German Blue Ram: Your Experiences

[mark4785]

I was just wondering if any members of this forum have kept the German Blue Ram tropical fish and, if so, I would be grateful if you could answer the following questions regarding how you kept the fish.

(As the questions may be applicable to those setting up new aquariums, as well has experienced fish-keepers, I think this thread may serve as a good guide over the suitability of purchasing this fish to the novice).

1. What was the approximate age of the fish when you acquired it?
2. On a per-day basis, spanning a week, what did you feed the fish?
3. Did the fish succumb to any diseases?
4. (ONLY answer if applicable) What was the approximate age of the fish on death?
5. What was the PH value of the water in which you kept the fish?
6. What was the KH (carbonate hardness) and GH (general hardness) values of the water in which you kept the fish?
7. (ONLY answer if applicable) Did the fish die, in your opinion, from stress induced by other tank mates?
8. What was the nitrate value of the water in which you kept the fish?


Many thanks in advance for any responses!

 

[mark4785]

1. What was the approximate age of the fish when you acquired it?
2. On a per-day basis, spanning a week, what did you feed the fish?
3. Did the fish succumb to any diseases?
4. (ONLY answer if applicable) What was the approximate age of the fish on death?
5. What was the PH value of the water in which you kept the fish?
6. What was the KH (carbonate hardness) and GH (general hardness) values of the water in which you kept the fish?
7. (ONLY answer if applicable) Did the fish die, in your opinion, from stress induced by other tank mates?
8. What was the nitrate value of the water in which you kept the fish?

1: 1 year of age

2: Day 1: Ocean Nutrition Brine-shrimp flake, Day 2: Ocean Nutrition Vegi-flake, Day 3: Nutrafin/Ocean Nutrition Spirulina flake & freeze dried blood worm, Day 4: Nutrafin Max flake & Beef-heart flake, Day 5: same as day 1, Day 6: same as day 2, Day 7: same as day 3.

3: The fish developed Hole-in-the-head after a co2 spike.

4: 3 years +

5: 6.0

6: KH was 5dH and GH 6dH

7: Yes; would constantly nip Corydoras and Neon Tetras; absolutely hated anything in it's path.

8: Nitrate was 45 ppm

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Age: 6 months

2:mainly frozen and live food like bloodworm, brine shrimp, and earthworm
Monday thru wednesday, bloodworm, thursday to saturday, brine shrimp, sunday, earthworm

3: it had some ich but not much
4: 4 years on death
5: 6.0
7: not at all, he ran the tank, but no aggression towards tankmates
8: very low
9: 83F

I think it would be good to add;
What temperature did you keep the fish at? As 9

 

[mark4785]

Age: 6 months

2:mainly frozen and live food like bloodworm, brine shrimp, and earthworm
Monday thru wednesday, bloodworm, thursday to saturday, brine shrimp, sunday, earthworm

3: it had some ich but not much
4: 4 years on death
5: 6.0
7: not at all, he ran the tank, but no aggression towards tankmates
8: very low
9: 83F

I think it would be good to add;
What temperature did you keep the fish at? As 9

Sounds like he/she had a good varied diet there.

I agree that others should also note down the temperature in which they kept their GBR's as this is a useful piece of information. I personally keep all my GBR's in 28 degrees C water.

 

[mark4785]

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