my german blue ram - Photography

mythin · 07-13-2009, 05:24 PM

I love this little guy

rbarn · 07-14-2009, 09:57 AM

Great fish
I have 4 Electric Blue Rams in my 60, fav. fish in tank.

gr8nguyen1 · 07-14-2009, 03:57 PM

that is one gorgeous fish. i do you keep it alive. is there a secret. what are you water parameters. is it in a community or species tank. but that is one good looking ram

Greenthums · 07-14-2009, 04:25 PM

I too am a fan of the GB Ram's..It is hard to beat their coloring and they seem to develop a personality of their own. Yours is a beautiful specimen.

Zapins · 07-14-2009, 04:56 PM

Nice fish!

I saw a few electric blue rams in my LFS the other day, they looked amazing!! Like salt water damsel fish. Buut... they are 50$ each and I'm not even sure if the color morph breeds true? Anyone know?

rbarn · 07-14-2009, 05:11 PM

$50 is too much for Electric Blues.

They sell for $20-30 for nice semi-adults down here if you
can find em.

Rams are tuff to keep.
Had 2 Gold Rams, another nice sub-breed, in same tank and they
didnt last a month, while others are doing fine.

wicca27 · 07-14-2009, 09:21 PM

i know they do better in a well aged tank. i kept mine fine till the electricity died on me right befor christmas and i ended up with fishpops. my tank had been up for bout a yr and a half and was pretty full of low light plants and stays about 75

Tex Gal · 07-14-2009, 10:46 PM

I really love their coloring! So pretty!

Greenthums · 07-15-2009, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zapins

Nice fish!

I saw a few electric blue rams in my LFS the other day, they looked amazing!! Like salt water damsel fish. Buut... they are 50$ each and I'm not even sure if the color morph breeds true? Anyone know?

There is a LFS here in Florida that sells the electric blue ram's for just under $12.00, of course you have to deal with shipping but at $50 a pop for one, you would probably still come out ahead. Contact Nick at: ne_cichlids@yahoo.com to inquire. He might know the breeding issue also.

mythin · 07-15-2009, 09:21 AM

The lfs near me got some electric blue rams in too, and I talked to the owner of the store about it. They were 19 each, and he told me that they were genetically altered (not selectively bred for color) to get that color, and that most if not all of them were male and most likely sterile. Not that really matters unless you're trying to breed them, they are still very cool looking fish.

And to gr8nguyen1, he's in a community planted tank, he's the only ram in there, and I got some neons, celebes rainbows, sparkling gourami's, and otoc's in there with him, but he is the biggest guy in the tank, so everyone steers clear of him, even though he doesnt even harm the smallest of my shrimp.