Post by guppyguy on Feb 6, 2013 13:45:38 GMT -5
Okay ,I was lazy and didnt reaserch how to sex them and just asked y'all .
But I got bored and went browesing and found alot of diffrent stuff on sexing the rams and other info as well .
The best and most assured way seems to be the pink belly or the blue specks on the black dot in the back .
Males - No pink on stomach as well do not have any blue specks in the black dot on the side . It is debated that the bottom fins may or may not have black .
Females - Pink stomachs and have blue specks inside the black dots .
While I am almost certain now that i picked a male an female the only thing that doesnt match up is the black strips on the bottom fins , one of mine has the elongated fin pictorals and pink belly and blue specks where as the other has no pink belly and no specks so I think Im good .
If you have any other or additional info I would be gratefull .
Its also not certain about numbers , some or most say the rams are monogamus and only thrive with one pair per tank .
Others say two pair per tank no matter the tank size . The only constant is that they pair only .
Also I found some people can keep them while others cant and they see no reason for the ability , it may just be me as a sideline observer but i think i see the problem for these ppl .
The rams preffer a very soft acidic water with very high temps , these conditions are extreme for most every other common tropical and while hardy most will suffer from the extreme low Ph and high temp. It is my advice that you keep rams in a tank with a inactive docile fish the rams need a brave fish to comfort them that can withstand the spawn time and also will allow them to eat , most active fish will gobble up the food so be careful when choosing your brave fish tank mate for the ram tank .
This is just my advice and may not work for you but is working for me and would suggest this setup for others .
But I got bored and went browesing and found alot of diffrent stuff on sexing the rams and other info as well .
The best and most assured way seems to be the pink belly or the blue specks on the black dot in the back .
Males - No pink on stomach as well do not have any blue specks in the black dot on the side . It is debated that the bottom fins may or may not have black .
Females - Pink stomachs and have blue specks inside the black dots .
While I am almost certain now that i picked a male an female the only thing that doesnt match up is the black strips on the bottom fins , one of mine has the elongated fin pictorals and pink belly and blue specks where as the other has no pink belly and no specks so I think Im good .
If you have any other or additional info I would be gratefull .
Its also not certain about numbers , some or most say the rams are monogamus and only thrive with one pair per tank .
Others say two pair per tank no matter the tank size . The only constant is that they pair only .
Also I found some people can keep them while others cant and they see no reason for the ability , it may just be me as a sideline observer but i think i see the problem for these ppl .
The rams preffer a very soft acidic water with very high temps , these conditions are extreme for most every other common tropical and while hardy most will suffer from the extreme low Ph and high temp. It is my advice that you keep rams in a tank with a inactive docile fish the rams need a brave fish to comfort them that can withstand the spawn time and also will allow them to eat , most active fish will gobble up the food so be careful when choosing your brave fish tank mate for the ram tank .
This is just my advice and may not work for you but is working for me and would suggest this setup for others .