Hi All,
At my LFS they have new rams - they say they are directly from a particular country in South America, they bypassed Florida, etc. where most of our fish come from. (The young man forgot which country...)
These rams were called Blue, but do not look like the typical blue ram. They have 3-5 verticle dark stripes, longer irridescent fins and are a little fatter/rounder than regular blues. I don't think they are "balloon" rams, they didn't look that fat. Their body color was non-discript and the color blue was mainly in the fins. The shape of their body was definately a ram shape - they were smaller than the Bolivians.
Has anyone seen any fish like this? I have a ethical problem with purchasing anything distorted where the distortion compromises the health of the breed. (I wouldn't want to buy a balloon or a painted fish, etc.) But my guess is that breeding for longer fins and different/stronger colors wouldn't necessarily be bad.
I might have to buy a couple... any advice or recommendations would be welcome!
Cathy G
At my LFS they have new rams - they say they are directly from a particular country in South America, they bypassed Florida, etc. where most of our fish come from. (The young man forgot which country...)
These rams were called Blue, but do not look like the typical blue ram. They have 3-5 verticle dark stripes, longer irridescent fins and are a little fatter/rounder than regular blues. I don't think they are "balloon" rams, they didn't look that fat. Their body color was non-discript and the color blue was mainly in the fins. The shape of their body was definately a ram shape - they were smaller than the Bolivians.
Has anyone seen any fish like this? I have a ethical problem with purchasing anything distorted where the distortion compromises the health of the breed. (I wouldn't want to buy a balloon or a painted fish, etc.) But my guess is that breeding for longer fins and different/stronger colors wouldn't necessarily be bad.
I might have to buy a couple... any advice or recommendations would be welcome!
Cathy G