Blue Rams

[lachojski2005]

having trouble sexing 2 rams that i have.problem is ive had them just over a week and had some eggs within 4 days.but i have researched and they look the same,two males.bit confused can someone shed some light on which sex these are.

they have lost there colour due to my heater packing up during the night.they did look like this.

not the best of pics.

 

[lachojski2005]

bump

 

[fish-aholic]

Images not working.

 

[SJ2K]

Yeh try posting the pictures directly into the post for us.

 

[lachojski2005]

pics now sorted.thanks in advance

 

[fish-aholic]

They are too blurry to tell for sure but look like both females.

 

[lachojski2005]

some more pics of the rams

sorry bout the prom pic on image 2.

i have this ram in another tank,is he male?

 

[fish-aholic]

The last one could possibly be male. I am pretty sure that 1 and 2 are female. How old are they?

 

[lachojski2005]

dont no how old they are got them from lfs and dint ask them.the last pic im sure is a male cos his 1st spine on the dorsal is bigger than the rest.thanks

 

[SJ2K]

1 and 2 are male and female, the bottom one looks more male to me (if it had a pinker belly id say female).

 

[RadaR]

Personally, the first and last pics look like a female (notice on the last pic, the egg tube). The second and third pics look like a male...

 

[lachojski2005]

ok.the 2nd and 3rd are the same fish.even more confussed now as im getting different answers.i will try and get some clearer pictures.lol.the one in the first pic is always standing proud with all fins extended,ALWAYS.

 

[RadaR]

ok.the 2nd and 3rd are the same fish.

That's what I thought.

 

[bike_riding_cichlid]

It is a male if the second ray in the dorsal fin is longer than the 3rd and 4th I think you have at least one male.

 

[electric yellow]

I was given three of these amazing fish for christmas from my best friend and mine were already a pair and another female. The lfs were good because they gave us a pair and were really helpfull when it came to the questions i had about getting on with other fish, feeding, habitat etc.