I'm currently nearing the end of a fishless cycle I've been conducting in a 55 litre aquarium and I've been thinking about the possiblity of placing a pair of German Blue Rams (GBR) into it with various hiding places, synthetic plants etc.
I currently have one male GBR in my main 120 litre aquarium which always seems to rub himself on various decor and the substrate. I've been told that this can be a behaviour that they show when they are trying to dislodge food. I'm of the opinion that something is irritating him based on the fact that he will repeat the rubbing several times in quick succession and the fact that there are certain issues i've acknowledged that may be occurring in my 120 litre aquarium; those issues are:
1. Cyanobacteria outbreak.
2. Lack of water flow and low LPH output which may be causing small near microscopic detritus to fall into the substrate rather than get sucked into the filter system, which in turn may be causing an ammonia issue in the substrate which becomes a problem in the water column everytime the fish move the substrate.
3. My main tank is a planted tank so there are a lot of chemical additions and c02 injection that take place to keep the plants alive. Some of this just MAY be causing the GBR to become physiologically irritated.
The 55-litre aquarium which is nearing the end of it's cycle has a faster filtration system and barely any substrate so I'm hoping that it will be a more ideal environment for my GBR or a pair of GBR's. Also, it will not be a planted aquarium so I intend to have it free of macro/micro nutrients and c02 level fluctuations.
I'd appreciate some feedback on whether or not 55 litres is a good enough capacity to keep a pair of GBR's.
Thanks,
Mark.
I currently have one male GBR in my main 120 litre aquarium which always seems to rub himself on various decor and the substrate. I've been told that this can be a behaviour that they show when they are trying to dislodge food. I'm of the opinion that something is irritating him based on the fact that he will repeat the rubbing several times in quick succession and the fact that there are certain issues i've acknowledged that may be occurring in my 120 litre aquarium; those issues are:
1. Cyanobacteria outbreak.
2. Lack of water flow and low LPH output which may be causing small near microscopic detritus to fall into the substrate rather than get sucked into the filter system, which in turn may be causing an ammonia issue in the substrate which becomes a problem in the water column everytime the fish move the substrate.
3. My main tank is a planted tank so there are a lot of chemical additions and c02 injection that take place to keep the plants alive. Some of this just MAY be causing the GBR to become physiologically irritated.
The 55-litre aquarium which is nearing the end of it's cycle has a faster filtration system and barely any substrate so I'm hoping that it will be a more ideal environment for my GBR or a pair of GBR's. Also, it will not be a planted aquarium so I intend to have it free of macro/micro nutrients and c02 level fluctuations.
I'd appreciate some feedback on whether or not 55 litres is a good enough capacity to keep a pair of GBR's.
Thanks,
Mark.
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