jus_sum_guy Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 (edited) Hiya, I can't seem to find information on the difference between the Red Ram and the Blue Ram. All i know is that the Red is a carnivore and the blue is an omnivore. Can anyone else supply more info?? Thank you Edited May 13, 2005 by jus_sum_guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 I could be wrong, but I believe the "Red ram" is just a color variant of the blue ram. (tho looking at the ones at riverfront - they actually look more like bolivian rams). The care is much the same as any of the ram speicies... They like planted tanks, lots of room, soft water (tho not 100% required). They'll eat pretty much anything you throw at them. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidkid Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 yea red rams are bolovian rams. not as nice colors but more hardy imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 I think there's probably 2 variants out there, because I've seen red rams on aquabid before - that were closer to a 'blue ram'. But the ones currently found in calgary seem to be a bolivian based strain. Blue rams got a bad wrap over the past few years because of poor breeding methods (too much inbreeding). GOOD ones are among the hardiest dwarf cichlids. Too bad it's rare to get good ones these days. If you ever spot some F0 Blue rams, they're definitely worth picking up - they put the "German blue rams" to shame. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jus_sum_guy Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 are they compatible with each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferpack Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 We have a Bolivian Ram that has to be housed with larger Mbuna, he is the biggest knob in the tank, always looking for a fight or harrassing one of the other fish. Our Blue Ram lives in the community tank with danios, cardinals, guppies and cories, although he is still young and may have to be moved when mature. Both are great little fish, just very different temperments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jus_sum_guy Posted May 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 (edited) Ok rams r doing great for me. Beautiful fish Now instead of starting a new thread i figured i'd just continue in this one. My Kribs r starting to outgrow the 10g, so i'm moving them to a 20g with an albino bristlnose. Any other cichlids i can add in with them? Keyholes, blue/red rams, etc..? Edit: 2 kribs, 1m/1f Edited May 13, 2005 by jus_sum_guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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