Do I have a pair of Rams?

[JustinDavis]

Hello

Since all my other Cichlids in the tank with the Rams have grown big enough to be transferred to my 60G I was thinking of "attempting" to breed my Rams. My main question was do I have a pair?! I've done my research and I heard the biggest factor in determining sex in Rams is females have black stripes on their pelvic fins and males don't. I'm pretty sure I have a pair but of course I don't believe myself in this
Can anyone help confirm this for me?

EDIT: If it helps they do seem to have mating behavior, the suspected male does peck at the female and they're always in a certain corner together.

Thanks,
Justin

***Sorry for the external link but it leads to Tinypic, the forums won't upload the file type my camera shoots in***
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[peathenster]

GBRs are relatively easy to sex. Females have pink belly and blue spangles in/around the black lateral spot. Yours are being pushed around by the Africans. Not a good idea to keep them together....

 

[JustinDavis]

Ok, I'm gonna move the Africans out and in a few days I'll take another video and could you help sex them for me?

 

[peathenster]

Sure. Hopefully they'll color up better when they are less stressed. Profile pics of the side help too.

 

[JustinDavis]

I"ll try my best not the best with a camera. I'll get some pics and a video.

 

[JustinDavis]

Ok so I moved the Africans over to my 60G and those Rams instantly got their color, I've never seen them so amazing. I was still moving stuff around and terrifying them and once those Africans were gone nothing else mattered to them! It does look like I have two females though... I will post some pics and videos for you. Also is better to have more then one female? and once they pair off take the other female out?

EDIT: I left one Yellow Lab with the Rams, he has one eye and won't grow over a inch.. I've had him for almost a year and he's still one inch, he minds himself and the Rams don't mind him.

Thanks,
Justin

 

[peathenster]

I used to keep rams in pairs and am not sure about trios...

 

[JustinDavis]

Alright I'll do some more research on trios, I'll get a video up in like thirty minutes!

 

[JustinDavis]

Here are some pictures and a video, I truly think I have two females. Sorry for the terrible pictures!

 

[peathenster]

lol I guess they wouldn't stay still. In the first pic, the fish in front is definitely a female. The other one looks like a female as well but it's a bit hard to see the blotch.