Decision: keep inherited tank communal, or go cichlid

[BriLandy]

Trying to find a good rock or something to balance out the right side.

 

[mikem691]

Looking great!

 

[Tropical Aquarist]

Looks good! You could add 1-2 terra cotta pots turned on their sides behind the driftwood(in the back....)

The idea with the Rock is genius!

 

[BriLandy]

Thanks everybody. Its coming along, I think I'll add a black background soon. Do rams like the pots or something? I haven't done that before.

 

[Apistohead]

Yes the rams will like the pot. If you have a male and female and they like the conditions you keep them in, they may breed for you.

I use coconut shells as they look more natural in the tank. Just drill a hole in it big enough for them to get into and your done.

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[Tropical Aquarist]

Black background always looks good!

Yup Rams like the pots, you can also get a coconut, it's cool too!

First you need a drill or a thick screwdriver, and poke/drill into one of the 3 holes at the top of the coco, then get the milk out into a cup (free snack!). Once most of the liquid is gone, you need some kind of a saw to cut it in half. Once it's in half, you have to remove the "meat" as it will rot. I use a flat screw driver..

Then to make a door, I use the saw to make 2 cuts | | then break it of.

This way you have 2 caves!

 

[BriLandy]

That's a good idea, it would be cool if they breed! I think they are too young to sex but I don't see a pink underbelly on either of them.

 

[Apistohead]

Get some close up pictures of the rams and post them. So people on here can help you out with the sex.

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[BriLandy]

Here is ram #1

 

[BriLandy]

Here is ram #2

 

[BriLandy]

And both of them.

 

[BriLandy]

One of them does appear to be generally more colorful than the other

 

[Apistohead]

Are they golden rams?

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[BriLandy]

German blues.

 

[Apistohead]

You may need to wait till they are a little bigger to sex them. They seem to be very drab in colour. How long have they been in the tank?

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[BriLandy]

Their colors are normally brighter than in the pictures, they seem to change in intensity a lot! I just got them yesterday they're probably still somewhat stressed and acclimating to their new environment and tank mates.
And yes I also thought they were too young to sex, I couldn't tell.

 

[BriLandy]

This one has more blue showing now

 

[Apistohead]

Does that one ever show its black dot on the side. If yes and the blue sheen goes threw the black dot it's female. Looks like a slight hint of pink on the belly too.

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[Tropical Aquarist]

Those do look interesting, they almost look like a gold ram cross with a GBR! The way they are half yellow/half blue, but still brown...

 

[Apistohead]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing.

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