Rams digging in sand

[callylynn]

So I'm sitting here watching my fish and noticed one of my german blue rams pressing down in the sand and wiggling. Looks like she is trying to dig a hole. Is she searching for food or is this a sign that she could lay eggs??

 

[Jmedic25]

Cichlids love to dig...they dig up my deco all the time...could be making a love shack. So to speak

 

[Sillyfishies]

So I'm sitting here watching my fish and noticed one of my german blue rams pressing down in the sand and wiggling. Looks like she is trying to dig a hole. Is she searching for food or is this a sign that she could lay eggs??

Rams are from the mikrogeographus family. Which literally means little earth eater...

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Could mean either. They like to move the sand around but sometimes they are oddballs and lay in the sand. I've never heard of a successful spawn when the laid on the sand and not on a flat rock though.

 

[callylynn]

Thanks for the replies! I'm fairly certain they aren't ready to breed. I've only had them in my tank about a week and a half. They are my favorite fish though. I love watching them!!

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Glad you like them mikrogeophagus ramirezi and any apistogramma are my favorite fish. So unique and beautiful especially for their size. Post pictures in the "dwarf cichlids" thread.