Darlene

Is there a cichlid called an Amazon Ram? The local fish store has some and they are beautiful little guys, but I can't seem to find any information on them...maybe I haven't looked in the right place They look a lot like a Bolivian Ram but are shorter and rounder looking. Is there maybe another name they go by?

COBettaCouple

Check www.cichlid-forum.com and search on that name. They have a ton of cichlid profiles.

Darlene

Thanks I think I found them listed as a balloon ram. From what I found they are shorter than 2 inches, which is what the guy at the store said their adult size would be. Here is the link that I found the info about them at if anyone else is interested.

http://www.geocities.com/yutaka_loo/index.html

COBettaCouple

They're beautiful fish

Darlene

Yeah, now we just have to wait until Saturday to get any. The shipment the LFS got in had ich when they got them a little while ago so the guy is treating them and won't sell them until they have cleared up for a few days. Which I think is a good thing...

04_si

they can also be called angel ram. they do look like a cross between an angel fish and a blue ram

Slug

Not a fan myself. Its just a genetically mutated blue ram. The balloon rams are then bred for this mutation. Should be cared for like a typical blue ram though.

04_si

i agree, im not crazy about them either. when i got my pair of gbr, i couldve gotten a pair of these but decided against it...