Bullie ram?

[Alex33]

I have a blue ram being a Bullie what should u do?

 

[Tetra1990]

What sized tank? What is the rest of the stock? More info would help us out.

 

[Cichlid Kid]

Send him to anger management classes? Lol

 

[Alex33]

I have two rams 4 tetras and two dwarf gouramis

 

[DavidAl]

If it's a male ram, and he's only picking on the other ram, the other ram is either a female ram that is not ready to breed or another male ram that he does not want to compete with for food and procreation. What you're seeing is a cichlid being a cichlid. Separate them and peace will follow.

David

 

[daveho]

how big is the tank, is he doing damage at all? is the other ram a male or a female

 

[Borderlesscott]

Tends to be the way with Rams, I find more so in the GBR than other variants. You could try adding some decor to the tank to break his line of sight, or rearranging the tank around. Post some photos of the two fish so we can tell if it's a male bullying a male or female.

 

[Alex33]

Here's some pics do they look good?

 

[DavidAl]

It's a tough call, but I'm going to say you have two female rams.

David

 

[Borderlesscott]

It is a tough one, I'm not going to help much as I think they are both male. They seem to be still young so markings have not fully appeared.

 

[Alex33]

So the one ram is very teritoral of this nook and stays there or chase every other fish away, the other just chills and doesn't bother anything, is the one chasing the other fish away bad for my tank? I hope not?

 

[Borderlesscott]

It really depends on how severe the chasing is, Rams usually establish a terrority and defend this very actively. In most cases it will be chasing, displaying, and ramming heads - this is normal for Rams as they are cichlids which in nearly all cases are terrortorial by nature, semi aggressive to aggressive. If the chasing turns constant or biting starts you could be in trouble, fish + stress = dead fish, removing one Ram might just leave a space for the other Ram to rule. It just depends on the fish, a last I have a pretty peaceful pair of Rams that draw the line at a quick chase or display with my other Dwarf Cichlids, Red Breast Acara and Apistogramma - but this coud just be down to my small Apisto Pair who more or less rule the tank. Every fish going to be different, just have to monitor and asses regulary.

 

[Cichlid Kid]

Ime rams dont get very "physical" when it comes to defense tactics. Mine will usually give a quick chase and maybe a headbut or two and thats it. I've had dozens apon dozens of rams and never once have i experienced a gbr that was merciless in attacking tankmates and doing any real damage unless they're guarding eggs or fry.
One telltale sign I've found in identifying the sexes in juveniles is this: as they reach about 6-8 months of age you'll notice them starting to color up and this includes a reddish hue on their noses. Usually the females will be the first to acquire this coloring. Females in general seem to mature faster than males of the same age.
I'm not saying this is true of all gbr's but just what I've observed from my own hope this helps. Keep us updated or pm me if you want.

 

[aqua_chem]

How big is the tank?

 

[Alex33]

29 gal tank with a 30 gal bio wheel and 30 gal whisper filters with two dwarf gouramis two grb and four electric green tetras