Help New To German Blue Rams

[ADelphi]

Ok so i was in the LFS a couple of weeks ago and saw these fish, fell in love and bought two, read up a bit when i came home so know i've got two females, my question is should i go and get two males now the females are laying eggs, or one male or just not bother, it's a well planted tank thats been established for two years.

 

[thegnu]

Hi ADelphi
I would take the least colourful one back and exchange it for a male, good luck in what ever you decide

 

[ADelphi]

When they seem to be sorting out dominance when they were first put in this tank one became a lesser colour, but now they are both vivid in colour. I'd feel guilty taking one back as they seem happy. I think i'll ask in the LFS that i got the females from, i'd like to try with a couple of males. They guarded their eggs quite fiercely but all were gone this morning. Do two females normally lay eggs together and guard together.

Anyways thankyou for the reply.

 

[joecoral]

what size is the tank, as a pair of rams takes up a territory of approx 20g (10g per fish) so you would a tank of at least 40g to accomodate 2 pairs