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What do you make of my female German Blue Ram?
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Does my new female German Blue Ram look old? Unhealthy? Like a cross between a Bolivian and a German Blue? I should've asked the fish rep to catch another female who was smaller with a brighter pink spot.
When I first added this female, the male found her and they "danced" and flashed their fins and colors side-by-side (a shimmy dance?). Her colors were the brightest them. Their scales below their gills on both darkened; the female's scales have returned to a normal color and the male's are still darkened. She attacked him a little at first after she'd had enough mating-dance time. His right eye is a little cloudy from her nipping at him after she was through with the mating dance/greeting.
They seem happy together and are by one another the vast majority of the time. The male chases fish away occasionally. He has stopped harassing her and she seems very comfortable around him.
I took these pictures tonight. I bought them Friday night, two nights ago.
Here is a picture of her next to the male so the difference in color and size are apparent. She is about the same size as him.
I want to breed my male. Is the female unfit for breeding? Is she past her prime? I think her pink spot has gained some color in the two days she has lived in the tank.
I have another 10g planted tank to where they can breed. It has no other inhabitants and a sponge filter.
Your insight is appreciated!
When I first added this female, the male found her and they "danced" and flashed their fins and colors side-by-side (a shimmy dance?). Her colors were the brightest them. Their scales below their gills on both darkened; the female's scales have returned to a normal color and the male's are still darkened. She attacked him a little at first after she'd had enough mating-dance time. His right eye is a little cloudy from her nipping at him after she was through with the mating dance/greeting.
They seem happy together and are by one another the vast majority of the time. The male chases fish away occasionally. He has stopped harassing her and she seems very comfortable around him.
I took these pictures tonight. I bought them Friday night, two nights ago.
Here is a picture of her next to the male so the difference in color and size are apparent. She is about the same size as him.
I want to breed my male. Is the female unfit for breeding? Is she past her prime? I think her pink spot has gained some color in the two days she has lived in the tank.
I have another 10g planted tank to where they can breed. It has no other inhabitants and a sponge filter.
Your insight is appreciated!
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Thank you for your great advice! I posted a picture of the GBR's today. I busted out the REAL digital camera and put aside my Blackberry. Bb's camera doesn't compare to a real camera.
In person her black coloring is a little darker than it shows up in this picture. She looked her best and most vivacious when she first met the male and danced with him. She looked better than she did at the pet store before being caught and going in a take-home bag.
I don't think the temperature is that much of a problem. My tank is set at 80 degrees Fahrenheit, not 82-85, but very close. My female isn't showing any signs of illness or disease. Her color at the pet store wasn't the greatest either. Maybe she is young. Could she be as big as she is (as big as my male, almost 3 inches) and be a juvenile? I thought she might be an oldie who stayed in their tank for years, whoops! I hope I'm wrong. She seems happy and the two are still companions.
When i had my GBR's if found they responded alot to stress and would lose their color or start flashing. Has the male been bothering her much? She might not be settled in yet and isn't comfortable enough to let her colors show. They'll show up once she gets used to it.
Josh
BTW: Beautiful fish, I miss mine
Josh
BTW: Beautiful fish, I miss mine
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