Dixon1990 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 What is the best way to sex Bolivian Rams? I have just bought a pair and would like to know if they are infact a male-female pair. If you have a pair a pic would be great. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 where did you get them from ive been looking for a female for ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Animates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I have been looking for a female all over chch for the last few weeks and they all seem to be males!! Organism said they will be getting a mix of males and females in in 2 weeks time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Have you looked at redwood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 No ...gave up on the place over Xmas cause they just didnt have anything there. Is that where you got yours? What i have read .... hey we all know how reliable this info is.... the first couple of 'rays' on the dorsal fin are serrated on the male... Certainly the three at organism are males and the ones at tower Junction all looked like males. Certainly the three i came home with are all males. However i had been assured that at least one of them was a female. :-? Not likely from their behaviour I suspect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollergirl Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 The male also gets long red extensions from his tail fin as he matures which the female will lack... Bit hard to tell when they are young though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 No ...gave up on the place over Xmas cause they just didnt have anything there. Is that where you got yours? No i got mine form tower junction. Redwood sell theirs for $10.60 so i might go see if they have females and i can get a female or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Yeah all three of mine have distinct red on their tails and the dorsal...started off faintly pink but has coloured up over the last couple of days...beautiful fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 My too are fighting a bit now :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 My two golden rams who share the tank chase them around all day and the three males have got a distinct pecking order... Might have to go check out redwood myself... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 If theres females there, let me know. As its hard for me to get to that side of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Yep...sure will! Can always give you a ride as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Yep...sure will! Can always give you a ride as well No lol, Its alright.Thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I got about 20 10-15mm long $3.00 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtur Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 My 2 bolivian rams have got definate differences between them. The 'male' seems to have slightly more pointed dorsal fin and extensions on the top and bottom rays of the caudal fin, which the 'female' doesn't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Dixon....Redwoods didnt have any Bolivians the other day....but they did have apistos. Organism reckon they will be getting a shipment of Bolivians in later in the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz_Nomad Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I find the best way to sex Bolivian Rams is to drop a group into the tank. If they scrap and squabble, they are males sorting out their pecking order, if they are aloof, they are females waiting to see who's the most suitable bloke-fish. When they pair off, they are generally male and female, but in today's permissive society even this isn't an exact predictor, and they are south american after all. The red extensions on the tail are also a good way to tell but males and females have red and the extensions don't grow in until they are older. Males are also supposed to have longer first two spines on their dorsal fin, but I find this ambiguous at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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