How Can You Tell If Bolivian Rams Have Paired??

I have what I believe is 2 females and 1 male bolivian in my community tank. 2 of the rams stay close and in the back corner most of the time. They do occasionally chase each other but for the most part they just stay close to each other. The other "female" even chases off the other one (they did a lip lock swing just the other day) I don't see any eggs or anything and my guess is that my temp is low for them (I have a few corys that don't like really warm temps so temp is 76-77) to actually breed but I was curious what pairing looks like in rams. Thank you

 

Make a small cave in the tank out of something like a coconut shell and you will find out soon enough. The pair will claim the cave.

 

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Make a small cave in the tank out of something like a coconut shell and you will find out soon enough. The pair will claim the cave.

Have several rock caves and they haven't claimed them, preferring their highly planted corner. Can I put a coconut shell in a fish tank?? I will have to look into something like that and maybe put it near that area and see. Ty

 

nut shells are where many of your south American cichlids breed naturally. Also they love plants so you could make a cave with plants around it and that might work too.

 

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nut shells are where many of your south American cichlids breed naturally. Also they love plants so you could make a cave with plants around it and that might work too.

Have like 4 rock caves I made for my cories and bottom feeders. So far they just hang in the corner but I can definitely look into a coconut cave or similar natural cave just in case as that is ultimately my goal is to find a hearty breeding pair.

 

They sell them at reptile stores or places like Petco and petsmart. They're the only thing I've had success with actually breeding south Americans while I know others have done well with other ways.