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Old September 19th, 2008  
Fish Bum
 
Ram Spitting Sand??

I have had a female blue ram for about 2 weeks now. She is nice and settled into her new home, but ive noticed and interesting behavior. She is always swimming around the bottom of the tank and picking up sand then spitting it back out. Never in the same spot (like making a hole or anything). She is in a tank by herself for now. Is this behavior normal?
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Old September 19th, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
It's perfectly normal. Rams pick up sand a mouthful of sand to find food, roll it around in their mouths, and spit out any non-digestible matter.

In fact, the scientific name for a blue ram is Microgeophagus ramirezi, with the genus name Microgeophagus coming from three Greek words: micro meaning small, geos meaning earth, and phagein meaning eat. In other words, "small earth-eater".
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Old September 19th, 2008  
Fish Master
 
Hehe, that sounds really cute
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Old September 19th, 2008  
Fish Addict
 
mine do it all the time too. completely normal

thanks for the greek breakdown mathas! good to know!
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Old September 19th, 2008  
Fish Addict
 
My bala sharks and dragon goby's also do the sand siphoning for food. Nothing at all wrong with your fish.
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