wow, thank you all so much for the input. so basically, you are saying that my fish is not a bolivian, but a blue ram? As of right now, I only have one. And since the sex cannot be determined (at this young stage) what should be done about it to get a suitable pair?
Bolivian Ram
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its a male. females have pink colors. yours is large enough to determine the sex, as it already has its yellow umm.. forehead? whatever is has yellow. also females dorsal fin are long and very pointy and male are short and stubby.
i believe males also dont have the black dot.
get 2 more females and about 80% chance you'll get a pair and have lil babies in about 2 weeks.
i believe males also dont have the black dot.
get 2 more females and about 80% chance you'll get a pair and have lil babies in about 2 weeks.
the ram won't take any food that I am offering. Spectrum sinking pellets (very small), protein sinking wafers, tetra (for color) flake foods. I will be picking up some blood worms today. Anything else I should try? Also thinking of worms from my backyard (no known chemicals or contaminants).
Or are my tetras just too fast to get to the food? my CAE also seems to chase him away if he gets near the wafer. but even when alone, he doesn't nip at the food.
appreciate your help
Or are my tetras just too fast to get to the food? my CAE also seems to chase him away if he gets near the wafer. but even when alone, he doesn't nip at the food.
appreciate your help
I don't know, something may be wrong. My ram is a huge pig and has been from Day 1 in my tank. He probably eats more than anyone else, and quicker than anyone else - and he'll eat from the surface, the middle, or the bottom, he doesn't care. I've never fed anything he didn't go after, I feed Tetra flakes, Tetra micro crabs granules, Hikari algae wafers, Hikari granules, and occasionally a piece of zucchini and frozen bloodworms/brine shrimp. Try frozen bloodworms, if the ram doesn't eat those, then I'd say there's a problem.
