My Rams!

[kdazzel]

they are so pretty,
can you tell the difference between male and female on those.

p.s. my shift key doesn't work so i can't make a question mark...lol

[Kindredspirit]

K ~

Thanks! I can not tell the dif very well ~



But I know who can........AMBER............!!


Marie ~

[pcsb23]

Marie,

Those rams are beautiful. You are doing a great job with them. Great photos too!

[metfan581]

Hey Guys ~

I added five of my rams over to the 55gal in my office ~ and there are five left in the 35gal ~ When I put the five in the 55gal they all changed colors!! Why did they do that??

So.......can you tell which are in which tank? I am going to put them all in the 55gal I think~

These pics do not do these fish justice as they are fast lil suckers and I have been snapping for days! You don't even wanna know how many I have gone thru ( Barb & Amber quiet! lol) I was obsessed with getting that vibrant blue you see ~ I so love it~

Marie ~

I was just wandering What else is in the tank?

[Kindredspirit]

I was just wandering What else is in the tank?

Hey Met ~


Not much trust me! lol! I have five discus that are coming up on a year ~


That is it my friend ~


Marie ~

[Kindredspirit]

Marie,

Those rams are beautiful. You are doing a great job with them. Great photos too!

Well thank ya, Sir !!



M ~

[Kenny's Discus]

It's relatively easy to tell their sexes. Most german blues have a very distinct "black" spot on the side of their bodies...if you see quite a few of some silver/purple specklings on top of that "black" spot they'll be females. Males don't have many speckling at that area and the black spot will remain mostly black.

Also when the females are ready to lay their bellies will turn like pink and a little "bloated"...it's very obvious. Males will tend to grow faster, bigger and more colorful within the same batch.

In fact all of the rams in Marie's pics should be males. Are they the more colorful and bigger ones among yours Marie?

Kenny

[Kindredspirit]

In fact all of the rams in Marie's pics should be males. Are they the more colorful and bigger ones among yours Marie?

Kenny

They are Kenny ~ I love that blue a lot! So you think the ones I pictured are males then? Cool! Your way is more simple to tell than the ' the high low fin' idea~



Marie ~

[Kenny's Discus]

Hi Marie - oh I got it they were the same one right? LOL I thought for a sec there that I really did pick out all males for you...

Here's an older pic I have of some of my rams breeders. Not very clear but I think at least you can see the difference/specklings around that "black spot" area.

Now Marie be nice to them as they were the grandparents of your juvies lol (j/k)

Take care,
Kenny

[Kindredspirit]

I answered you yesterday with lots and a pic then I forgot to hit 'submit' and realized later it wasnt there ~ I was annoyed and went to bed! lol! Then I was woke up!

You cld have very well picked all the males Kenny ~ ya know better than me ~

aww...those are the grandparents? How cool is that? Here is one with a pink tummy ~ sooo.... ya think she is....? The pic is horrible tho ~ sorry ~

[AmberC]

No they aren't all males! There are some pics Marie posted a while ago and I saw a few females in there! And that pic right there.. shes nice and plump!!

Granny Marie!

Amber

[Kenny's Discus]

It's ok Marie...just ******* it's all...LOL

The one in the last pic does look like female to me because of the full, pink belly. Color-wise it's a little hard to tell though...

No worries Marie, chances of getting 11 all males/females rams are like winning the lottery(ok maybe exaggerating a little here lol). I think it's 1 over 2 to the power of 11 = 1/2048. You're not that lucky right?

Have a nice day Marie.
Kenny

[Kindredspirit]

Granny Marie!

Amber

[AmberC]

LOL! You know you dont!

Amber

[lhforbes12]

I may be missing something here but of the 5 pictures at the beginning of this thread;
1. Is probably a male (can't quite see it well enough in that picture)
2. Female
3. Female
4. Female
5.I can't tell by that picture.

Kenny gave a very good description of how to tell a male from a female but he, supisingly, left out the easiest. The males first two boney rays on the anterior of the dorsal are much more elongated on the male.

Marie,
Those are some very beautiful fish you are raising. I just took 4 females and a male out of QT today and added them to my 125 along with the two adult males already in that tank. Rams are one of my favorites too.

Larry
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