Sexing German Blue Rams

**Fishalicious** · 04-15-2008, 06:43 PM

Woot! My fish are in a sticky... I feel honored

Thank you everyone for the great comments.. just glad I can give a little to this great community

Skarloeysmum - darkening is usually a sign of stress and ... the stripes also... I am not sure what is stressing them. After a waterchange it is normal.

I will post some pics of Rams at different ages tomorrow - at the young age of 6 months they already very much look like adult rams including the coloration except they are still tiny.

**zeon** · 04-19-2008, 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by Fishalicious

Woot! My fish are in a sticky... I feel honored

Thank you everyone for the great comments.. just glad I can give a little to this great community

Skarloeysmum - darkening is usually a sign of stress and ... the stripes also... I am not sure what is stressing them. After a waterchange it is normal.

I will post some pics of Rams at different ages tomorrow - at the young age of 6 months they already very much look like adult rams including the coloration except they are still tiny.

Did you get busy hun? I was looking forward to seeing some more of your pics at different ages.

**Fishalicious** · 04-19-2008, 11:06 AM

Well here goes... the developement of baby rams in pictures. Please remember a lot has to do with water paramters and food...with some breeders it may take 6-7 months with others 3 months to a sexable size and coloring. These foto's are from a great breeder - Miquel in the Netherlands.

Free Swimming 1 week old

2 and a half weeks old

1 Month Old

1 month and a half

**Fishalicious** · 04-19-2008, 11:08 AM

2 Months

2 and a half months

3 Months - the more dominant and larger Rams are already on color

If you move the larger more dominant Rams who are already on color... more of the smaller Rams will take over the dominant role and color up faster

Hope you guys enjoy this

Any questions fire away ...