KerryO Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 Thanks Andrew, I'll get two more ASAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 Only one clown loach as an adult? What?!? Only reasoning I can think of for that is because they get fairly big you wouldn't want a group of them in a small tank. But if you've got a nice sized tank the more clown loaches the happier they'll be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 I got a couple of Butterfly rams about a month back. They have started to develop really nice colours and get to about 3 inches. They are always up to something, not just circling but exploring or hassling other fish (not in a mean way). They are definately a fish I want more of ... try a couple of them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerryO Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Where did you get the Butterfly Rams from Peety? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Peety said... > I got a couple of Butterfly rams about a month back. > They have started to develop really nice colours and > get to about 3 inches. They're a gorgeous fish, if you can get good ones. There are some really dreadful ones out there, poor colour, sunken bellies and prone to keeling over at the drop of a hat. I've never seen them get anywhere near 3 inches though, more like 3cm... Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerryO Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Are they what are called Bulvarin Butterfly Rams. That's the only sort I can find. At Hollywoods 4-5 cms long. Rams aren't a community fish anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 KerryO said... > Are they what are called Bulvarin Butterfly Rams. > That's the only sort I can find. At Hollywoods 4-5 cms > long. Ah. Microgeophagus ramirezi is what I usually think of when I hear 'ram', the curse of common names... http://www.thekrib.com/Apisto/P-ramirezi.html while M. altispinosa: http://www.thekrib.com/Apisto/P-altispinosa.html is a bigger fish often called the Bolivian Ram. Most of the ones of these I've seen lately have deformed 'noses'... > Rams aren't a community fish anyway. As with everything, it depends on the community. They can be fine with suitable small peaceful tankmates. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Sounds like they're bigger than blue rams and blue rams did just fine in my SA cichlid tank with full grown Severums and Geophaguses. Oh, wait...We're not talking about microgeoetc Ramirezi are we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Ira said... > We're not talking about microgeoetc Ramirezi are we? Shrug. Well, *I* was... Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety Posted April 17, 2003 Report Share Posted April 17, 2003 Boy need to look up the fancy names I got mine from hollywood but saw some cheaper the other week at massey and they definately don't have the same colors happening. I thought I had male and female but the smaller fish is now displaying same patterns. Wow it has colored up really nicely.... I read they got to 3 inches and hope they will ( I will get some more once I move). Mine must be a couple of cm's now and they are definately getting bigger.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted April 17, 2003 Report Share Posted April 17, 2003 i seen some real nice gold ones around latey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted April 20, 2003 Report Share Posted April 20, 2003 Well, After say that the M. altispinosa I'd seen lately hadn't been very flash, I went into Wet Pets yesterday and saw some relatively nice ones (although one or two still seemed to have the deformed nose). Anyway, after watching them for a while I saw that two had paired off and spawned and were guarding their eggs from all manner of other fish. Sadly, I succumbed and bought the pair for my community tank (not bad for $16ea and even better when they forgot to charge me for one of them ). Today, they're looking fine - swimming about and exploring. Not being bothered by, or bothering, any of the other fish (which are all pretty peaceful anyway). Hopefully, once I get some room in the fishroom I'll be able to set them up on their own and spawn them properly. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted April 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2003 Right well, I bought the Fluval 304 today, along with the Fluval Surface Skimmer. My question is: How in the Seven Hells do you make it so that it spins like it does at the shops?? I thought maybe that it had to have an air bubble under the little plastic thingee, but no. Then I thought maybe if I played with how high or low the screw thingee is in would help, but no. I'm lost!!! :roll: :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Kerry0. RAMS are all good in a comunity tank. I have 5 in mine, shareing space with cardinals, rummby noses, gourmas, big syndondas cats, loachs etc. Mine are 'Bolivian Blue Ram' or someshuch. 3-4cm long and look stunning at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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