Should I Create An In Depth Ram Guide?

You may do so with the following edit: "this information was learned from speaking with several individuals who have traveled to Venezuela and Columbia. Some of them have passed away, and what they taught myself and others about that land is knowledge that should be preserved."

 

I can start a new thread. I'm starting to think that my 1m/2f rams might be 3 female.


What do you all think?

 

I've kept wild caught Rams, and was delighted at their behavior compared to German Blues I had kept before. They were more active, more feisty and just fun to watch. I always found linebred versions to be quieter fish - a trade off for their stronger colours, I guess.
There is a lot of good info in this thread. Thank you to all - it is a series of good reads.

When Bolivians first came in, there was a form from the wild with beautiful pearly flanks - it was a fantastic fish with subtle colours. Then a second form came in with a lot of brown and the nice red lined dorsal - the one that ended up being bred and that became common. I like both, but that first one - the fish that got away effect. Did anyone else here get to see the pearly blue/green one? I haven't seen it for ages, and always hoped somewhere, someone was breeding it.

A friend took beautiful underwater photos of Rams in Venezuela. He said the water was getting a lot of direct sunlight in an already hot region (the Llanos region), and was above 30c, so a bit above 85f.

 

I've kept wild caught Rams, and was delighted at their behavior compared to German Blues I had kept before. They were more active, more feisty and just fun to watch. I always found linebred versions to be quieter fish - a trade off for their stronger colours, I guess.
There is a lot of good info in this thread. Thank you to all - it is a series of good reads.

When Bolivians first came in, there was a form from the wild with beautiful pearly flanks - it was a fantastic fish with subtle colours. Then a second form came in with a lot of brown and the nice red lined dorsal - the one that ended up being bred and that became common. I like both, but that first one - the fish that got away effect. Did anyone else here get to see the pearly blue/green one? I haven't seen it for ages, and always hoped somewhere, someone was breeding it.

A friend took beautiful underwater photos of Rams in Venezuela. He said the water was getting a lot of direct sunlight in an already hot region (the Llanos region), and was above 30c, so a bit above 85f.

Speaking of feisty, this is Terrance, and he has to be kept in his own tank alone or he'll attack any other fish. Even female Rams, he needs to work on his dating techniques I guess.

 

He's gorgeous. What size tank can you have a solo ram in?

 

So... when is it coming out? Or have you been too busy? Its understandable if so.

 

AquaticJ anything yet?

 

Newfishguyhelpme's question has been moved to a thread of it's own.
Here's the link:
Important - Help With Bolivian Rams

 

AquaticJ anything yet?

I apologize everyone, I've been so swamped with work and studying for finals.

 

yeah we understand!

 

Hi
Are you still considering it?

 

I've been breeding/keeping German Blue and Bolivian Rams for a few years. There seems to be a lot of misinformation being spread on other sites. I noticed that there are a consistent amount of questions regarding these fish, so, I was wondering if people would appreciate an in depth guide on these fish. This would include sexing, breeding, water parameters, behavior, and general information. Let me know what you all think!

YES!!!!

I can start a new thread. I'm starting to think that my 1m/2f rams might be 3 female.


What do you all think?

I think they're beautiful. Those colors!!!

 

Can anyone here tell me how to spot infertile eggs? I'm new to ram keeping. Mine have spawned twice. The male at all the eggs today, but I'm not sure they were fertilized.

I've heard that some GBRs can be infertile, but I've also heard that new parents can mess it up a few times. I've read that the male may even be messing up how to fertilize the eggs. I can't seem to find any solid, consistent, and up-to-date info on this topic.

Advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Hello,

Fist time poster, long time reader. I would love any and all information you have on Germans.

I find there is a lot of misinformation out there. I've been keeping fish for 5 years and Rams for about a year. I currently have 10 German Eams together (diffent color variations) that get along well together for Going on 8 months in a 75 gallon. I use two aqua clear 110 filters and two sponge filters.

School of 15 rummy nose and a dwarf gourami, also 3 guppies I've had for a long time that just do well together. Temp is at 81.

I do water changes every 5-6 days, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and 0 nitrate.

Oddly enough I notice very little aggression when I have more together. I have 6 females and 4 males. I'm actually adding 6 more in the next 10 days from Joe G. He's actually the person that's taught me the most in regards to water (he's written a book on the topic) and that Rams do better in larger colonies.

Has anyone else experienced this to be true?

 

Should also note that the rams get along with all the other fish, hardly pay them attention. The dwarf gourami used to get annoyed with any fish in there, now he seems to not even care. I use a mix of Tap water treated with vitamin C to remove chlorine and cholomine and R/O to soften the water.

 

Can anyone here tell me how to spot infertile eggs? I'm new to ram keeping. Mine have spawned twice. The male at all the eggs today, but I'm not sure they were fertilized.

I've heard that some GBRs can be infertile, but I've also heard that new parents can mess it up a few times. I've read that the male may even be messing up how to fertilize the eggs. I can't seem to find any solid, consistent, and up-to-date info on this topic.

Advice would be greatly appreciated.

After about a day the fertile eggs will be an amber color while the others will be white