@TheDeepfriedtweenkie I had three of these, I didn't have any problem with them - but always buy a minimum of three because that will minimise the stress caused to the one(s) that are picked on.
IMO this is a female. The dorsal is short and all the same length (the spikes) and the black at the front of the pelvic fins, a male would just be dark or so.
@twinkenbaily due to bad breeding the 'fin rule' isn't accurate anymore, look at the black spot => if it has got blue spots in it, it is a female, is the spot just black it is a male
Both of my Blue Ram pairs mated in these water conditions:
80-84 degrees F
6.6-6.8 pH
6 kH
<120ppm GH
R.O. water seems to be the key, as they always seem to 'get busy' after water 20-30% changes of slightly cooler water (~74-78F). It reminds them of a Spring rain storm, I guess. Both tanks are heavily planted and CO2 is always at or close to 25ppm. Substrate in both tanks is Eco-Complete. Both tanks are ALSO over 2 years old. Hope that helps! Good luck.
@Wlayko91 - You are very welcome. I was wondering...what is the water like in Serbia (kH, gH, pH)???
RO (Reverse Osmosis) water is basically water with 0 kH and 0 gH.
I'm not sure how big your tank is but, you can buy some Distilled water from the local grocery store here in the USA, notice I said Distilled (NOT, Mineral water) as it has things in it you do NOT want.
If you need more help on Water Chemistry (and CO2 in planted tanks) let me know and I'll send you to my webpage.
Just before I expect the Rams to start breeding again I'll place one Indian Almond leaf in the back of the tank using a bit of the substrate to hold the stem in place. I probably just lost a bunch of folks reading, so let me explain.
Indian Almond leaves (Catappa) have been widely used by Asian breeders of tropical fish (Angel fish, Cardinals, Discus, and Bettas) to stimulate breeding and promote health and vitality in tropical fish. Fish love it! eBay should have them or tag me.
@OnatopaU Actually, you can use any hard would leaf. Well, a dried one....I collect and store fallen oak leafs in the late fall before the first snow. They are a key ingredient in getting a large portion of your fry to survive IMHO.
I love how ram's are part of the cichlid family yet they're so calm and friendly towards other fish, platy's, bala sharks, etc or at least mines is friendly lol :D
@xDANx24x - I totally concur until you get a pair to breed! During mating they can get rather protective. Just before and after their eggs are laid, they become very territorial. They are such attentive parents...it's really cool! They aren't scared of anything during this time. I actually had my hands in the tank and the male 'hit' the back side of my hand. Very brave little guy! :D
@gblastoff I've heard they get their final adult colours around 6 months, so i would guess they start developing them at about 3 months? im not too sure, prove me wrong!
my rams just had babies, didnt notice it, but yesterday i was doing a water change and the rams kept attacking my hand, kinda unusual, just noticed the babies today, they spawned ontop of flourite gravel in a small forrest of foxtail, very exciting.
@jocomat9 No she really didn't. Go out side you sad bastard instead of playing "War Hawk" and getting involved on other peoples old arguments. Fuck face.
@jocomat9 No thanks. I dont have time i need to be at you mothers house in 10 minutes. However, shes older than 11 months but i am sure she can wait a bit longer. Good things come to those who wait after all.
@Tomb611 Wow anyone who makes moms jokes are little kids. Clearly thats you. I had to say that cause those jokes are old and stupid. I Owned you now move on.
in science the term "sex something" means to distinguish between male and female, so if someone says "how do you sex them" it means how do you identify there gender.
aww, a female and her fry, beautiful! my blue rams just had their firstt fry yesterday! the male was doing a good job parenting, but then the fry disappeared =[ but theyl have more. =] your female is veryy pretty.
wow how does ur not eat babies? mine ate all their babies... it was almost time for the fry to hatch, then the next day i woke up they are all gone? did your pair eat their fry on the first spawn? or did u move the fry to another tank?
could someone please help me? i have a bolivian ram and today i noticed all of is mouth has been deformed, and he has a sharp red colour all around his mouth, i have a 6-7inch tiger shovel nose catfish and four 5-6 inch red pacu, is the rams mouth due to a strike from one of my other fish or is it just an abnormal deformity? i have currently put him in a small tank on his own and am feeding him liquifry, he doesnt swim around like he used to aswell, he tends to stay in one place.
Keeping such a peaceful(peaaceful for a cichild) with such ......not so peaceful tankmates is not reccomended, I think you asked a rhetorical question there.
Uh, if they are going after the corys there is a chance they may have eggs layed. Cory's love to snack on Ram eggs, and the Rams will beat them for it.
I think 10 gallons is too small for 2 rams. I had one male and one female in a 10 gallon and the male killed the female. Your tank might be a bit overstocked as well.
omgg, how adorable, lol. I love them so much esp their colours. I had a a few last time, but for some reason they died. They are not bubble nesters right?
Now I am confused. You are taking the fry out, yet in the video I see the parent with the fry. Did you remove the fry after the video? Did dad survive his jump?
If you get lucky then the parents may look after the fry for the first week, after that the numbers drop and i wanted to save some fry..I syphoned off around 100 after the first week..No dad did not survive the jump!!!
How adorable this view is. I am hoping to raise rams this way. Most people have to remove the fry from the parents, for the eat the fry. Got any suggestions on how to prevent parents from eating the fry?
I would buy some rams from you but I live in Georgia, USA. and you seem to live overseas.
Hi Hildell, i got lucky with the pair you commented on, i spawned them in a tiny tank, the male jumped out after spawning leaving only the mum..She did a fantastic job..with future spawnings a shaded tank, 18inch square with the sides blacked out and no light gave me the ideal conditions. Once they spawned(the easy part) i threw a towel over the front and left them to it.. i then removed around 100 and am growing them on as i type..
@Nasser90santour thats not too bad their quite delicate aint they? id love a set but got bricardis hudreds of the cunts and ther a pain in the arse would much rather a set of rams bricardis are boring as fuck to look at
@poczapsky69 ... Bolivian butterflies do live longer than these regular ones and are more beautiful. I will mail you and you can see my fish at a Swedish forum named Zoonen
i swear to God...people with lame ass questions....GOOGLE it. p.s. 10 gallon tanks are probably only good to breed; dont put 2 rams and a shark to live perminently in it. p.p.s lots of fry!
dont put a red tailed shark in there red tailed black sharks get to big for a tank that small i wouldnt even put rams in there get a nice school of neon tetras instead say 10-12
they should be fine assuming your red tail shark is bigger then your rams. i would look into upgrading your tank soon tho red tail grow to 5-6 inches. good luck hope this helps. :)
Thank you again ste, last question! Are any other fish i can add with it in a 10 gallon if i wanna mix? Say i was thinking a small school of tiger barbs? are there any other fish that mix w/these guys? if so, what ones that would also be able to be happy in a 10 gal? As i said im hoping a small school of tiger barbs would work. Or would that overcrowd?
They will be fine in a 10 gallon tank, dont add too many other fish and keep your water quality very good by performing regular water changes..Goodluck.
That Fish Place dot com(product# YH:213017) sells them for $4.99. The shipping cost is $39.95 overnight. Rams need soft acid water to survive and lots of plants to hide because they are a very skiddish and nervous fish.
How much? or how many?? I got about 150 fry from this spawning, all are doing well and growing fast. If you want to know how much they are ill sell 1 Inch fish for £2.50.....
thats awesome
DavidFrazier100 3 weeks ago
Fucking awesome!!! well done!!! do you ship?
nickywr400 3 weeks ago
Beautiful ram!!
Janf11 2 months ago
wow. i like fishes... cute tiny fishes
louiserexus 6 months ago
Really nice Fish, Have a look at mine :)
iGooner4Life 7 months ago
Are you still breeding Rams, Ste? I'm looking for a good strain to breed from myself. This looks like a beauty!
swimityswim 9 months ago
Are you still breeding Rams, Ste? I'm looking for a good strain to breed from myself.
swimityswim 9 months ago
are they aggressive case i wanna get one but idk if its ok for my fish
TheDeepfriedtweenkie 9 months ago
@TheDeepfriedtweenkie I had three of these, I didn't have any problem with them - but always buy a minimum of three because that will minimise the stress caused to the one(s) that are picked on.
lizbetjoy 9 months ago
beautiful looking ram!
bayxtb 10 months ago
This is a male ram am i correct? as this is what my ram looks like and was trying to pair him up with a golden ram.
catboyy 11 months ago
@catboyy I thought a male ram had a prolonged spiky fin (?) at the top??
lizbetjoy 9 months ago
@catboyy
IMO this is a female. The dorsal is short and all the same length (the spikes) and the black at the front of the pelvic fins, a male would just be dark or so.
twinkenbaily 9 months ago
@twinkenbaily due to bad breeding the 'fin rule' isn't accurate anymore, look at the black spot => if it has got blue spots in it, it is a female, is the spot just black it is a male
miracoli5 1 month ago
that is one beautiful ram
xxvolcomkidxx13 1 year ago
I Want to get those so bad they are so color full but i only have the plan ones... do you think they would cross bread?
Cichlids4 1 year ago
Can u tell me water parametres for breeding Rams?
Wlayko91 1 year ago
@Wlayko91
Both of my Blue Ram pairs mated in these water conditions:
80-84 degrees F
6.6-6.8 pH
6 kH
<120ppm GH
R.O. water seems to be the key, as they always seem to 'get busy' after water 20-30% changes of slightly cooler water (~74-78F). It reminds them of a Spring rain storm, I guess. Both tanks are heavily planted and CO2 is always at or close to 25ppm. Substrate in both tanks is Eco-Complete. Both tanks are ALSO over 2 years old. Hope that helps! Good luck.
OnatopaU 1 year ago
@OnatopaU Thanks alot, ill try that, too bad I don't have R.O. yet but friend got it so... Cheer
Wlayko91 1 year ago
@Wlayko91 - You are very welcome. I was wondering...what is the water like in Serbia (kH, gH, pH)???
RO (Reverse Osmosis) water is basically water with 0 kH and 0 gH.
I'm not sure how big your tank is but, you can buy some Distilled water from the local grocery store here in the USA, notice I said Distilled (NOT, Mineral water) as it has things in it you do NOT want.
If you need more help on Water Chemistry (and CO2 in planted tanks) let me know and I'll send you to my webpage.
Cheers
OnatopaU 1 year ago
Added Notes:
Just before I expect the Rams to start breeding again I'll place one Indian Almond leaf in the back of the tank using a bit of the substrate to hold the stem in place. I probably just lost a bunch of folks reading, so let me explain.
Indian Almond leaves (Catappa) have been widely used by Asian breeders of tropical fish (Angel fish, Cardinals, Discus, and Bettas) to stimulate breeding and promote health and vitality in tropical fish. Fish love it! eBay should have them or tag me.
OnatopaU 1 year ago 4
@OnatopaU Actually, you can use any hard would leaf. Well, a dried one....I collect and store fallen oak leafs in the late fall before the first snow. They are a key ingredient in getting a large portion of your fry to survive IMHO.
Jazbar4 1 year ago
hey what's the name of that plant you put in there- it looks good
lanceknow101 1 year ago
@lanceknow101 - Looks like java moss
OnatopaU 1 year ago
Excellent coloration on this fish!
bbqliliha 1 year ago
if the fish was huge it would be so beautiful! its a shame its very small you have to look very close to appreciate its beauty
4k3el 1 year ago
I love how ram's are part of the cichlid family yet they're so calm and friendly towards other fish, platy's, bala sharks, etc or at least mines is friendly lol :D
xDANx24x 1 year ago
@xDANx24x - I totally concur until you get a pair to breed! During mating they can get rather protective. Just before and after their eggs are laid, they become very territorial. They are such attentive parents...it's really cool! They aren't scared of anything during this time. I actually had my hands in the tank and the male 'hit' the back side of my hand. Very brave little guy! :D
OnatopaU 1 year ago
Your water chemestry ?
juree1975 1 year ago
thats fucking awesome
MitchTheGreat7 1 year ago
nice
ICantHelpButLoveU 1 year ago
How old is your ram? Mine is like a month or 2 old and it doesnt have its colors on it?
gblastoff 1 year ago
@gblastoff I've heard they get their final adult colours around 6 months, so i would guess they start developing them at about 3 months? im not too sure, prove me wrong!
CPFCruleZ 1 year ago
make another video of your rams
lanceknow101 1 year ago
when we breed it could we put the mom and dad together and could other Ram cichlid be around??
georgepetlover 1 year ago
i turned the lights on this morning, no babies, the parents must have ate there fry. :(
johnnygstacks 2 years ago
my rams just had babies, didnt notice it, but yesterday i was doing a water change and the rams kept attacking my hand, kinda unusual, just noticed the babies today, they spawned ontop of flourite gravel in a small forrest of foxtail, very exciting.
johnnygstacks 2 years ago
hi could i have 1/2 of these in a 10 gallon tank?
brennansheppard1994 2 years ago
@brennansheppard1994 Pretty sure, yes.
Weazell 2 years ago
@brennansheppard1994 yes but much better and recommendedly a 20 gallon tank is most suitible
lanceknow101 2 years ago
FUCK YEAH! I want some of these!
CrunchieDan 2 years ago
love it, sichlids make good parents!
KEEPitSTUPID 2 years ago
They are so pretty...but its wierd i have a ram chiclid but its defeniatly not as colorful as that, less blue and no red eye...?
wiickedlovley 2 years ago
wow! where did you get the rams?!
DUHKK 2 years ago
i got 4 of them 2 day
osvas23 2 years ago
Aww! This is why I love German Blue Rams.
9122155404 2 years ago
are they its baby
MrPkmaster99 2 years ago
OMG SOO CCUUUTEE
btw what do you feed them? how long does it take for the fry to become free swimming? oh and i've got brine shrimp eggs....is that okay?
shieldbugguy 2 years ago
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wat a stupid fish
scottyv523 2 years ago
How the hell do you sex them ?
Tomb611 2 years ago
It is not recommended to have sex with fish
djuuwi 2 years ago 28
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It wasn't recommended to have sex with your mother, but I still did.
Tomb611 2 years ago 17
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djuuwi 2 years ago
Damn man, why don't all you go like Michael Jackson and Beat It
NickoliAN87 2 years ago 2
@Tomb611 She had to fake it son..
jocomat9 1 year ago
@jocomat9 No she really didn't. Go out side you sad bastard instead of playing "War Hawk" and getting involved on other peoples old arguments. Fuck face.
Tomb611 1 year ago
@Tomb611 11 month old comment. How about checking my fish video. 8)
jocomat9 1 year ago
@jocomat9 No thanks. I dont have time i need to be at you mothers house in 10 minutes. However, shes older than 11 months but i am sure she can wait a bit longer. Good things come to those who wait after all.
Tomb611 1 year ago
@Tomb611 Wow anyone who makes moms jokes are little kids. Clearly thats you. I had to say that cause those jokes are old and stupid. I Owned you now move on.
jocomat9 1 year ago
@jocomat9 No, in 1863 the Slave Act. made it illegal to own people ass hole. Also, the only thing is old and stupid is your mom.
Tomb611 1 year ago
LMAO
msaghian2 2 years ago
in science the term "sex something" means to distinguish between male and female, so if someone says "how do you sex them" it means how do you identify there gender.
IcelandicBetta 2 years ago 29
female rams have pinkish orange belly i think
TheAquariumKid 2 years ago
Ask the guy on the bottom. He seems to know all about it.
blownable 2 years ago
just wondering is there another name for these cichlids and where are they from is it tanganikan malawi or south?
xxg00glexx 2 years ago
They are south american cichlids
frogsashimi 2 years ago
hey i had my ram laid eggs and this is the seventh day how many days till thell be free swiming?
nicolejulie71485 2 years ago
wow! love those rams amazing colour. what temp is your water? :)
dickiedocker 2 years ago
wow! just adorable!! thanks for sharing!
diam0nd0rchid 3 years ago
Amazing what nature can do huh?
Chase1095 3 years ago
how cute they are
smasherkid69 3 years ago
aww, a female and her fry, beautiful! my blue rams just had their firstt fry yesterday! the male was doing a good job parenting, but then the fry disappeared =[ but theyl have more. =] your female is veryy pretty.
rockinchic101 3 years ago
nice color!
llamasrme 3 years ago
wow how does ur not eat babies? mine ate all their babies... it was almost time for the fry to hatch, then the next day i woke up they are all gone? did your pair eat their fry on the first spawn? or did u move the fry to another tank?
AxegangXIX 3 years ago
I love german blues. I cant find any locally. :(
llamasrme 3 years ago
holly shit thats one nice fish good job! how big do they get?
caliplayajj 3 years ago
they get no bigger than 4 inches
RunFaster011 3 years ago
Yup. They tend to stick around 3 to 3 1/2
llamasrme 3 years ago
je pourrais la regarder 20ans :)
soundob 3 years ago
how big can u get them at the store
are they easy to find
titiestothemax 3 years ago
are they easy breeders?
how can u tell there sex?
titiestothemax 3 years ago
They aren't the easiest to breed, just need EXTREMELY high water quality much like discus
slayer0042 3 years ago
could someone please help me? i have a bolivian ram and today i noticed all of is mouth has been deformed, and he has a sharp red colour all around his mouth, i have a 6-7inch tiger shovel nose catfish and four 5-6 inch red pacu, is the rams mouth due to a strike from one of my other fish or is it just an abnormal deformity? i have currently put him in a small tank on his own and am feeding him liquifry, he doesnt swim around like he used to aswell, he tends to stay in one place.
jake482 3 years ago
HE FINNISH!
whatnot987 3 years ago
Keeping such a peaceful(peaaceful for a cichild) with such ......not so peaceful tankmates is not reccomended, I think you asked a rhetorical question there.
blownable 2 years ago
i have 2 rams in a 10 gallon
1 male 1 female
with 5 cardinal tetras, 3 corey, 2 otos
why are they fighting?
finkelpoof 3 years ago
Uh, if they are going after the corys there is a chance they may have eggs layed. Cory's love to snack on Ram eggs, and the Rams will beat them for it.
rossothecrimson7 3 years ago
I think 10 gallons is too small for 2 rams. I had one male and one female in a 10 gallon and the male killed the female. Your tank might be a bit overstocked as well.
ButerBlade 3 years ago
2 many fish in ur tank.
whatnot987 3 years ago
Don't breathe your kids in!
cheezecakeV2 3 years ago
That's a really nice fish. I got two today and I live in Australia. What part of Aus do you live in?
clenzpilot32 3 years ago
very cool!
wwwAquaPassionNL 3 years ago
fun!
MariusSolberg 3 years ago
FUCK....u got a lot of babys,how u did that???
albiymaj83 3 years ago
i wonder if i can have a ram with my green terror and other cichlids tank.
adarkerlink 3 years ago
Keep rams with angelfish/discus - thats it.
They are comfortable in different conditions than cichlids and other fish.
bbnewyork 3 years ago
omgg, how adorable, lol. I love them so much esp their colours. I had a a few last time, but for some reason they died. They are not bubble nesters right?
fanfresh 3 years ago 2
rams don't typically live very long in aquariiums. 2 years max from what i understand.
Hoodgore 3 years ago
why is that? do you know how long they would usually live in the wild? they are gorgeous fish!
piccuh 3 years ago
Now I am confused. You are taking the fry out, yet in the video I see the parent with the fry. Did you remove the fry after the video? Did dad survive his jump?
HildeIII 3 years ago
If you get lucky then the parents may look after the fry for the first week, after that the numbers drop and i wanted to save some fry..I syphoned off around 100 after the first week..No dad did not survive the jump!!!
ste12000 3 years ago
How adorable this view is. I am hoping to raise rams this way. Most people have to remove the fry from the parents, for the eat the fry. Got any suggestions on how to prevent parents from eating the fry?
I would buy some rams from you but I live in Georgia, USA. and you seem to live overseas.
Rams cost $10 dollars here.
HildeIII 3 years ago
Hi Hildell, i got lucky with the pair you commented on, i spawned them in a tiny tank, the male jumped out after spawning leaving only the mum..She did a fantastic job..with future spawnings a shaded tank, 18inch square with the sides blacked out and no light gave me the ideal conditions. Once they spawned(the easy part) i threw a towel over the front and left them to it.. i then removed around 100 and am growing them on as i type..
ste12000 3 years ago
@ste12000 must it be wild to spawn?
9912699125 1 year ago
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xxscadooshxx 1 year ago
@xxscadooshxx what?
9912699125 1 year ago
10 dollars is cheap they cost a lot more than that in the uk
poczapsky69 1 year ago
@poczapsky69 they cost 45 SEK here WILD.. I think it is 4 dollars .. I live in Sweden. Bolivian butterfly fish WILD do cost 80 SEK .. 8 dollars ...
Nasser90santour 1 year ago
@Nasser90santour thats not too bad their quite delicate aint they? id love a set but got bricardis hudreds of the cunts and ther a pain in the arse would much rather a set of rams bricardis are boring as fuck to look at
poczapsky69 1 year ago
@poczapsky69 ... Bolivian butterflies do live longer than these regular ones and are more beautiful. I will mail you and you can see my fish at a Swedish forum named Zoonen
Nasser90santour 1 year ago
i swear to God...people with lame ass questions....GOOGLE it. p.s. 10 gallon tanks are probably only good to breed; dont put 2 rams and a shark to live perminently in it. p.p.s lots of fry!
mwatersh2o 3 years ago
dont put a red tailed shark in there red tailed black sharks get to big for a tank that small i wouldnt even put rams in there get a nice school of neon tetras instead say 10-12
bmxrat1 3 years ago
its probibly to l8 but they would do fine together red taild sharks arnt realy agresive its rubysharks that r agresive
fishkickass 4 years ago
they should be fine assuming your red tail shark is bigger then your rams. i would look into upgrading your tank soon tho red tail grow to 5-6 inches. good luck hope this helps. :)
kool420boarder 4 years ago
I wouldn't out the Red Tailed Shark in there...it can be pretty agressive sometimes.
ZooTycoonMaster 4 years ago
Thank you again ste, last question! Are any other fish i can add with it in a 10 gallon if i wanna mix? Say i was thinking a small school of tiger barbs? are there any other fish that mix w/these guys? if so, what ones that would also be able to be happy in a 10 gal? As i said im hoping a small school of tiger barbs would work. Or would that overcrowd?
missmc9 4 years ago
Ty ste so how many would fit in a ten gallon aquarium(consider max size) without overstocking?
missmc9 4 years ago
Put only one pair in..Two pairs will fight, if you put in two of the same sex they will also fight.
ste12000 4 years ago
PLEASE ANSWER!!!!! CAN THESE FISH BE PUT IN AND BE HapPY IN A 10 GALLON AQUARIUM??? IF SO HOW MANY?
missmc9 4 years ago
They will be fine in a 10 gallon tank, dont add too many other fish and keep your water quality very good by performing regular water changes..Goodluck.
ste12000 4 years ago
Good job.
faradis81 4 years ago
SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER! Are these active fish and will they be able to suit in a 10 gallon aquaium?
missmc9 4 years ago
Awesome blue ram. I did the blue ram thing for awhile but they were to passive and dull (not dull looking).
ThisJ22 4 years ago
OMG!! they are beautiful!!! Kudos
kjs5600 4 years ago
That Fish Place dot com(product# YH:213017) sells them for $4.99. The shipping cost is $39.95 overnight. Rams need soft acid water to survive and lots of plants to hide because they are a very skiddish and nervous fish.
odcoolshark75 4 years ago
what do u mean by "soft water"??
ddtran46 4 years ago
oh wow a butiful ram, the babies (fry) look quite well
petey65203 4 years ago
It has been 2 months since you posted this vidio. What has happened to the babies?
HildeIII 4 years ago
the most beautiful fish ive ever seen
Mustofi 4 years ago
Yes they are a bit more sensitive but once settled they are not that difficult to get fry from!
ste12000 4 years ago
How much? or how many?? I got about 150 fry from this spawning, all are doing well and growing fast. If you want to know how much they are ill sell 1 Inch fish for £2.50.....
ste12000 4 years ago
ill buy 5
BenCints 4 years ago