Comments on: The German Blue Ram Cichlid – Fish Profile

By: mike

mike — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:54:13 +0000

If you do loose them dont feel bad!! they dont last long usually. Try 2 buy them smaller, with less colour sothat you know they arent full of hormones… float the bag when u get them 4a half hour. then i usually add an ounce orso of water every 10min for another half hour with the lights off. Then i feed them an hour later abit of blood worm. They seem 2 settle in better

By: mike

mike — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:48:44 +0000

about the gilling, They have problems with they re gills if anything is off. Adding 2 aquarium 2fast, or 2 an un cycled tank will cause this in my experience. keep the temp. around 81 they dont survive ich treatments very well, so high temp. should prevent this. even large water changes will cause this, 10percent every 4days works well.

By: Missbuggz

Missbuggz — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:20:58 +0000

Question about German Blue Rams – assuming pH is fine, water suitably soft, plenty of hiding spaces, suitable tankmates and suitable temperature – what might cause a pair of Blue Rams to sit at the top of the tank gilling for 2 days? We’ve done everything we can think of and we’re at our wits’ end – we really don’t want to lose these little guys! PLEASE HELP!

By: Mrs. W

Mrs. W — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:59:26 +0000

I have a question regarding these fish. I have one German Blue ram (that actually gets along great with my angels and parrot fish), and then my mom bought me one from a pet store. This fish is a little smaller than mine, and has red tips around its fins (like my GBR). However, it has no other coloring, is basically white with the black markings. This fish is shapped exactly like my GB. Is it a german blue? If not, any help identifying it would be great.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:55:38 +0000

Hi Meldawgal,

Good catch, typo

I would say your problem is that your Rams are in a tight space. Many people say a 10 gallon tank is find for a pair of Rams, but I believe it’s just too small. You really need a 29 gallon minimum, but a 55 would be ideal for a pair of Rams or just about any Cichlid for that matter. Rams are small, but they can be very aggressive toward one another in a small tank.

If he’s not hurting her they’ll probably be ok, but he’s biting at her I’d definitely consider a larger tank!

By: meldawgal

meldawgal — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:11:26 +0000

Hi there,

One thing I have to correct this article on is that female cichlids are always SMALLER than males… not the other way around. Also, I would like to put this out there, I have had a pair of rams (male and female) for about 6 months in a 20gallon tank, along with some tetras and a few danios. The water is quite soft, and the pH is around 6.6, the temperature is 81F all the time, and I do regular 25% water changes every 5 days. I have provided lots of flat surfaces for them to spawn on, but the problem is, it seems like the male hates the female! she spends most of her time hiding in the plants, and if she comes out he chases back into hiding! what am i doing wrong?? any info would be greatly appreciated.