German Blue Ram, Microgeophagus ramirezi |
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 May 6 2004, 11:24 PM
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Common name: German Blue Ram
Scientific name: Microgeophagus ramirezi Family: Cichlidae Origin: Venezuela Maximum size: 3 inches Temperature: 80 degrees Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care: This fish is very sensitive to water quality. As long as you keep the water soft and the temperature stable, these are an easy fish to care for. A "community" cichlid that does well with fish such as tetras, gourami, danios, and catfish. Rams also enjoy planted tanks, with smooth rocks for spawning. Feeding: Doesn't readily accept flakes but with a little coaxing you can get them to accept them. They enjoy bloodworms, brine, daphnia, and other live foods. Sexing: Females have a pink belly and are wider in the stomach. The dorsal rays are also shorter. Males have longer black dorsal rays and a more of a yellow tint to their chest. Males are sometimes larger than females. Breeding: Spawn on rocks and leaves. Males and females will clean and prepare the surface before spawning. Spawns usually yeilds between 25-50 eggs. Very caring parents that do not eat their fry. You can observe them "fanning" their eggs with their fins. They are very impressive parents. Eggs hatch in 24-48 hours after spawning and mother and father continue to care for the fry until they are able to eat on their own.   
This post has been edited by Auratus: Sep 2 2006, 04:24 AM |
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Jan 6 2005, 10:30 PM
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 Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 130 Joined: 6-January 05 From: Bradford, UK Member No.: 10978 |
Female ram
 Male ram  A Pair  
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Apr 22 2006, 06:28 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 2636 Joined: 7-November 03 From: just became an american *play dramatic music* Member No.: 2815 |
My pair of german rams breeding on a rock(you can just make out the eggs)
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Sep 20 2006, 02:13 PM
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 Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 18-September 06 From: Forest of Bowland, Lancashire Member No.: 24987 |
Have seen on many forum posts that inexperienced pairs may eat the first couple of batches of eggs. The get better as they get older apparently.
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