German Blue Ram and a question?

[ecotank]

Ok we picked up some German Blue Rams, Lotus just fell in love with them so even when our first few didn't survive QT, I got some more.

We also picked up what was labeled as a angel ram. Of course this can't be the proper name as I can find zero info on such. It does look like a german blue ram with the body shape of an angel though, coloring is just like the rams, but the body is totally different. The colors aren't really showing in this pic as it was taken a few min. after being placed in QT.

If anyone knows the real name of this ram, please let us know.

 

[Orion]

It may just be me eco, but it looks just like a German Blue in body shape. This is, I am assumeing that the fish in question is the one is the second pic. Also, the fish in the second pic looks to be a female judging by the fins and shape alone.

I saw some Angel Rams for sale here once. A little over two years ago. But these were unmistakeably German blue rams. Sorry coundn't help ID better.

 

[catfishmike]

yea your angle ram looks a lot like a large young blue ram,mine looked a lot like that until just a week ago or so when they started coulouring up.
the first fish is very nice indeed,quite a beauty.

 

[Purple]

I'm with Orion on this -

I've done a google image search on rams.....and I'm coming up with Blue and Bolivian that look real close to yours. Same dark stripes - same "grey" colouring. The body shape is no help at all - but that and the lack of dramatic colour would point to it being a female.

Most posted pics tend to be the brightly coloured rams, but some of the pics of peoples personal tanks with rams in show this type.

No bites on Angel Ram - to confusing for a search engine to pick up on.

So.....Yup - it's a Ram

 

[ecotank]

Yea, that's what I was thinking, but the 2 "angel rams" do have a distinct body shape as opposed to the other rams, it could be that they are just younger. I do have 2 males and 2 females of the german blues, so it's not that these "angel rams" are just females. I guess we will have to wait and see if their bodies elongate as they grow.

 

[blueturq]

i could probably be totally of the mark here but maybe those "angel rams" could be a cross between a blue ram and a bolivian ram, or just an immature blue ram

 

[fishdude07]

wow the one in that first pic is beautiful. i wish mine looked like that...if they wouldve survived

edit: which tank(s) did you put the rams in?

 

[ecotank]

They are still in QT, but will go in either the 87g or the 50g tank. Rams and cories don't usually get along so the 50g may be the best bet.

 

[fishdude07]

whats the pH in the 50 gallon?

 

[ecotank]

Ph on the 50g is kept at 7.1

 

[fishdude07]

is the pH in the QT tank 7.1 also?

 

[Cichlidian]

I guess it has to be a hybrid or something of the sort. Its shape is quite different & it has large eyes compared to its body size. I've never seen any Ram so stocky.

 

[ecotank]

It could be a hybrid, the LFS had no info at all and searches have turned up ziltch. I guess we will see how it grows, unfortunately only have 1 left as the other kicked off in QT. The real rams are doing great though.

 

[fishdude07]

so now you have how many rams? 1 of the hyrbrids (if thats what it is) and 2 german blues? what size is the QT tank and whats the pH?

 

[ecotank]

we have 4 germans and the 1 hybrid or what ever it is in the qt tank, the ph is 7.0. The qt tank is 10g

 

[wayne]

What does it colour up like? Much more blue in it? It looks like a fairly normal ram to me with pretty washed out colouring.

 

[catfishmike]

my regular(not german)blue rams look just like your angel in terms of body shape.i doubt it's a hybrid,just a blue without it's colors

 

[ecotank]

Well Lotus told me last night that the other "angel ram" died, so I guess we will never know now. The german blue rams are doing great and will go into their new home soon. Of course we have to have a bad fish day when I'm out of town!