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	bolivian rams pairing off?
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	I have 3 bolivian rams in a 10 gallon right now and i am waiting for them to hopefully pair off if i have a m/f. They were to young to sex when i got them but i think 2 might have paired. What behavior do they show and how old must they be to pair off?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	They don't automatically pair off at a certain age, but only do so whenever it suits them. They may never pair off at all, if they are unhappy. If your rams are too young to sex, then you probably don't have a pair yet, at least not a breeding pair. When they do decide to pair up, you'll know. Two of them will be hanging out together, possibly cleaning a potential spawning site (if they are in the mood), or picking on the lone ram. Once your rams pair off, you will have to remove that other ram before it gets beaten up. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	Well i notice two of my rams are alot closer and they chase the other ram occasionally but never hurts him. But these 2 rams also chase eachother around (looks playful) and i was wondering if maybe i had a pair? they are unsexable right now but they are about an inch and a half or so without fins. So what do you think?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	If they are unsexable, then you can't be too sure. However, you are describing what seems like pair behavior. Once they get a little bit larger and you can identify their genders, you will know for sure. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Big E Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001	Sirbooks is right on target. Pairs do playfully nip and chase each other a bit (they nip at each other's flank), clean rocks, the male often digs lovely little pits in the sand in my tank to entice the female to spawn (these pits are near the rocks they clean - my male appears kind of frustrated - he has three pits around one rock right now). I couldn't tell I had a pair, either, until they were large enough to sex. The chasing and all is likely adolescent testing of each other (to use a mammalian type of analogy). Eric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	They seem to have moved the other ram to the corner where the heater is i will assume i have a pair and move that ram i suppose.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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