Shaun Collins
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Hi all,
Im looking for advice on my Rams that I have in a 240L tank.
I cycled and slowly stocked a tank with cherry barbs, cardinals, emporor tets, ottos, corys and cherry shrimp. The last thing to add were 2 pairs of german Rams. All was fine for the first week, with the exception that one of the males was slightly smaller, but clearly healthy, and oddly the larger male seemed to form a hareem with the other 2 females. I didnt witness any courtship behaviour, they just hung out together happily and wandered the whole tank, while the smaller male ignored them and seemed to claim a territory on some wood that he never left. After a week one of the females was driven away by the other, and harrased constantly, she died a few days later. So i had a pair and a lone male. I never saw any courtship with the pair, but they were never apart... then one day i saw the lone female courting the small male... at which point she starting harassing the larger male, and he promptly died a few days later... now the two that are left court every few days but it never succeeds and always ends with the male being chased around by the female. He pursues her, but usually goes very pale and gets chased away...
Now im wondering should I add a large male and small female in the hope that they suit each of my remaining fish?
Im looking for advice on my Rams that I have in a 240L tank.
I cycled and slowly stocked a tank with cherry barbs, cardinals, emporor tets, ottos, corys and cherry shrimp. The last thing to add were 2 pairs of german Rams. All was fine for the first week, with the exception that one of the males was slightly smaller, but clearly healthy, and oddly the larger male seemed to form a hareem with the other 2 females. I didnt witness any courtship behaviour, they just hung out together happily and wandered the whole tank, while the smaller male ignored them and seemed to claim a territory on some wood that he never left. After a week one of the females was driven away by the other, and harrased constantly, she died a few days later. So i had a pair and a lone male. I never saw any courtship with the pair, but they were never apart... then one day i saw the lone female courting the small male... at which point she starting harassing the larger male, and he promptly died a few days later... now the two that are left court every few days but it never succeeds and always ends with the male being chased around by the female. He pursues her, but usually goes very pale and gets chased away...
Now im wondering should I add a large male and small female in the hope that they suit each of my remaining fish?