Amanda

Soo....my father decided that he needed t stop by Wal-Mart today for some reason or another...so I wandered down to the fish section. I'm looking in all the tanks, when I see a little tiny Ram flash by in one of the bottom tanks. I look closer, and sure enough there are a few little Rams in the tank. So I asked the woman working there were they new there, and she said that they were the fish of the month- only available in April. She told me there were 6, and that she'd had them for a week & no one wanted them. So, I asked how much they were. $3.84 each - but if you buy 3, I'll give you the other 3 free. Now could I really pass that up?? So they're acclimating into my 20 gal. right now. I moved everything from my 20 gal. into my 55 gal. I'll start another thread about how overstocked I may be....
So, long story short, I have 6 Blue Rams in my 20 gal. now. I hope they all make it (fingers crossed) and I hope I get at least one pair!!

aquarist48

What a deal! Best of luck with them.

jack--sos

im so jelous, good luck with them Amanda and i hope you get a pair, or maybe two

Amanda

Thanks guys! If I get pairs, and they spawn - fishlorians get first dibs on fry.

jack--sos

Any chance of shipping to England? i would love some blue Rams but all the ones in my LFS's dont look too good.

Amanda

This is the first time I've actually seen Rams, lol. My LFS did sell them, but they were $12 a piece.

IIIHawKIII

**runs off to wal-mart, but not before posting**

i would love to get some of your fry if it happens. i've been looking into getting them and my LFS gets them in occasionally, but they don't look the best.

thanks for the heads up!!

MissMTS

That is such a great deal! I love rams Congrats on your new babies!

capekate

Fantastic deal Amanda! I wouldnt pass that up either! I wish your rams all the best and hope that they do well for you.
hmmm wonder if that goes for wal-mart all around the country? hmmmm....

Amanda

They're all still alive this morning. I did a WC last night in their tank - just to be safe that the quality is pristine. They didn't like it, but it's something they'll have to get used to anyway.

Lucy

I was wondering the same thing!

Amanda

She said Fish of the Month for April. Never hurts to go & ask!!

thumper

what is the full name of the fish they sound interresting?

Amanda

German Blue Ram Cichlid

thumper

thank you amanda i am if the final stages of my cycle and i am looking into what i want to put in my tank and thank you agin for the full name!

Amanda

They're VERY sensitive fish, and not recommended for a newly cycled aquarium. That's why I'm not nervous about keeping these fish alive.

thumper

thank you agin that is good info to know but i was thinking of going with samller fish like danios and others like them!

SammyJ

Gratz on that purchase. I spent 8 bucks a pop on my blue and gold ram. That is gonna be a fun bunch of fish to watch. Mine are good friends.

Amanda

They're not colored up yet, but they're all still alive! I guess that's a start. What does everyone feed theirs? Mine never come up off the bottom of the tank, so I'm worried that they're not eating.

mr. Clown Loach

is it possible to maybe get your fry down here in TX

Amanda

If I get any fry.

hkirchen

That is a sweet deal Amanda! Good luck, and I am crossing my fingers for you!

jack--sos

If they are the same as Bolivians, mine eat flakes that have fallen to the bottom, Algae wafers and occasionally shrimp pellets.

Amanda

I wonder if they'd eat blanched cucumber/zucchini? I have some that I make for my 55 gal.

SammyJ

Mine eat flakes at the surface, sinking pellets both shrimp and veg based, they love love love frozen tubeflex worms and frozen blood worms.

Steve420

Even in an established aquarium, they are very sensative to water conditions and changes. I've been trying for months to keep them in my 55g (which has been up for almost a year). I have good luck with the females, but the males have been tough for me to keep.

Best of luck to ya...and awesome deal!!! My LFS sells them for like 8 bucks a piece. They have great personalities and mine are super active.

Like the rest of FL...I'm off to walmart ;-)

Shaina

That's awesome Amanda...I've never seen them for less than $10/each.

Good luck keeping them!

MaddieLynn

Just FYI, the fish of the month isn't the same in Wal-Marts everywhere. The FOTM here was some kind of eel or something like that.

Amanda

Well, I've lost 2 Rams, I have no idea why.
I moved 2 to my 55 gal, one died and the other has some sort of fungus(?) on his top fin. So I moved him back to the 20 all by himself. I moved the remaining 3 into my 55. It's really discouraging that they're dying, it's all ofa sudden.

Steve420

I'm sorry Amanda. GBRs are definitely a tough fish to keep. From what I have read/heard/experienced, the Males are prone to Gill Flukes (at least the couple that I've had, experienced it).
The females I have picked up seemed to have been hardier, but still end up being very sensative.
Out of the 2 pairs that I've had, I'm down to just one female.

I suggest paying attention to their breathing and at first sign of troubled breathing you may want to consider medicating.

PM wot_fan. I know he picked up a good gill fluke med for this GBRs.