View Full Version : FS Electric Blue Ram (Female?)
Temptress
07-10-2009, 11:09 AM
I purchased an electric blue ram for $30 plus $15 for shipping.. it is eating TONS and growing great.. which leads me into the problem, it's beating up my longfin rams! unacceptable! I do believe this is a female.. or a very late blooming male as she is certainly the size of my other rams.. if not bigger and has no longer dorsal fins. The bottom line.. she needs a new home, I am asking $40 shipped priority
Please forgive my photo taking abilities! My goodness this fish would not sit still.. but here are some pics anyway =)
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This one I tried to use the flash to see how it would work.. beautiful actually!
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bs6749
07-10-2009, 2:46 PM
That's a female. By the looks of it in the second picture you have a male that is interested in her so I don't know why you are getting rid of her. I'd separate them into their own tank and do a water change. I can see some of her ovipositor so if you did do a water change with cooler water I'd expect to see eggs within a couple of days.
bettalover
07-10-2009, 5:46 PM
they look way better in person. wish i had the money to get her.
Temptress
07-10-2009, 9:40 PM
That's a female. By the looks of it in the second picture you have a male that is interested in her so I don't know why you are getting rid of her. I'd separate them into their own tank and do a water change. I can see some of her ovipositor so if you did do a water change with cooler water I'd expect to see eggs within a couple of days.I have 17 lf rams in that tank and she chases every one of them, to the point that they hardly come out.. not even the males can get close to her, one of my females is missing a chunk out of her tail and I'm "fairly" sure that it wasn't the tetras lol of all these lf's I have never seen any agression.. maybe some mild chasing but only for a maybe a cpl inches.. this girl.. she chases them half way across the tank.. my plans were to get a male to go with her but I can't have them tearing up the other ones if this is the kind of attitude they have lol and the only other tank I have available right now is a 10g.. I don't think that's enough.. but I do know someone who is SURE he has a male electric.. maybe I should rethink.. I don't know.. I just hate to see my fish getting tormented like this =(
BioHazard
07-10-2009, 9:42 PM
Maybe if you move everything around in the tank? I've heard that can help, b/c then she won't feel like its HER territory she has to defend.
bradlgt21
07-10-2009, 9:43 PM
I would put her in the 10 gallon. People use 10 gallons as breeder setups all the time. At least for the time being. holy cow 17 rams what size tank is that?
Temptress
07-10-2009, 9:47 PM
Maybe if you move everything around in the tank? I've heard that can help, b/c then she won't feel like its HER territory she has to defend.She was the last one in! lol it's not hers! haha dang women.. =P
Temptress
07-10-2009, 9:49 PM
I would put her in the 10 gallon. People use 10 gallons as breeder setups all the time. At least for the time being. holy cow 17 rams what size tank is that?It's only a 46 bowfront, they are only there for a short time, pairing up to send to other members =) see my other thread (http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=199388) =)
BioHazard
07-10-2009, 10:11 PM
She was the last one in! lol it's not hers! haha dang women.. =P
Doh!
bradlgt21
07-10-2009, 10:19 PM
oh i do remember seeing that thread. so if it's just until they pair up keep her in the 10 gallon. When your friend gets you the male put them together. Eventually you can put them back in the big tank when most of the long finned ones are gone.
bs6749
07-10-2009, 10:51 PM
I'm guessing the female was already paired and isn't goint to accept any other males. That's typical behavior that I've seen with some of my breeding pairs when a male dies.
A 10g tank is perfectly fine for a pair of rams.
Temptress
07-10-2009, 10:57 PM
I'm guessing the female was already paired and isn't goint to accept any other males. That's typical behavior that I've seen with some of my breeding pairs when a male dies.
A 10g tank is perfectly fine for a pair of rams.
Well, I hope that's not the case.. I mean she looks to be rather young, right along with my others.. but I guess I didn't think a 10g would be enough.. so that might be exactly what I'm going to do.. altho, it seems that catching her will be a whole different story =\ she seems to be pretty net shy.. all the others just come and swim right up into it.. but nope, not her *sigh*
Temptress
07-11-2009, 1:57 AM
I'm sorry, I guess for the time being I am going to keep her and try to get her a boyfriend and see if that makes her happy.. I mean, maybe she just doesn't like long hair? lol :p:
Mods you can close this thread :duh:
Thanks for those of you who were interested.. and to those who helped :clap:
I would put her in the 10 gallon. People use 10 gallons as breeder setups all the time. At least for the time being. holy cow 17 rams what size tank is that?
I remember the days when I had 8 young blue rams growing together with a 2-yr old blue ram.:goldfish:
Glad you're keeping it, Temptress.:bowing:
Reefscape
07-11-2009, 4:41 AM
I'm sorry, I guess for the time being I am going to keep her and try to get her a boyfriend and see if that makes her happy.. I mean, maybe she just doesn't like long hair? lol :p:
Mods you can close this thread :duh:
Thanks for those of you who were interested.. and to those who helped :clap:
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