German Rams

[leafs]

I recently purchased a pair of German rams. I've been reading that the prefer a low ph of 5 - 6. My ph is close to 7.5. Is it really necessary to have a low ph? If so, what's the best way to achive this. Also, can they tolerate salt? Thanks.

 

[MXPX4318]

well my ph is between 7.2-7.4 and my blue ram has done fine for the last 2 weeks, no problems, but he's the first I've owned, but I'll let you know if anything goes wrong, I think they should do fine though as long as PH is constant; I think the high ph will just lead to less color maybe, and they probably won't breed, but I could be wrong about this too (my ram is quite colorful, If he's less colored then others I'd love to see a ram in optimum conditions)

 

[leafs]

I hope they'll be o.k. I'm glad to see yours doing well. There such a beautiful fish. I love the colors. I'm assuming Blue Rams are the same thing as German Rams? This is the first time of had this kind of fish.

 

[MXPX4318]

yeah same thing, German BLUE ram and German GOLD ram, just different color strainds, both breed in Germany.

 

[leafs]

Thanks.