Anvil3000 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Hello all i've recently brought 2 young blue rams the lady at the shop that wasn't very helpful lol, said that they should be a pair. In the light they generally hang out together, but when the lights are turned off, they start confronting each other by locking lips for five to ten seconds and other funny body movements around each other. My question is, is this a pair or two of the same sex fighting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 they sound a bit narky... often you can spot the males by looking at the dorsal fin, the males have a few extended rays at the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 can you post pics of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Hey Anvil this topic has been discussed alot here are some search results.. search.php?keywords=sexing+blue+rams&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search This forum now has a really good search engine so before posting just do a quick search and you might find your answers without posting.. But in general males have longer 2nd and 3rd fins of dorsal, females have pink belly's, some people talk about blue dots in the spot but I don't go back that.. Good luck and pics would help too. Also how old are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc360 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 sounds like common courting behaviour among all ciclids, ive heard it called lip locking before, if you want to breed them i would say your off to a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Lip locking can be sizing each other out for breeding... It can also be 2 males fighting to see who is the boss.. Not a good behaviour to rely upon when trying to sex fish.. If you see them hanging around together and maybe cleaning rocks or an area of the tank that is a good sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil3000 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Will post pics asap. Size is about 2.5cm not including tail. Dorsal fins on the small one is third and fourth highest, and the bigger one is second and third. The smaller one appears to rule. I tried to use the search engine but it said i was not permitted to use it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 I think you might have two males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil3000 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 I think you might have two males. Yeer that's what I thought as well. Guess we will see how it goes, pics will be up tomorrow anyways. Thanks for help so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REEVESTA Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 pics? :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 There is a pic here of two males - number 6 viewtopic.php?f=8&t=37511&start=0 You should be able to use the search function, make sure your are logged in when you try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil3000 Posted March 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Hi guys Sorry for not getting back to you some unknown person stood on my laptop and broke the screen, and had to get a new one, and now by digital camera won't work. Working on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil3000 Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 There you go guys, This is the best pic I could get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc360 Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 i would now like to retract my previous comment on this thread. if you get a batch of eggs out of these two it's not natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Ohhhhhhhh pretty fishies!!! Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 I think you might have two males. Yup, two boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 *claps* for the staff that said they should be a pair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 *claps* for the staff that said they should be a pair Lol!!! So, OP, so you understand how to sex them now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil3000 Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Lol!!! So, OP, so you understand how to sex them now? Yep, Went to a fish shop in hamilton today on a plant buying mission, and saw a tank full of Blue rams smaller than ours and could tell which were females straight away (thanks to your guys excellent guidance ). So I'm pretty sure they knew they were giving me two males, just to make a sale. But on the bright side, I've read that if you can get two pairs to live peacefully together the male will go to the edge of the other pairs territory, and show off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 They're great little fish, and getting a breeding pair and trying to breed them is a great challenge. You should try giving it a go, there's a few people on here who have got babies. My male died recently, but they got wrigglers a few times, and it's so great to watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Sorry to hear you got 2 males I would be careful thinking that you can get 2 pairs to get along, it might work but your tank would have to be a descent sized 3ft and your pairs fairly evenly matched in size/aggression.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Sorry to hear you got 2 males I would be careful thinking that you can get 2 pairs to get along, it might work but your tank would have to be a descent sized 3ft and your pairs fairly evenly matched in size/aggression.. I agree, I wouldn't put 2 pairs together after knowing how aggressive my male was; he'd give my angels a run for their money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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