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October 23rd, 2007
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| | Fish Helper
| Are German Blue Rams Difficult to Keep?
I am very, very interested in getting a possible four German Blue Rams for my soon-to-be new 46 gallon bowfront tank. I've been doing quite a bit of research on them and I find them to be such beautiful fish. I was going to go with Angelfish as a variety for my average tropical community, but when I saw the GBR's I just fell in love!
I know they grow to be four inches or less (usually less), and that they're the opposite of aggressive. I hear they work very well in tropical community tanks and don't pick on other fish. From the ten or so different articles I've read, they don't require a close to exact pH or water hardness level, and they'll eat a variety.
However, I also read on almost all of the pages that they're difficult to care for. None of these pages state why, but that's what they say. I really want GBR's but I don't want to make a commitment until I know I'll be able to care for them properly.
Are German Blue Rams hard to take care of, and do they have any special needs different from other fish? I'd appreciate the help, thanks! | 
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October 23rd, 2007
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| I'm not sure about caring for them, but from the research i did before i got mine, u need to be very careful when indroducing/acclimatizing them to a new tank. | |
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October 23rd, 2007
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| | ID master
| They can be difficult to keep at times. Like a lot of other cichlids, you should add them when the tank is established. As for the special stuff, you need sinking food for them to eat since they rarely come to the surface.
Tom | |
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October 23rd, 2007
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| i dont find mine hard to keep she is very easy to keep always first to the food and never starts any fights | |
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October 23rd, 2007
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| Thanks everyone! I'll try and do some further research on them and when I get mine I'll acclimate them carefully to the water and buy some sinking food. I also might make some of my own food for them to eat.  | |
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October 24th, 2007
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| | Fish Mentor
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Tayful  I also might make some of my own food for them to eat. |   | |
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October 24th, 2007
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Originally Posted by Sabi | I know that I have made frozen brine shrimp/bloodworm cubes. I just took frozen BS and frozen BW and thawed it added a little more water and then poured it into the BW plastic conatiner and refroze it. The fish love it. It is easier then thawing some BS and thawing some BW and feeding it to them at the same time when I just throw in a cube of the mix and they go nuts.
Or someone here showed how to make veggie balls with cut-up veggies and mushed it all together to make little balls and then dropped it in the tank for the algae eaters and bottom feeders.
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October 24th, 2007
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| I thought she meant chips and steak or something!
kidding!
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October 24th, 2007
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Originally Posted by Sabi I thought she meant chips and steak or something!
kidding!
| I don't get it. lol
Tom just kidding | |
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October 24th, 2007
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| that was a terrible joke not the slightest bit funny just kidding  | |
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October 24th, 2007
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| Seriously i might try giving them a tiny piece of raw steak!
NOT kidding!
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October 24th, 2007
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| | ID master
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Originally Posted by Howeyg that was a terrible joke not the slightest bit funny | You're real nice. lol
Tom | |
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October 24th, 2007
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by Tom You're real nice. lol
Tom | How do you know, did you taste him?lol! | |
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October 24th, 2007
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Sabi How do you know, did you taste him?lol! | Maybe lol 
Tom | |
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October 24th, 2007
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| Right, from a leprechauns you became a cannibal . What next? | |
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October 24th, 2007
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Originally Posted by Sabi Right, from a leprechaun you became a cannibal . What next? | Who says leperchauns aren't cannibals to begin with?
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October 24th, 2007
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Originally Posted by Tom Who says leperchauns aren't cannibals to begin with?
Tom | If leperchauns are part of the fairy family then they are supposed to be good. Cannibals are bad. | |
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October 24th, 2007
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| depends what type of cannibal you are | |
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