Hybrid or Species

[jefweir]

I just got my 1st pair. :dance:

I asked for dwarf chiclids and got a Pair of Red Rams? :)

Are they a species :confused: African or New world?


They hate each other. :bawl:

They lock lips and push each other around the tank :jaw:

Is it normal :confused:

or have I got a pair of males or pair of females?


Any advice is appreciated. :)

Thx
Jeff

[SGypsyMermaid]

rams are new world cichlids. i'll move this thread over to the american forums.

[davoz]

They are new world. Rams are from southamerica and you may have a pair . They aften test each other and fight. Females are plumper and males have high rays on the dorsal fin.

[aharris]

Red Rams are also their own species and not a hybrid.

[chc]

A color variety (line bred)......... but a species.

Actually, now that I think of it, I'm not sure what you mean by Red Ram. I take that to mean the red variety of the Blue Ram (Microgeophagus ramirezi). If you mean otherwise, please specify........

[aharris]

If you mean the Bolivian Red Ram, they are Microgeophagus altispinosa, and a different species than the line bred German Blues Ram and Golden Ram and even the wildtype Blue Ram.

They can be stunning fish if kept properly.

http://www.fishaholics.org/gallery/microgeophagus_altispinosa.shtml

[chc]

Yeah, that's probably what he means.

Much hardier fish too!

[aharris]

I've had them, and they're a lot more personable than the regular rams too.