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Hi guys,
Well, judging from the response and interest generated from the previous thread,I think this variant deserves a website of its own.
http://www.geocities.com/yutaka_loo/index.html
Enjoy yur visit.
:D
Well, I think better not since it has already broken a few hobbyists' heart.
I couldn't wait to find out what they are and I am not getting logical and reasonable replies. At present, I am not doin' and certainly not capable of scientific research and therefore would be less interested in...
This is what the thread is all about, the variant's origin.
Wow! I could feel the heat and I think your emotional state have clutterred your mind have prevented you from appreciating the purpose of this thread.Everyone here is trying to get their point across and they have all gone astrayed...
Well, of course many hobbyists have pick their favorite fish/fishes
to kick start the hobby but I am sympathetic to a very few who has knowingly/unknowingly pick up the habit of crucifying fishes not to their liking by forwarding illogical suppositions and naive arguments calculated
to...
I am sad to hear of your plight.However,what you have experience is entirely a different issue and irrelevant to this topic.
You must have bought some very young non colored up juvenile.
Your LFS could have mix the hybrid with the "real"agassizi you desired or intend to mislead customer or...
This is a good point.Being endangered, it appears that the "pirated product" would profit many dishonest souls.The fear and possibility that
wild forms may be tainted may be over exaggerated.Why would one do so?What motivates one to "contaminate" their own natural resources/national...
LOL ! Common sense is not so common after all, at least for some.
If one really love and care for his fishes,why would he/she staint their purity?If your cerebrum spins fast enough,you will be the last to deny that responsible hobbyists' husbandry practices is neither a "secret" nor a...
A plain hobbyist like myself and many others do have dreams but I am not capable of making wild dreams to the extent of attaching any scientific value to breeding this trait of rams."Damaging gene pool"!!?? Where you copy this line from? lol.
You are right about rams.
I wouldn't deny it...
Am I overreacting to the possibility of unwittingly distributing impure strains of ram throughout the hobby, or are you overzealous in your misdirectional defense of beauty being in the eye of the beholder?
Let's clarify the issue, here: If the balloon trait is recessive, it can remain...
I think you have grossly over reacted.
I am only stating my opinion and the obvious ie beauty is truly in the eye
of the beholder.
We are here in this forum in search of knowledge and to share the enjoyment and peace within the realm of fish keeping.
It's kinda funny where one could be so...
beauty is in the eye of the beholder....
as a fish hobbyist , whatever the species may be ,i try to appreciate their beauty and ornamental value through an open mind without prejudice and discrimination....
yutaka
:)
Hi Moon,
i love to see a pic of the angel ram,too...
have u seen a balloon ram?
i like both standard and balloon ram and but i think most if not all my balloon r hardier than the former...
if u r fan of goldfish, u might like these little gems,too...
if u r into breeding u will love...
Hi Theresa,
i am also a newbie when it comes to ram...
i have been breeding balloon and regular rams with encouraging results and my observation might be of use to u....
difference between M & F:
Male - the "spikes", 1st 3 rays of dorsal r usually longer
Female - the black blotch r...
hi Leipo,
i am also a great fan of rams...
what do u think of these rams?
r they sold in holland,too?
http://www.cichlidmadness.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1852
yutaka :D
hi guys,
i posted some pic of adult and juvenile balloon rams on these site...
check it out, u might like or dislike what u see...http://www.cichlidmadness.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1852
they don't seemed to be man made...if so, u might find lots of balloon stuff in other dwarf...
Hi Guys,
I have posted some of the juvenile balloon/mini ram picture at
http://daah.info/index. You are right Neil, the are hard to raise.But at least the are what they are ie tinier than standard ram. Their appetite seemed insatiablebut they grow real slow.
Cheers,
yutaka
ballon ram fries
Hi guys,
The fries, mostly about 1.5cm in length ,seem alright so far.
As the growth rate is pathetically slow, I starve them and fed them with frozen blood worm,instead of daphnia.
All of them have rounded body and beginning to show some color,too.
The black on the...