Compatibility of Blue Ram

Originally posted by Dwarfnut
Please go save them from Walmart... and any other fish they have!! I cannot believe how bad the tanks are Walmart! If they survived three months there, they must be some kind of super Ram and then you needn't worry about your conditons!

Your water will be fine for the Rams... unless you intend to breed them and then I would suggest dropping the ph a little to under 7. As for the Cories, they should be fine... unless the Rams do spawn and then the tank will suddenly be too small and fish will start dying! I keep Cories in all my tanks but remove them if someone looks like they will spawn because they don't know enough to stay away and will try to eat the eggs also. Then the parents get really pissed!

I say all that with the assumption that these Rams are tank bred and raised... that is what you want. I'd stay away from wild caught Rams as they always seem to have internal parasites that will kill them and they are much more aggressive.

Good luck,
Bill C.
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This walmart has rather large choice of selections - I will have to buy 100 more tanks to accomodate all of them... :D

I looked at them carefully, and am not convinced that one is a male and the other one is a female. They look somewhat different, but I don't see "shiny dots" within the black spot in either case (as one of the article I read suggested). It may be invisible due to poor tank condition, but seems not obvious... I'll have to read more articles about distinguishing ram sexes and look at them carefulyl again... (Anyone have any suggestions on easy sexing?)

I do have another tank for breeding purpose, so if they show any breeding behaviour, they will be moved out of the community tank fast! I hope to produce more ideal water parameter for them in the breeding tank...
 
I can tell the sexes of my pair quite easily. The female has blue speckles in her black spot(not always visable, sometimes they don't show any blue). The male has a very long first and second dorsal rays,, the feamels first ray is a bit bigger then the rest but no where near what the males is. The female also has a pink/lavender tummy.
 
Check out Bolivian Rams. They are hardier and might do better with your water. I have pearl gouramis in my 20g long with tetras, corys, etc. If you get good stock they are very hardy, and do well in most water conditions. Mine are kind of wimpy. They spook easily are very shy. The male picks on the female a little, but ignores the other fish. They are much mellower than blue/gold/opaline gouramis which can cause big problems.
 
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