Ram cichlids

[esoxlucius]

Nice choice with the runmies
Looks great

Thanks. Yeah i'm happy the way it's turned out. I don't usually go for the really titchy stuff because they tend to have short lifespans, but when I researched the rummies it said they are very long lived compared to a lot of the other smaller stuff. They can live for up to 7-8 years if conditions are good. That's a great lifespan for a small fish.

If my rams finally succumb to these growths I could well increase my shoal of rummies, I currently have 6, they're a great active little fish.

I'm also loving the algae. I've been harvesting it every couple of days and throwing it in my 360. My GG loves it!

 

[Deadeye]

Totally missed this thread!
The tank and fish lion great!

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Lol, in the aquarium store's tank where I will buy my 12 celestial pearl danios tomorrow are 5 large rummynoses. It's like they were a harbinger of this thread, I saw them on Friday.

Nice addition!

 

[Niki_up]

Thanks. Yeah i'm happy the way it's turned out. I don't usually go for the really titchy stuff because they tend to have short lifespans, but when I researched the rummies it said they are very long lived compared to a lot of the other smaller stuff. They can live for up to 7-8 years if conditions are good. That's a great lifespan for a small fish.

If my rams finally succumb to these growths I could well increase my shoal of rummies, I currently have 6, they're a great active little fish.

I'm also loving the algae. I've been harvesting it every couple of days and throwing it in my 360. My GG loves it!

Sorry to hear about your rams ?
Will you be replacing them

 

[The Morning]

Shhhh. They are still alive. I feel as though they will pull through this.

 

[esoxlucius]

Sorry to hear about your rams

Lol, don't tempt fate Nik! My three rams are ok, for now, but as reported earlier two have small growths on them, which aren't improving any, nor getting any worse. There's no downturn in behaviour or feeding, all seems ok, but obviously the growths, innocuous or otherwise, tell me something's not right. At this point I'm putting it down to the sometimes fragile nature of this species given the in breeding that is prevalent. Eventually I think the fish that have the growths will succumb to them!

Will you be replacing them

When they do succumb, no, I won't be going with rams again. Unless I can get some robust WC ones, which I don't think I can where I live. I do like the idea of more rummies, I'm loving these little guys.

Shhhh. They are still alive.

Thanks for clearing that up! Niks comment had me back tracking on my recent posts just to see whether I hadn't inadvertently reported that they'd died!!!! Lol.

 

[Niki_up]

Lol, don't tempt fate Nik! My three rams are ok, for now, but as reported earlier two have small growths on them, which aren't improving any, nor getting any worse. There's no downturn in behaviour or feeding, all seems ok, but obviously the growths, innocuous or otherwise, tell me something's not right. At this point I'm putting it down to the sometimes fragile nature of this species given the in breeding that is prevalent. Eventually I think the fish that have the growths will succumb to them!




When they do succumb, no, I won't be going with rams again. Unless I can get some robust WC ones, which I don't think I can where I live. I do like the idea of more rummies, I'm loving these little guys.




Thanks for clearing that up! Niks comment had me back tracking on my recent posts just to see whether I hadn't inadvertently reported that they'd died!!!! Lol.

My apologies for mis reading

I have been working lots lately and must have been tired when I read your post. I thought I read they succumbed…well thankfully i read incorrectly and very glad they are still swimming ?