How to Identify Male and Female German Blue Rams

This video shows how to tell the difference between male and female blue rams by identifying the following ways to identify male from female - very important if you want to pick a pair and the shop assistant has no idea.....

1 - Body size.
Adult males are much larger than adult females
2 - Body shape.
Females are more rounded with generally 'fuller' belly. The head shape on good quality females will be more pointed than males (which is more rounded / 'strong' looking head)
3 - Pectoral fin length.
The males will have long, extended pectoral fins when mature - much longer than the females.
4 - Dorsal fin shape.
The mature males will have an extended 2nd and 3rd ray (toward front of fin) on their dorsal fins - much more extended than females.
5 - Body black spot.
With males, the large black body spot underneath the dorsal will be black with no reflective scales in it. Females will have reflective scales inside the black spot.
6 - Pink belly (female).
When breeding, females will get a large pink / purple patch on their belly (underneath black body spot), males will not develop this colouration.

With many chain store fish, the differences are often much less noticeable as so much inbreeding occurs when producing cheap fish. Colours are typically washed out and many fins are often unusually long on inbred fish (especially from Singapore).

At Tyne Valley Aquatics, we prefer to get our german blue rams (and many rare species) from good local breeders who produce excellent quality fish from great parent fish.

We stock over 150 species of fish, all in individually filtered tanks (very important for correct water conditions).
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[TAP6TS]

thank you very much for all the tips....tonight I got 2 babies and they guy said that its male and female....with you tips, I will make sure he gave the right ones;)

I wish i was in england and next to your store....oh well, maybe someday when I go, will make sure to stop and make a visit :)

[pondguru]

No worries, thanks for watching.

[Lareefrox]

How to identify the gold fish male or female??????

[pondguru]

Females are generally fatter toward their back end and males develop white small lumps (tubercules) on their gill covers while in breeding condition.

[vinny543210]

Thank you Sir. If i may, i got a question, What kind of habbitat in the tank does the Blue Rams prefer specifically? Sand bottom pebbleld... and so forth. Thanks

[pondguru]

Sand bottom, bogwood, planted tank with pH around 6.5.

[pondguru]

No worries. Thanks for watching.

[Bricksmama]

Great vid. Now I know I have a girl. :)

[pondguru]

I will have to Google that one....

[jeffteo80]

What are the main differences between the German Blue and Holland Blue? Is it in the fins where the Holland Blue Ram have longer fins?