Lost 4 Blue Rams In Last 3 Months

[MORGANpl]

All of them where fine and It just go one by one. THey look ok but one day the stop moving the bottom fines and after that in less than 24 hours the fish is ded?? Whats wrong?? Does anyone knows the name of the disease?? I think that the eyes went black as well.

 

[Blubble37]

rams are chichlids arent they?

normally when you have a disease it moves quite swiftly and if it is going to kill them will do it nice and quickly, say a few weeks. this makes me suspicious as the disease (if it is one) is not as fast at infecting them as you wouls expect. How long have you had them and if possible how old are they?

 

[fluttermoth]

Blue rams are a very delicate little fish; some people consider them harder than discus.

They need perfect water; nitrate should not go above 20 or 30ppm and ideally they need to be kept at a higher temp than most trops; 78°F/26°c or even a few degrees higher.

They also prefer soft, acidic water, although tank bred specimens can adapt to higher pHs, softness is a must.

 

[mark4785]

What are your water stats? If your ammonia/nitrite level anywhere above zero they will die rather than react.

 

[hillmar77]

Is it just the eyes that only go black ? Usually blue rams looses his color or darken up when they are stressed. Definitely check your water conditions and they are territorial so they will bully and fight each other if you don't have a big enough tank with borders established.