Well, let's see that video once you work it out.
I like 'Arthur and Martha', even if it is anthr...anthropo...whatever.
I like 'Arthur and Martha', even if it is anthr...anthropo...whatever.
Pale Bolivian Rams?
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Anthropomorphising, thats it - "Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena."
Or dwarf cichlids.
I now have two very stressed Bolivians, one is terrorising the other and poor Martha has some dreadful dark stress markings. I plan to remove one or both of them today, they can't go on like this.
Or dwarf cichlids.
I now have two very stressed Bolivians, one is terrorising the other and poor Martha has some dreadful dark stress markings. I plan to remove one or both of them today, they can't go on like this.
Ram Update. Arthur and Martha were, as suspected by the LFS yet severely doubted bymoi, Arthur and Arthur. All semblance offriendship (and advances by one confused male) were abandoned and it wascarnage. I took BOTH of them back, toperhaps find larger, separate homes, and exchanged them (at the suggestion ofLFS) for 3 fairly juvenile specimens (each about 1 inch long).
The young chap at this branch kindly spent a looongtime studying them, and picked me out 3 which were round, healthy, starting tocolour up, and of these 3, he felt that 2 were definitely male and a female(usual caveat of no guarantees). Thethird he picked as a wildcard, with the view that eventually, one shouldmaterialise as the "odd one out", and I can take him/her back to thestore. I just hope I haven't got 2 malesand a female......
These 3 are remarkably more sprightly,inquisitive and sociable than my last 2. They're into everything, and this morning appeared to be experimentingwith "being" another species - watching a ram playing in the bubblestream with the corys, or solemnly schooling amidst the pygmy barbs, is anamusing sight to behold. They arehilarious, but they're terrible timewasters (like kittens, puppies and foals) -I lost an hour gazing at them last night.
So, watch this space for news.......new post about breeding coming up!
The young chap at this branch kindly spent a looongtime studying them, and picked me out 3 which were round, healthy, starting tocolour up, and of these 3, he felt that 2 were definitely male and a female(usual caveat of no guarantees). Thethird he picked as a wildcard, with the view that eventually, one shouldmaterialise as the "odd one out", and I can take him/her back to thestore. I just hope I haven't got 2 malesand a female......
These 3 are remarkably more sprightly,inquisitive and sociable than my last 2. They're into everything, and this morning appeared to be experimentingwith "being" another species - watching a ram playing in the bubblestream with the corys, or solemnly schooling amidst the pygmy barbs, is anamusing sight to behold. They arehilarious, but they're terrible timewasters (like kittens, puppies and foals) -I lost an hour gazing at them last night.
So, watch this space for news.......new post about breeding coming up!
I'm glad you got it sorted out.
The new young 'uns sound fun.
Must be very hard to sex them at that size, but time will tell...
The new young 'uns sound fun.
Must be very hard to sex them at that size, but time will tell...
Can't wait! Sounds like you have a helpful LFS nearby and no worries about returns, so it will happen! I've heard that they mate for life, don't know if it's true, but I found that endearing.
I might have to give up, since returns aren't possible and I can't buy another tank every time I get a male. I already had to install some heavy-duty shelving and am shuffling things around, getting ready to move the two. So far no one is hiding or showing signs of being too picked on, but they're like children with the constant bickering!
Jannika, hope you get it sorted out.
Best solution other than more space is breaking up the space in the aquarium with wood etc. so they see each other less and can define their own little territories.
Best solution other than more space is breaking up the space in the aquarium with wood etc. so they see each other less and can define their own little territories.
I did some redecorating and moved one the other day to his own tank. The netting went smoothly and quickly, but the little guy was so traumatized with the move that he turned dark, didn't eat or swim around for 24 hours!
Today, he's over it. Eating and exploring, his bright color returned to normal. The other two aren't in each other's face as much, but I'll probably separate them anyway when I can get another tank set up.
Wondering how it's going with Olivia, and if she finally got her female?
Ah…..my three new youngsters are very entertaining, and the picture ofhealth, but no sign of a pairing yet.
In my very inexpert (and previously proven to be incorrect) opinion –meaning, please assume a very cynical view of the following, as I’m probablytotally wrong - I appear to have a dominant male, a not-so-dominant male, and acoy female. Let’s call them Mary, Mungoand Midge.
The two presumed-to-be males enjoy a bit of sparring, and I’ve seen oneor two brief lip-locks, but nothing too serious. They occasionally turn on Mary (presumed tobe female), who bows gracefully back and down away from any bullying, rarelyfighting back but mostly holding her ground.
I suspect Mungo has attempted a bit of foreplay by buffeting Mary’sflanks, but she gets all coy and slinks away. He is a bit boisterous with her, typical adolescent
I have taken some video footage, which I have yet to upload, but I willlater if no-one minds the sound of my husband watching a movie in thebackground (10 points if you can guess the movie).
Someone on another cichlid forum suggested adding a couple of clay potsto the tank. I purposefully didn’t addcaves, as I thought Bolivians didn’t use them much and I wanted the space for plantsand smooth/flat stones – there is plenty of divided up shelter, will pots makeany difference?
PS excuse the spacing issues again, this forum doesn't seem to appreciate me typing replies in Word first.....
In my very inexpert (and previously proven to be incorrect) opinion –meaning, please assume a very cynical view of the following, as I’m probablytotally wrong - I appear to have a dominant male, a not-so-dominant male, and acoy female. Let’s call them Mary, Mungoand Midge.
The two presumed-to-be males enjoy a bit of sparring, and I’ve seen oneor two brief lip-locks, but nothing too serious. They occasionally turn on Mary (presumed tobe female), who bows gracefully back and down away from any bullying, rarelyfighting back but mostly holding her ground.
I suspect Mungo has attempted a bit of foreplay by buffeting Mary’sflanks, but she gets all coy and slinks away. He is a bit boisterous with her, typical adolescent
I have taken some video footage, which I have yet to upload, but I willlater if no-one minds the sound of my husband watching a movie in thebackground (10 points if you can guess the movie).
Someone on another cichlid forum suggested adding a couple of clay potsto the tank. I purposefully didn’t addcaves, as I thought Bolivians didn’t use them much and I wanted the space for plantsand smooth/flat stones – there is plenty of divided up shelter, will pots makeany difference?
PS excuse the spacing issues again, this forum doesn't seem to appreciate me typing replies in Word first.....
structure.. bolivain rmas like structure.. plants and driftwood..they like many smaller fish like to have a lot of cover
