German Blue Rams

[Benauld]

I've had a pair of rams for approximately 2 months now. I don't know whether I just happen to have a particularly aggressive male but he chases the female persistently, and she always seems to be showing stress colouration (dark vertical bars), and almost never fully displays her fins - it's almost as if she is never relaxed. Initially I thought that it might settle down, and was probably just the two of them "getting to know one another", but now I'm not so sure. I love the colours of this fish, but now I'm thinking of removing the male for the sake of the female and maybe swapping it for another female. Does anybody know whether two females would cohabit peacefully?

Any advice welcomed!

 

[Waterbox]

It depends on the size of the tank. If you only have a 10 gallon the 2 females would probably be annoyed with eachother, but in a larger tank they should be OK.

Also, if you have the tank space you would be better off getting one or two more females. Male Rams will spawn with whatever female is ready to lay eggs so maybe he is pressuring your female too much and she can't come into breeding condition. Let me know what size tank you have and I can give some more advice.

 

[Benauld]

Sorry, it's 130L or 29 UK Gallons.

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P.S. I did try an extra female, but the male killed the new addition pretty much straight away. Which is why I'm wondering if he is just an ass!
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[AlexAndCarmen]

Unfortunately these males are very aggressive when they're in their breeding mode. I had 3 blue german rams and the male killed both females (by constantly chasing them till they died due to stress). We did separate the females into our two tanks and he eventually was separated from them and they were put together, but by then it was too late. They were too stressed.

I now have a male and female golden German rams and they seem less aggressive. It may be that I just have a nicer pair. The males are unrelenting when they get into breeding mode, separation seems the only option, before the female dies from stress.