[LyzzaRyzz]

My LPS has had these guys for about two months, apparently a local guy has turned em from salt water to freshwater? They are absolutely beautiful, and change colors as you watch them..
Ive already bought them..>.<
It was a black friday deal!!
Some guy came in and bought like thirty of them, and these guys were the last two, so i snagged em.
But I have no idea what their even called!
My guy at the lps said they were converted locally, so they are already used to our soft water.

Anyone know?

http://youtu.be/qVL9QIXwSyo
http://youtu.be/xmoqXxSvoOc


Are the a type of ram? Maybe electric blue or German?

 

[Noahma]

Those are electric blue rams, (color breed of the german blue rams)
They are a freshwater fish, and would never survive in salt at all.

What tank are they going in? It looks like you probably have two males, in which they will need plenty of space or they will get very aggressive with each other.

 

[mitchfish9]

They look like stressed out electric blue rams.

 

[Axelrodi202]

Yup, definitely electric blue rams. They're a selectively bred morph of a fish native to the Orinoco River, so I find it quite humorous that someone claimed to have converted them from sw to fw. With very few exceptions (such as mollies), it can't be done.

 

[LyzzaRyzz]

They are going in a fifty gallon, so theyll have PLENTY of room..lol. They are currently more whitish, and definitely bickering , still acclimating.

I posted this before researching, and i came up with the same thing!
Awesome. Anyone have any tips? =]

Also, how much do these guys usually go for?

 

[mitchfish9]

Just keep up with water changes and have decent filtration. Rams are actually pretty hardy if they have good genetics. The electric blue rams usually $10 at the very least I think

 

[statler&waldorf]

Around here they sell for about $5. If you do indeed have 2 males, you might want to find them some girls, or rehome one of the boys, they do much better in male/female pairs. Good luck, they're beautiful fish!

 

[SINcity]

They do resemble saltwater damsels, but having your LFS tell you they are acclimated saltwater fish is absurd! I guess that's why we all hang out on forums.

 

[LyzzaRyzz]

Oof! I paid 15 each! =/
I hope they work out!! lol
Anyone have expeience with them? behavior quirks? things they tend to do? how big do they get?
When should i feed? Nighttime?

 

[starquestMM]

should help some:
http://www.apistogramma.com/forum/index.php

 

[driftwoodhunter]

wow - you really have to question how legit and ethical the lfs is, selling "converted" fish.

 

[ADJAquariums]

These are infact Electric blue Rams and they are Definatley not salt water fish in the slightest

 

[TWINSCREWED]

Wow I have to figure out where you guys get your fish, on Long Island, N.Y.. german blue rams are between $6 - 10. Electric blues are more like $25-30. So $15 souunds like a deal to me.

 

[LyzzaRyzz]

If they get any more, I'll let you know!
It's more this one guy..he's one of the owners sons, and he tends to make stuff up to sell stuff. He once told me java fern was the hardest plant to grow, and the green hedge flourishes in his tank at home..there's one at every store. No store can e perfect!
But that's why I have you guys!

 

[Aquatic Delight]

i've seen them listed as jewel electric blue rams, for $15.

 

[Neatfish]

They had them in SW?

 

[LyzzaRyzz]

What's the difference between a jewel blue and an electric blue? One of them had adjusted well, the other not so well, he's handing above the suction cup I use for water changes, pale as can be. I'll see about writing pictures.