My German Blue Ram! Bagu! :d

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HEYA!

Okay, this is a follow on thread kind of, its about my GBR :)
I am unsure on sex, my LFS said male and female; I doubt it lol, so i'll post a piccy! of a FTS etc :)

1 ram passed away sadly, and i would love to know its sex aswell :sad:

without further ado! PLEASE EXCUSE MOBILE QUALITY :D

FTS this was before aquascape:
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FTS after aquascape:
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IS THIS THE MALE THAT DIED? -_-
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Unsure on sex (these are all of the same ram) :):
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THANKS GUYS! :wub: all my hard work lol!
 
They both look female to me. If you look at the anal fins on both fish they do not pass the juction between the body and the tail. The posterior dorsal fins are very rounded on both fish. Anterior dorsal rays are not mature so these are not useful at this stage. Although blurry they do have the typical blue dots aswell.

Its a shame you lost one they actually look nice rams.

The plant in the centre at the back of the tank is a dracaena and is not an aquatic plant, it will rot and cause your nitrates to increase, this is not good for rams. Plants are good for them but you will need to ensure they are aquatic.

Any further help get back to us.
 
Heya tiger,

Thanks for sexing :) but how comes I haven't noticed any pink bellies yet? When at my LFS they had rams half this size and I could see pink coming through =\ also how would I determine the male; is it the opposite of what you said ^^?

I will chuck that plant now then, I've had it for a while in there LOL, I really like it's strong leaves.

Thanks!
 
Sometimes you will not see the pink belly until a male is present. They are definately not males. In the lfs tank there tends to be a tank full of rams and the presence of many males seems to make the female show the pink belly.

I bought two young females myself about 6-8 weeks ago, both had pink bellies in the shop but are not showing them in my tank yet despite the presence of two males. Once they reach sexual maturity and want the advances of the males they will show the pink once again.

The other option sometimes is that they are fed hormones in the shop or breeders that bring out the colours so that you are attracted to them, once no longer being fed hormones in your tank the pink dissappears until sexully mature again.
 
Sometimes you will not see the pink belly until a male is present. They are definately not males. In the lfs tank there tends to be a tank full of rams and the presence of many males seems to make the female show the pink belly.

I bought two young females myself about 6-8 weeks ago, both had pink bellies in the shop but are not showing them in my tank yet despite the presence of two males. Once they reach sexual maturity and want the advances of the males they will show the pink once again.

The other option sometimes is that they are fed hormones in the shop or breeders that bring out the colours so that you are attracted to them, once no longer being fed hormones in your tank the pink dissappears until sexully mature again.

heya,

thanks for the reply, and I hope you got your problem sorted okay :)

Okay, thats understandable, when I go to the LFS i'll be sure to pick out a male then, it shouldn't matter if he is smaller will it? :blink:
I love the female i have left, her best friend is the flying fox; hopefully he will give her away to the new ram :wub:

I think I will get a male gold ram, but i think i will decide when i am there ^^ :fun: :lol:

Did you yourself get german blues? becuase that ram in your signature looks fantastic! is it a euro ram? looks like a cross between bloivian ram, gold ram, blue ram; and my looks haha :D

Thanks again!

BAguuu
 
It will not matter if its smaller at all.

Yes I got the problem sorted, if you into my nano jornal I explain it there.

The Ram in my signature is a log finned German Blue Ram. Stunning quality, he is a fair old character too.
 

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