male or female

[dwarf-puffers]

i think the one on the left is a male 4 sure but i dont no about the right 1 ( these r bolivian rams)

 

[dwarf-puffers]

from pic. above this 1 was on the right

 

[Nuttygal! :0)]

I'd say they both looked the same to me, then again, I don't have much experience with bolivian rams. If you want, I can look them up quick and read on how to sex them?

 

[dwarf-puffers]

this is my tank it still needs plants but give me a brake im not rich

 

[Matchu]

I think the one on the right is a female, as it has a LOT less colouring.

How do they act toward each other?

 

[Nuttygal! :0)]

Looks great so far!

 

[dwarf-puffers]

this is the one on the left i wold like you guys to notice that at the top of his mohawk it is very black where on the the other 1 is grey does this mean anything?

 

[dwarf-puffers]

the one on the right i just got yesterday but the one on the left seems to almost kiss the side of the one on the left im pretty sure its not like an attack or anything but a lot of the time they r by them selves eating gravel its weird

 

[Ferris]

Great pics and pretty sure you've got a male and female there, male on the left (from original pic) and female on the right. The Black markings pretty much clinched it!

 

[dwarf-puffers]

yehhhhh. do you no when they will start breeding ?

 

[Matchu]

You said they are 'eating' the gravel?

When they breed the male digs up the gravel for some reason, also they will be more agressive towards other fish, and terratorial.

 

[Ferris]

Very hard to tell, depends on so many things like tankmates, environment etc. Keep an eye on them though, they don't normally hang around.

 

[Matchu]

Not tryin to thread hi-jack, but if I add one female ram with 2 males will this work?

 

[Ferris]

Not a good idea, the female will get picked on and harrassed. Rams tend to do better in pairs unlike most Chichlids where a ratio of 3 females to 1 male is preferable.

 

[dwarf-puffers]

i have 0 other tank mates ut the rams dont hang out with each other i think there like shy or something i also noticed that there are those black dots on the one i think is a male they r quite a bit smaller but hes still a male right? check out this picturemale?