German Blue Ram Footage

[mark4785]

I was just wondering if somebody could appraise how healthy my GBR looks based on this footage.

When I first bought him he had what looked like nipped thins but it would appear the fins are in top shape now.

If anybody is able to find evidence of any kind of ailment please let me know!

Mark.

 

[bonzo]

It looks pretty healthy to me and I must say its one stunning looking fish. The colours are so vibrant

 

[mark4785]

It looks pretty healthy to me and I must say its one stunning looking fish. The colours are so vibrant

Thanks .

Glad to know you think he's healthy.

 

[FishAreFriendsNotFood10]

looks stunning!

 

[kaivalagi]

He does look good mate, nice red colouration on the nose...good poop too

 

[divetime84]

he looks very good mine are still settling in yet and still young hope they turn out like that

 

[mark4785]

Thank you for all the feedback. Its much appreciated.

 

[hamfist]

He does look good mate, nice red colouration on the nose...good poop too

Agreed. And, yes, a great "poop shot" too.

Out of interest, what is the hardness and pH of your water Mark ? GBR's hate my water, hard and alkaline.

 

[mark4785]

He does look good mate, nice red colouration on the nose...good poop too

Agreed. And, yes, a great "poop shot" too.

Out of interest, what is the hardness and pH of your water Mark ? GBR's hate my water, hard and alkaline.

The GH is 8 dH, KH is between 4 and 5dH and the PH is 6.6.

Initially, I had a PH of 7.4 which would rise to 8.2 and my GBR would flick/rub a lot. This occurred prior to me introducing a UV steralizer and when the aquarium was fully cycled but liable to micro ammonia spikes so it's hard to say if the PH caused the distress.

How do you know your GBR's hate your water? What are they doing?

 

[hamfist]

The GH is 8 dH, KH is between 4 and 5dH and the PH is 6.6.

Ah, that accounts for at least some of your success.

Initially, I had a PH of 7.4 which would rise to 8.2 and my GBR would flick/rub a lot. This occurred prior to me introducing a UV steralizer and when the aquarium was fully cycled but liable to micro ammonia spikes so it's hard to say if the PH caused the distress.

Are you actually saying that introducing a UV sterilizer into your system reduced the pH from 7.4 to 6.6 ?

How do you know your GBR's hate your water? What are they doing?

GBR's always die within a couple of months in my water. I know most of them are quite inbred and rather fragile anyway. It seems that all that, combined with my local water is more than most of them can stand long term.

 

[kaivalagi]

How do you know your GBR's hate your water? What are they doing?

GBR's always die within a couple of months in my water. I know most of them are quite inbred and rather fragile anyway. It seems that all that, combined with my local water is more than most of them can stand long term.

+1, before I was on this forum I tried GBR's in my first tank which was well matured by this time, same result...my pH is around 7.2-7.5 and the hardness of the water is on upper end of the scale.....by all accounts I should be keeping CA or African cichlids really. However I have other SA species and have zero issue, just made sure I acclimatised slowly and all is fine...GBR's are extremely fussy...

 

[mark4785]

Are you actually saying that introducing a UV sterilizer into your system reduced the pH from 7.4 to 6.6 ?

No, I'm saying the rubbing/flicking occurred prior to using a powerful UV sterilizer. It's only when the UV was implemented that the rubbing/flicking halted which may suggest that GBR's are sensitive to bacteria and other toxins (not ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, KH, GH or PH) that are neutralised if they pass over a UV diode.

I think a lower GH, KH and PH only induces breeding activity. It's not essential.

The reason why your GBR's are dieing may be due to excessively high PH, GH and KH or the stressor as described above.