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	New red rams.
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Well I already had some blues, so I thought I might as well get some reds too
Posted 02-Jun-2006 22:02
GirlieGirl8519 Fish Master Malawi Planter Posts: 1468 Kudos: 1029 Votes: 35 Registered: 25-Mar-2005	Very cute! *Kristin*
Posted 02-Jun-2006 22:34
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	Cute
Posted 03-Jun-2006 10:57
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Very nice, they have great color ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 04-Jun-2006 05:25
crusha Enthusiast Fish Geek Posts: 262 Kudos: 183 Votes: 102 Registered: 11-Nov-2005	I never knew you could get red ones, I have blue and gold. Love those red ones, very nice Those who say they cant, Never will !!!
Posted 04-Jun-2006 10:25
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	They have the look of an altispinosa or Bolivian ram... __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 04-Jun-2006 16:32
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	LHG, Very nice, and truely that is some red anal fin. Almost too red to be natural (meaning dyed). What kind of Rams are they supposed to be? Any idea about their latin name? Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 04-Jun-2006 21:49
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	That definitely is Mikrogeophagus altispinosus, the Bolivian or in this case "red" ram. This is the species which shares the genus Mikrogeophagus with the blue or German rams. Completely undyed. Nice critters, and not too difficult to breed, either. Good pickup! 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 04-Jun-2006 23:06
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Edited by longhairedgit Sirbooks is correct, on both the species, and the dyeing. They are naturally that bright (that tank is quite dim), are a bit bigger , tougher, and more laid back than the blue rams. Excellent choice for a beginner cichlid Im thinking, probably much better than blue or golds for personal toughness. Somebody ought to tell the blue ram theyre not the same species though, he seems more than a little interested in the girls! Not that theyre having any of it! lol as if id have a dyed fish! (see below)
Posted 05-Jun-2006 17:57
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	That is a fantastic looking fish git. Congrats on the aquisition! ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 06-Jun-2006 15:32
Tanya81 Fish Addict Posts: 633 Kudos: 419 Votes: 37 Registered: 27-Jun-2003	Hooray for Bolivian Rams, I miss mine, since my hubby wanted to change his tank to a Native Tank! $&()@#&$*() 72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up 75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)
Posted 12-Jun-2006 18:35


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