I don't even know what that word means??? And, they do have the same tail now that you mention it. I'm 99% positive their male/female (if that's what you were suggesting) because: the girls belly is red, they paired instantly (the second he was put in the tank...and have never swam without each other since, they killed the other female, the male "protects" the female from the Bolivian ram, the male has the spikier dorsal, with one ray a lot longer, the boy's dorsal fin flows past where his fin starts, and the girls doesn't. Finally, they tried to mate. l mean: rubbing each other, cleaning the castle, defending it against any size fish, she got really round and the white tube came out underneath (you could see something white under the boy, but not nearly as noticeable), she pulled up her bottom fins and did this "shudder thing"...and then the boy swam over the spot forward and back 3 times (I assumed fertilizing eggs), and then....they just stopped. Started swimming with the others. I assumed they are the eggs because there were so many other fish always poking around. I waited for them to start this process again, but it's been 3-4 weeks now. Honestly, I think she might be sick. I saw white poo one day, but hoped it was a blood worm. She looks dark in the head area, and has almost a green tint when she's not all "blue". She also looks whitish-yellow in the belly area, that used to be rosey. I hope I'm wrong. I was going to give them their own tank, but I swear they act lonely! Also, I used the divider to see if it was them nipping at the angelsfish. Since the angels are still showing new nips, I think it's probably the Bolivian ram. I'll probably just remove the divider and put the Bolivian a diff tank. Please tell me all you know about the blue rams. They are prolly my favorite! So pretty. I would love to know what that word means, and what I could do to put them back in the mood. I don't mind giving them a new 20g tank, but I'd have to depend on dr Tim's one-and-only...cause I don't have a cycled tank sitting around (not in use). Sorry....I always have too much to say
but, I'm interested in anything you have to tell me about them, including the best way to mate them. (P.s. my bf thought we should put another female in...because Sahara went nuts last time, killed the poor new girl, and that's when the mating started. That's a bad idea right?)