Aquarium Forum
 


Menu
  · Tropical Fish Home
· Fish News
· Aquarium Forum
· Buy & Sell
· Calculators
· Equipment reviews
· Free Aquarium Ebook
· Feedback
· Link to us
· Photo gallery
· Plant species
· Tropica Plant DB
Tropical fish species
· By Common name
· By Scientific name
Tropical Marine fish
· By Common name
· By Scientific name

_________________
 
      
        Via paypal

  AC news is a part of
      Nature Blog Network

      Reef Aquarium Blog

Privacy & Ad Policy

Articles
  · African Cichlids
· Algae Control
· Aquarium Decoration
· Aquarium Resources
· Aquatic Plants
· Barb Fish
· Betta Fish
· Breeding Fish
· Catfish
· Central American Cichlids
· Cichlids
· Clownfish
· Corals
· Corydoras Catfish
· Discus Fish
· Dwarf Cichlids
· Fish Diseases
· Frogs and Turtles
· Goby Fish
· Goldfish
· Gourami
· Invertebrates
· Jellyfish
· Killiefish
· Lake Victoria Cichlids
· Livebearers
· Malawi Cichlids
· Marine Aquariums
· Marine Aquarium Fish
· Other Fish
· Pleco
· Predatory Fish
· Photography
· Pond Fish
· Responsible Fish Keeping
· Rainbow Fish
· Shark Fish
· South American Cichlids
· Tanganyika Cichlids
· Tetra Fish
· Tropical Fish Food
Results 1 to 9 of 9

Hybrid View

  1. Default Quick question before I head to my LFS.

    I have 2 female German Blue Rams.

    Should I add a male? Or will the 2 females be ok by themselves?

    I would like to have a mated pair, but will a male and 2 females work together?

  2. Default

    What is the rest of your stock? Do you have plants and other hiding places? If you get a mated pair you might see aggression issues.
    Finally reached 6 tanks... oh god, this addiction is getting serious. 75g mbuna tank, 65g gold severum, 55g OB peacock breeding colony, 30g(36x18) growout, 20 long Dwarf Alto's, 10g fry tank.
    If I die young bury me in... An 8x2x2 with versa tops and a large sump for adequate filtration;)

  3. Default

    If the 2 females that I have will work together I am fine with that.

    I just didn't know if I need a male and a female. Or if they are more comfortable in groups.

    I've tried to find info online but everything I have found is more about caring for them rather than the company in which to keep them.

  4. Default

    As far as I know you'll be ok as long as you have adequate hiding places and such.
    Finally reached 6 tanks... oh god, this addiction is getting serious. 75g mbuna tank, 65g gold severum, 55g OB peacock breeding colony, 30g(36x18) growout, 20 long Dwarf Alto's, 10g fry tank.
    If I die young bury me in... An 8x2x2 with versa tops and a large sump for adequate filtration;)

  5. Default

    The 2 females are always together. Where 1 goes, the other goes. They are almost always side by side.

    But they both found a sinking wafer on the bottom and seemed to fight over it. It is the only aggression I've noticed from them.

    Maybe they are territorial over food. But if they aren't eating they seem to be best friends.

  6. Default

    When I originally got mine I had been told that they pair up and mate for life, but I later found out that this is incorrect. They are actually known to be harem breeders, so two females and a male should be fine in your tank. The misinformation apparently came from the fact that he will most likely pick one of the two females to be his "favorite" girl, and will swim around protecting her all day, but that doesn't mean he will ignore the other. As long as you have adequate room and hiding spots I say go for it. If you do you should think about adding a very large flat rock as a place for them to groom for spawning together.
    "A grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be. Lay me down and let the water wash over me, wash over me." -Mickey Newbury
    ~-~-~ }~)){'> <}MocE{> }~)){'> ~-~-~
    Prove that size doesn't matter www.bigfishcampaign.org
    Painted fish belong on canvas, not in aquaria www.deathbydyeing.org

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •