Recent content by granthoy

add another female...his attention might be too much for her to handle alone! Stressed fish = sick fish and sick fish = dead fish... just my two cents! jen

lol - I stay away from the guppies!!

No prob, I'm still learning as well so everything helps. I'm glad to hear your fish are doing better, rams are really beautiful when they're at full color! I hope your tank stays peaceful and stress free!!

I would say you definitely have a stressed female! Rams are not top level fish and by your description of her coloration, she needs some more company. Stang1 made a very good point about your existing pair harassing any new comers. I would rearrange your decor and introduce all 3 to the "new"...

I found that my pair needed a 3rd - my male was constantly after my female and she was always stressed. By adding the 2 female, the stress was spread out and my fish really came to life. Watch your female - does she lack color or is she always being chased by the male or does she spend a lot of...

maybe girlfriends....? :shifty: jen

from my experience, I would say that you have two females, added a male and now it's time for babies - I had a pair and my male was constantly after my female (they were young, he was ready, she wasn't...you guys understand...) so I picked up another female to spread the attention around and as...

Thanks! and yes, just german blue rams.

yeah, I'm thinking female too. Thanks for posting more pics!

tetras like fry but rams are usually up for a good fight to protect them...one thing to add, if this is their first spawn, the parents will probably eat the eggs/wigglers themselves. It seems to take rams a few tries to get the parenting thing right. I was in the exact same boat a few months ago...

There is a really good sexing guide on cichlid-forums.com written by blairo1. I recommend checking it out to help you determine what you have now before buying more fish...Bolivians are very hard to sex and knowing what to look for will make your tank a much happier place. I ended up with 3...

My male and again guarding the eggs! youngest female

My first instinct was female from the head and body shape and dorsal fins but I've added a picture to show what one of my males looked like - the best way to tell IME is the vent shape. If narrow and slanted back like the pic below, then probably male, if it's fatter and points more downwards -...