behind the slate through a crack, and could see the female basically sitting/slowly rubbing her belly against the gravel in a small depression. She would, and then the male would, almost like taking turns. I've never seen them do this before. When any of my dwarf corys approached them, they acted very territorial and chased them away, which I've also never seen them do. When I started dropping food in, only the male came to the top and the female stayed put, which is VERY unlike her, she's normally the hungriest little fish in the tank. He would eat, go back down to her, and come back for more food. Only once did they both come to the top to eat, and not for very long. I ended up dropping a pellet down to their corner wjere she went back down, as I wanted her to eat.
My first thought was that maybe she layed eggs, but I couldn't see any, and don't exactly know what they look like. I didn't want to disturb their area in case she had.
Any thoughts? Anyone ever seen them act like this before? Would it be safe for me to observe more closely?
Thanks!
Today, however, both Rams were in their territory of the tank where I can hardly see them (behind a piece of slate), and didn't greet me when I came close. I peered behind the slate through a crack, and could see the female basically sitting/slowly rubbing her belly against the gravel in a small depression. She would, and then the male would, almost like taking turns. I've never seen them do this before. When any of my dwarf corys approached them, they acted very territorial and chased them away, which I've also never seen them do. When I started dropping food in, only the male came to the top and the female stayed put, which is VERY unlike her, she's normally the hungriest little fish in the tank. He would eat, go back down to her, and come back for more food. Only once did they both come to the top to eat, and not for very long. I ended up dropping a pellet down to their corner wjere she went back down, as I wanted her to eat.
My first thought was that maybe she layed eggs, but I couldn't see any, and don't exactly know what they look like. I didn't want to disturb their area in case she had.
Any thoughts? Anyone ever seen them act like this before? Would it be safe for me to observe more closely?
Thanks!