My New Bolivian Boy

[FishAreFriendsNotFood10]

Update: new pic and video to comefor confirmation of gender

Pic: i have noticed a distinct pinkish underbelly today.. plus he/she really does love the back of my tank lol

 

[codheadjohn]

Update: new pic and video to comefor confirmation of gender

Pic: i have noticed a distinct pinkish underbelly today.. plus he/she really does love the back of my tank lol

Definitely a blue ram female. Has pale colours atm, so does look slightly bolivian.

Hope the fish gets on ok. If it lasts a couple of weeks, it should be ok. I was scared off GBRs because they're notoriously flakey and hard to keep alive

 

[karin]

Not sure what flakey means. But they are sensitive to water conditions. I don't know exactly but you can research it, they do best in higher temperatures, soft water, and very low nitrates like a discus. I don't think that means flakey, they are sensitive and it is up to us to make sure we can provide for them.

Also, give the fish a week to settle in, It is no doubt stressed and will look and behave differently until it settles in. What are its tank mates?

 

[FishAreFriendsNotFood10]

well ive had a eye on it for like 3 weeks in my LFS now and they have similar if not worse water conditions as me... i made them do a water test and there results wer as follows
PH-7.8
ammonia-0.25ppm
nitrite-0ppm
nitrate-40ppm


compared with my water test which ive just done :
PH 7.4
ammonia-0ppm
nitrite-0ppm
nitrate-10-20ppm


so im hoping with the care and attention i pay my tank i can keep her alive and bring out her colours more

edit: forgot to add the temp i keep my tank at is usuall 26-27 degs or 79 fahrenheit

tankmates are as follows: 8 cardinal tetras,5 honey gourami,6 panda corys,3 amano shrimp

also im overfiltered and have a 5x waterturnover rate

Latest video theres the latest video although im pretty much going with every1s female shout now

 

[codheadjohn]

From what I've heard, the quality of a lot of rams on sale is poor due to the way they are bred and raised in fish farms. This means you can get a ram, give it ideal conditions and it still dies within a couple of weeks. Getting it past that point probably means it is strong and healthy enough to survive longer.

That's what I mean by flakey. And that's why I went for Bolivians which despite being less colourful are still very pretty fish and entertaining.