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I am trying to learn about Ram behaviour. Any help is appreciated.
I have a pair of Dutch bred Rams, which are quite difficult to sex. We spent a long time trying to pick a male/female pair, but I'm not really sure what I should be looking for now they're in my tank. I can tell you that one is slightly smaller than the other and has quite long belly fins (visibly longer than the other one's). However, if you are looking for that one long spine on the dorsal fin, the other one seems to have a slight edge over the one with the long fins (though there's not a lot in it).
When they were first put in the tank, they seemed to sort of nudge each other on the sides - kinda bounce off each other with their noses. But that seems to have stopped now. But you do sometimes see, when one approaches the other, one will chase the other away.
This morning I couldn't find the slightly larger one, and eventually spotted it nestled into a little cave, quite content. He/she doesn't look distressed or anything, though obviously I will keep a close eye.
They've been in my tank about 2 weeks now, and have gone through one water change in that time (one had just been done when they intially went in). My pH is around 7.6-7.8, and there is no trace of ammonia, etc, in the water. They didn't even come out in white spot/Ick when they made the transfer. They seem very happy, peaceful fish, with good appetites.
If anyone can help me understand their behaviour, I would very much appreciate any insight. Thanks in advance.
I have a pair of Dutch bred Rams, which are quite difficult to sex. We spent a long time trying to pick a male/female pair, but I'm not really sure what I should be looking for now they're in my tank. I can tell you that one is slightly smaller than the other and has quite long belly fins (visibly longer than the other one's). However, if you are looking for that one long spine on the dorsal fin, the other one seems to have a slight edge over the one with the long fins (though there's not a lot in it).
When they were first put in the tank, they seemed to sort of nudge each other on the sides - kinda bounce off each other with their noses. But that seems to have stopped now. But you do sometimes see, when one approaches the other, one will chase the other away.
This morning I couldn't find the slightly larger one, and eventually spotted it nestled into a little cave, quite content. He/she doesn't look distressed or anything, though obviously I will keep a close eye.
They've been in my tank about 2 weeks now, and have gone through one water change in that time (one had just been done when they intially went in). My pH is around 7.6-7.8, and there is no trace of ammonia, etc, in the water. They didn't even come out in white spot/Ick when they made the transfer. They seem very happy, peaceful fish, with good appetites.
If anyone can help me understand their behaviour, I would very much appreciate any insight. Thanks in advance.