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Dean seems like a great guy. I like the way he says 'I think" or "What I do". Odds are Dean knows more about rams than just about anyone else yet he doesn't come off as a know it all. Dean doesn't tell you how you "have" to do it. Another great Co-Op video with lots of great helpful information. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Right, because there's no one way to care for fishes. Like people, every fish can be different. Lots of non biological factors also affect their behaviour
I live in the U.K. and have looked at so many videos of Co Op and Deans fish room which are so informative and enjoyable as well.Learnt so much about rams in this video and are one of my favourite fish.Thank you again.
Dean, your videos have really got me interested in rams. I hunted around local stores and they said they didn't sell them because they die in our water. I saw some in Pets at Home knowing the internet reputation. Anyway I bought half a dozen and 3 months later I have fry with the dad proudly marching them round the tank. It's a very dirty tank with lots of algae and mulm. GH is over 180, ph 7.5. The adults are healthy looking but small.
Grandfather blue ram AKA "Dean" is a major inspiration. Hearing his story of chasing and breeding fish when he was a young teenager is so inspiring. If only more kids would be like this these days I feel they would be more mindful of the planet and protecting it. Great work!!
Aquarium Co-Op. I went to your website to look for the pre filter kit you had for 12.99 but I didn't see it on there....... do you no longer carry it????
Hey Dean and Cory I'm new to the hobby but really am enjoying. Love the channel and of the useful knowledge. Hoping to breed a pair of German Blues in the future but had to start me a community tank
Thanks Dean your the man! I love these fish they are absolutely beautiful. One thing I have noticed is they do much better in an established tank as opposed to a newer set up. If your thinking about adding a pair of rams id wait until the aquarium is well established
Great "species spotlight" featuring one of the most knowledgeable fishkeepers out there. Love the great camerawork and editing; also the first good footage of the mysterious "Black Ram". Love this channel.
This is 2 years Im glad I watch it. I got super lucky and local lady breeds electric blues and she just brought in a round of fry. My guy isn't a baby, but he is not full grown. He had the best body condition out of them all, and I also lucked out on his clue coloring too. Thankfully she too let's her rams have a cooling off time before they come into the store. So my new guy is doing much then most would. I do need bump his heat a bit. 79 is really pushing it
I've never had luck with them in Sarasota Florida tap water, but now I have an RO/DI unit...! So now, according to others in the area, I should have success with them...! Keeping them alive for over a week will be the first win... Only time will tell... Thanks again for more free brain learnins...! Keep up your awesomeness and go enjoy some nature today...!
OMG, i got the first fish in my 55g on Thursday, Electric blue Ram Pair :) im in the UK so majority of fish are from breeders in lfs. ty for this upload guys, Deans a master so his imformation is always top notch :)
I just got myself a pair of german blue rams for my 10 gallon (its just them) They are still 3-6 months old I cannot tell if I have 2 females or a male and a female. They are active and getting along perfectly and are coming to me when I come to the tank.
I love these fish, they catch my eye every time I see them! Thanks for the wonderful video, I feel a little bit more like keeping rams might be possible for me. :D
always love your vids, dean. so informative and it's just like a sitdown with a buddy/mentor. :) and i'm glad to hear you advocate for rams... a lot of people are like BOOOOOO boooo BOOOOOOO hisss. saying they just die and stuff.
We are upsizing a 20 gallon community to a 55 gallon next week and making it a massive live bearer/yo-yo loach community. The 20 gallon will be free space, and I think we are going to try and breed some German blues for profit. It’s $100 for a trio, pray we can keep stable water levels
Water softener should add any sodium to your water, the salt is only used to “clean” the resin that absorb the harder metals, and runs a back wash to rinse the resin and drains in your sump area.
I'm currently growing out a large brood of GBR in a clear tote, for a few months now, because the parents did a great job raising them in their 10g but they were too large to remain there. They're all healthy and eat like crazy a blend of live and dry foods. I've kept them at 80F and have wrapped the tote with bubble wrap just to insulate a bit. It has a HOB filter. I feed on and off during the day an average of 3 times. They are too large for microworms. I feed live baby brine shrimp daily. I so love rams and you are right Dean, they are one of the most beautifully colored fish next to salties. It's their personality that is great too. They love to interact with you and are very curious about everything in their environment. They hover and circle inspecting every cranny of the fully planted tanks. I did separate the pair to breed in a 10g as they herded all the community fish into a corner when they bred in a larger tank. They were stressed and never raised anything there. Even in the 10g they never raised a brood until I left the light out on the tank and wrapped 3 sides in black paper. I left a pothos vine in there but removed all other plants. I kept leaves all over the place and an assortment of snails (who they terrorized if near the fry). Questions: What is the best size to bring to my LFS? How many should I bring? (not a super busy store) I've shown them the video of my rams and they're interested in them and will give me store credit. How much $ credit should I expect to get per fish here in New Jersey? I will probably just trade for some more fish that I need here (who really NEEDS fish? I DO>>> I DO!) They have Gold rams! I really love any videos you all put out and have learned to very much! Maybe I'll get a chance to visit some day.
Just gotta remember if they sell them for $15 a fish you aren't going to get $15 because they have to make a profit along with care for them until they sell. So if they sell them for $15 I'd guess they'd offer you like $5 a fish. But that's just guessing the price per. I think my local fish store sells them for like $20-$25 a fish, but petsmart sells them at like $8. So it's hard to say.
Im lucky my local breeder has adapted them to 78f very well, every german blue ram I've seen from them are very active and healthy i have one in my 20 long with rummynose tetras, scarlet temple, bacopa caroliniana and a red amazon sword so I would definitely look for a local breeder if you just want them for a display.
I just brought 3 gbr on Friday. 1 male and 2 females. Such a pretty fish, had a pair about 10 years ago and I don't know why I waited so long to get them agian
From my experience, if the tap water is too hard, say over 8, almond leaves doesn't work well and neither does using peat. I think buying an RO/DI filter for soft water fish is by far the best option.
It's just a line bred German blue ram. Their offspring aren't 100% blacks I don't think. I know of only 1 person in the US that has them. They were bred in Israel and the guy got so mad at someone from the states that he will not allow them to enter here.
zzospreyzz55 oh they’re all over now, since they’re available here I’m Canada fairly easily. Dean got some from Flynn in Vancouver. It’s only a matter of time until they’re more popular
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! So informative, perfect pace! What a set up you have going on there, wow! I’m going to find the other video that you mentioned now. Have a lovely day.
(Remove large snails to protect potential eggs?) I moved some very big Inca Mystery snails in, when I set up my planted tank and now I have a pair of Rams added. I set up the pots and saucers and wondered if they should be moved out. (I seem to be a "master" snail breeder whether I like it or not and have donated about sixty to a local aquarium to keep them from mobbing the Cat food)
I have a golden headed electric blue ram, 8 rummy noses and some corys in a heavily planted 12g and he seems to be doing ok. It's funny, in the tank he almost gets picked on by the rummy nose and is quite shy but if i reach my tweezers or fingers in he will go for me and his bitten me before, they're more territorial than aggressive so giving them a cave or log works great. One thing to note though is that they are not shrimp safe, nor it seems, are they snail safe, my ram would go for my assassin snail when it was out in the open. Still they are a beautiful little fish with lots of personality, a real 'alpha fish' of a community aquarium. Great vid.
How to add smaller Ram to a already established planted community tank? Added three smaller ram and they were all killed by the male Larger Ram. Should I do a grow out tank first?
I wanted to get three different types of rams I wanted electric blue balloon ram, gold balloon ram and German rams do you guys think this will work? I never had rams before since I’m new to the aquarium world
You mentioned "sparring", i just bought 3 online from Aqua Huna (off of the coop site), and the rams wouldn't stop sparring, it looked very aggressive. So I took them all out and separated them. I'm worried they'll kill each other. Is it safe to let them spar / will they eventually stop and sort out a hierarchy? They're under an inch long, pretty young. What do u think?
Such a book of knowledge that Dean. Maybe some day, I'll be lucky enough to call his german blue rams my own. Thank you for video. Loved all the shots of the fish Jimmy.
Hi! I was watching a video stating rams from big name stores are from Asian markets who keep their water highly medicated and injected with hormones, so that when you get them they die off quickly. Is this fact?
Just wanted to share my experience with my blue rams and see what some people on here have to say about it. I had a 120g lightly planted tank. The stocking was 2 neon blue rams 15 rummy nose tetras as well as a pair of neon blue gourami. the scape contained many caves (6+ as well as scattered long shoots of jungle val to break LOS in the tank) The stocking in the tank was about the same for 6 weeks while the 10 discus I got were in qt. The discus where from 2" to about 3.5". When the discus were introduced they did their discus thing hanging in the back behind rocks and the larger piece of driftwood that made up the centerpiece. Everyone was fine during feeding time. One night (late like 2 in the morning) I walked by the tank to notice the discus quickly moving in the back corner of the tank It being pitch black I knew it wasn't me spooking them so I watched for about 10 minutes trying to figure out what they were doing. I finally turned the light on and to my surprise, the pack of discus had cornered the two rams and pecked them to death. I know this is not normal discus behavior but from what I have read not the first time this has happened either. I just was wondering anyone's comment on what had happened or how I could have avoided this? I have since rehomed all fish except discus and converted the tank to a bare bottom.
Kyle Cude my experience with discus is years out of date but I did have two large wild caught discus in a 55 gallon community tank. While I never caught them in bullying behavior I did find that they were nighttime predators. I kept a nice school of cardinal tetras and they kept disappearing. Anywhere from one or two up to ten in one week. Finally I caught them. Neons and cardinals would sleep on the gravel when lights were off. The discus would swim along and vacuum them up. Neons were very inexpensive back then but cardinals were not. I switched to neons and wrote them off as live food.
I have a question. I have 3 blue German Rams . They are both boys. I have them in a 55 gallon tank and swim together all the time. Will it be okay to add a female ?
I have a question. My Rams keep fighting and really chasing each other around. I had a pair of electric rams that was very close to breeding, started clearing spots already and all of a sudden the male just died. The female was healthy. Then I got two more females, a golden and a normal german blue, the electric stared really chasing them around like crazy, almost hunting them. Then she started to look ill. I then put her in a net in the same tank still to just regain some strength and then the golden female started doing the chasing... Today I added two males, one young one and one basically mature. The poor fish, the other two are really gunning for them! How do I handle this, I am not keen on losing more fish. The tank is well established and all my other fish, tetras etc is super happy and breeding in the tank. It's just the freakin Rams... Thanks for great channel guys!
I have a water softener sytem in my household. Should I bypass this to use in my awuarium? I'm new to the hobby, and seen this fish on a facebook page and immediately fell in love!!
I just lost another german blue ram. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. They are rare to find in my area. So when I found one and with good color for the price. I jumped on it. My bolivian rams are doing fine. The only downside to them is they are nowhere as colorful. Haven't lost one this year yet. Knock on wood. But something about German blue rams. They aren't very hearty and near impossible to keep alive.
Great video!! I truly ador my Rams but worry about tank mates handling the heat. I would love to add Ember Tetras or Neon Tetras. Maybe a follow-up video someday?
Adding Pairing information might also help.. for example, does it matter how many are in a single tank, some fish you should keep in odd numbers for example because they become aggressive.
Why are Ram so hard to keep a live I got my a 79 to80 but I have lived plants in the tank with him but my plants keep die at 80 so what should I do to keep my plants from Die
I can’t find out if you can use black sand for German blue rams and others. Specifically Aqua Natural Aquarium Sand - in the color Galaxy Black. It says in one description that it’s made from quartz. Basically is there a black or very dark Sand that is safe for small earth eaters? Any help would be appreciated!!!
I have 2 male GBRs in my community tank and was thinking about adding 2 females. I was thinking this would help the males color up but am afraid of aggression . the 2 males get along great . I assume 1 female would be a terrible idea and promote fighting but would 2 or 3 be better?
I have recently got two blue rams suspected pair and they were bright at the store but they have gone pale when in my tank can’t see the black spots . Tank is set at 25/26°C and 7pH fed flakes at the moment any ideas on what I should do? Could it be stress from recently being moved?
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Dean seems like a great guy. I like the way he says 'I think" or "What I do". Odds are Dean knows more about rams than just about anyone else yet he doesn't come off as a know it all. Dean doesn't tell you how you "have" to do it. Another great Co-Op video with lots of great helpful information. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
I think he is a teacher. He has a wonderful way of explaining things.
Right, because there's no one way to care for fishes. Like people, every fish can be different. Lots of non biological factors also affect their behaviour
This guy is the man, love his passion and dedication and willingness to help and share.
German Blue Rams are the First aquarium fish I saw that "Popped" in a LFS tank with wood and Java Moss. I'll never forget how amazing they looked :)
This is the fish I will start up again after 30+ year. Cory you made me start with fish again. Ty
I live in the U.K. and have looked at so many videos of Co Op and Deans fish room which are so informative and enjoyable as well.Learnt so much about rams in this video and are one of my favourite fish.Thank you again.
Dean, your videos have really got me interested in rams. I hunted around local stores and they said they didn't sell them because they die in our water. I saw some in Pets at Home knowing the internet reputation. Anyway I bought half a dozen and 3 months later I have fry with the dad proudly marching them round the tank. It's a very dirty tank with lots of algae and mulm. GH is over 180, ph 7.5. The adults are healthy looking but small.
Deans video on breeding German Blue Rams: ua-cam.com/video/bhnlqnOo440/v-deo.html
Grandfather blue ram AKA "Dean" is a major inspiration. Hearing his story of chasing and breeding fish when he was a young teenager is so inspiring. If only more kids would be like this these days I feel they would be more mindful of the planet and protecting it. Great work!!
Aquarium Co-Op. I went to your website to look for the pre filter kit you had for 12.99 but I didn't see it on there....... do you no longer carry it????
Do you know of any ram breeder local to Southern CA? Or does Dean sell any of his stock?
Hey Dean and Cory I'm new to the hobby but really am enjoying. Love the channel and of the useful knowledge. Hoping to breed a pair of German Blues in the future but had to start me a community tank
Great information. IMO I just found the secondary camera a little distracting as it was used far too often.
Thanks Dean your the man! I love these fish they are absolutely beautiful. One thing I have noticed is they do much better in an established tank as opposed to a newer set up. If your thinking about adding a pair of rams id wait until the aquarium is well established
Great "species spotlight" featuring one of the most knowledgeable fishkeepers out there. Love the great camerawork and editing; also the first good footage of the mysterious "Black Ram". Love this channel.
The man, the myth, the legend!
Aaayyeeeee! I am loving the Dean videos!
Always a good time when Dean's on the channel
This is 2 years Im glad I watch it. I got super lucky and local lady breeds electric blues and she just brought in a round of fry. My guy isn't a baby, but he is not full grown. He had the best body condition out of them all, and I also lucked out on his clue coloring too. Thankfully she too let's her rams have a cooling off time before they come into the store. So my new guy is doing much then most would. I do need bump his heat a bit. 79 is really pushing it
Undergravel filters in the background!!!! Niiiice. They are the best for clear water.
And utilize the gravel as a HUGE biological media source...
I love dean and Cory. They are the master of the fish world
I've never had luck with them in Sarasota Florida tap water, but now I have an RO/DI unit...! So now, according to others in the area, I should have success with them...! Keeping them alive for over a week will be the first win... Only time will tell... Thanks again for more free brain learnins...! Keep up your awesomeness and go enjoy some nature today...!
@jermainejackson3911 try Bolivian rams... I really like em better than golds or Germans...
I was thinking of getting these after one of your videos for 20 gal ideas. Thanks!
OMG, i got the first fish in my 55g on Thursday, Electric blue Ram Pair :) im in the UK so majority of fish are from breeders in lfs. ty for this upload guys, Deans a master so his imformation is always top notch :)
Hello Mich😊
I just got myself a pair of german blue rams for my 10 gallon (its just them) They are still 3-6 months old I cannot tell if I have 2 females or a male and a female. They are active and getting along perfectly and are coming to me when I come to the tank.
I got my fish from a local store that breeds its own fish ^^ and are sparring
I love these fish, they catch my eye every time I see them! Thanks for the wonderful video, I feel a little bit more like keeping rams might be possible for me. :D
Dean your awsome at filltering vast amounts of experience into a easy to follow set of instructions thank you
I love them! Very peaceful in my tank, they just mind their own business!
always love your vids, dean. so informative and it's just like a sitdown with a buddy/mentor. :)
and i'm glad to hear you advocate for rams... a lot of people are like BOOOOOO boooo BOOOOOOO hisss. saying they just die and stuff.
hi! My blue ram male chases the female all day, she tries to hide from him. She s stressed. Should i buy second female? (aprox 3 month)
We are upsizing a 20 gallon community to a 55 gallon next week and making it a massive live bearer/yo-yo loach community. The 20 gallon will be free space, and I think we are going to try and breed some German blues for profit. It’s $100 for a trio, pray we can keep stable water levels
@Jacob Dean. I know the work involved in keeping stable water levels. I have 8 discus and they are very picky about stable water levels.
Water softener should add any sodium to your water, the salt is only used to “clean” the resin that absorb the harder metals, and runs a back wash to rinse the resin and drains in your sump area.
I'm currently growing out a large brood of GBR in a clear tote, for a few months now, because the parents did a great job raising them in their 10g but they were too large to remain there. They're all healthy and eat like crazy a blend of live and dry foods. I've kept them at 80F and have wrapped the tote with bubble wrap just to insulate a bit. It has a HOB filter. I feed on and off during the day an average of 3 times. They are too large for microworms. I feed live baby brine shrimp daily.
I so love rams and you are right Dean, they are one of the most beautifully colored fish next to salties. It's their personality that is great too. They love to interact with you and are very curious about everything in their environment. They hover and circle inspecting every cranny of the fully planted tanks. I did separate the pair to breed in a 10g as they herded all the community fish into a corner when they bred in a larger tank. They were stressed and never raised anything there. Even in the 10g they never raised a brood until I left the light out on the tank and wrapped 3 sides in black paper. I left a pothos vine in there but removed all other plants. I kept leaves all over the place and an assortment of snails (who they terrorized if near the fry).
Questions: What is the best size to bring to my LFS? How many should I bring? (not a super busy store) I've shown them the video of my rams and they're interested in them and will give me store credit. How much $ credit should I expect to get per fish here in New Jersey? I will probably just trade for some more fish that I need here (who really NEEDS fish? I DO>>> I DO!)
They have Gold rams!
I really love any videos you all put out and have learned to very much! Maybe I'll get a chance to visit some day.
Just gotta remember if they sell them for $15 a fish you aren't going to get $15 because they have to make a profit along with care for them until they sell. So if they sell them for $15 I'd guess they'd offer you like $5 a fish. But that's just guessing the price per. I think my local fish store sells them for like $20-$25 a fish, but petsmart sells them at like $8. So it's hard to say.
Dean's the man, would love to meet him Cory and Jimmy bit difficult living in uk, maybe one day
Im lucky my local breeder has adapted them to 78f very well, every german blue ram I've seen from them are very active and healthy i have one in my 20 long with rummynose tetras, scarlet temple, bacopa caroliniana and a red amazon sword so I would definitely look for a local breeder if you just want them for a display.
I just brought 3 gbr on Friday. 1 male and 2 females. Such a pretty fish, had a pair about 10 years ago and I don't know why I waited so long to get them agian
Any tips for a beginner planning on getting a singular gbr for a community tank ?
From my experience, if the tap water is too hard, say over 8, almond leaves doesn't work well and neither does using peat. I think buying an RO/DI filter for soft water fish is by far the best option.
I love my rams so much they are my favorite so i enjoyed this video! You should make a video on how to breed them 😁
I've been able to keep my GBR for about a year now and I'm usually running around like 76-79 temperature wise.
Exactly what I was looking to find out thank you
Yup the 3 lfs near me sell theirs at 78 and they look very healthy
I played this video at least 10 times, thank you for the advice 🍻
Love these species spotlights! Way to go Dean!
What’s that black ram? I’ve never even seen a picture of those, they look awesome!
Yes I agree it's a beauty. I Don't know the identity tho sorry
“Dark knight” or “black knight” rams...new strain
It's just a line bred German blue ram. Their offspring aren't 100% blacks I don't think. I know of only 1 person in the US that has them. They were bred in Israel and the guy got so mad at someone from the states that he will not allow them to enter here.
zzospreyzz55 oh they’re all over now, since they’re available here I’m Canada fairly easily. Dean got some from Flynn in Vancouver. It’s only a matter of time until they’re more popular
The mikrogeophagus johnnycashii
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! So informative, perfect pace! What a set up you have going on there, wow! I’m going to find the other video that you mentioned now. Have a lovely day.
I can't get enough of Dean's fish room
(Remove large snails to protect potential eggs?) I moved some very big Inca Mystery snails in, when I set up my planted tank and now I have a pair of Rams added. I set up the pots and saucers and wondered if they should be moved out. (I seem to be a "master" snail breeder whether I like it or not and have donated about sixty to a local aquarium to keep them from mobbing the Cat food)
Love the aquarium shelves.... any tips on where you got them or how you made them?
This is probably a stupid question but do I need an air pump for them? Or can I get by with a filter and heater??
Yes for sure. All fish needs oxygen (air pump) to live happily. Air pump, heater and heater is definitely needed for rams
I have a golden headed electric blue ram, 8 rummy noses and some corys in a heavily planted 12g and he seems to be doing ok.
It's funny, in the tank he almost gets picked on by the rummy nose and is quite shy but if i reach my tweezers or fingers in he will go for me and his bitten me before, they're more territorial than aggressive so giving them a cave or log works great.
One thing to note though is that they are not shrimp safe, nor it seems, are they snail safe, my ram would go for my assassin snail when it was out in the open.
Still they are a beautiful little fish with lots of personality, a real 'alpha fish' of a community aquarium. Great vid.
How to add smaller Ram to a already established planted community tank? Added three smaller ram and they were all killed by the male Larger Ram. Should I do a grow out tank first?
I wanted to get three different types of rams I wanted electric blue balloon ram, gold balloon ram and German rams do you guys think this will work? I never had rams before since I’m new to the aquarium world
Fresh drift woods will also help low pH and certain stones will naturally lower in safe ways. The safest way is natural and slow so the fish can adapt
Rams + Dean + Aquarium Co-Op = 🙏
Thanks. Been waiting for this one!
Super cool and important info from the man who knows best! Thanks for sharing 🤗🤩
GBRs are awesome. Thank you Mr. Dean for sharing your expertise on these fish.
Thanks to AC for publishing!
You mentioned "sparring", i just bought 3 online from Aqua Huna (off of the coop site), and the rams wouldn't stop sparring, it looked very aggressive. So I took them all out and separated them. I'm worried they'll kill each other. Is it safe to let them spar / will they eventually stop and sort out a hierarchy? They're under an inch long, pretty young. What do u think?
I've 5 German rams in tank with tetras and Cory cats for 6 months and they're beautiful. I keep water at 79- 80
Pamela Woolford What size tank do you keep them in?
@@opstelling4203 planted 38 gallons
Do rams get along with barbs ? Rosie barbs ?? How many rams can we keep together ?
Such a book of knowledge that Dean. Maybe some day, I'll be lucky enough to call his german blue rams my own. Thank you for video. Loved all the shots of the fish Jimmy.
Hi Candi😊
dean says water temperature for german blue rams should be 82 - 86 F but its natural habitat ie. Orinoco River Basin stays between 64 and 69 F
It's mainly for breeding. The rams near me all sell at 78 degrees
Great information coming from the man, the myth, the legend himself! Haha Dean's the man! 😂 Great video Co-op team! 👍
Hi! I was watching a video stating rams from big name stores are from Asian markets who keep their water highly medicated and injected with hormones, so that when you get them they die off quickly. Is this fact?
Dean I live just south of you and interested in buying some of your German Black Rams a pair if possible. If Not where can I get some?
Just bought a German blue after having watched this! His name is Sid Fishous ;) best aquarium channel on UA-cam hands down!
Just wanted to share my experience with my blue rams and see what some people on here have to say about it. I had a 120g lightly planted tank. The stocking was 2 neon blue rams 15 rummy nose tetras as well as a pair of neon blue gourami. the scape contained many caves (6+ as well as scattered long shoots of jungle val to break LOS in the tank) The stocking in the tank was about the same for 6 weeks while the 10 discus I got were in qt. The discus where from 2" to about 3.5". When the discus were introduced they did their discus thing hanging in the back behind rocks and the larger piece of driftwood that made up the centerpiece. Everyone was fine during feeding time. One night (late like 2 in the morning) I walked by the tank to notice the discus quickly moving in the back corner of the tank It being pitch black I knew it wasn't me spooking them so I watched for about 10 minutes trying to figure out what they were doing. I finally turned the light on and to my surprise, the pack of discus had cornered the two rams and pecked them to death. I know this is not normal discus behavior but from what I have read not the first time this has happened either. I just was wondering anyone's comment on what had happened or how I could have avoided this? I have since rehomed all fish except discus and converted the tank to a bare bottom.
Kyle Cude my experience with discus is years out of date but I did have two large wild caught discus in a 55 gallon community tank. While I never caught them in bullying behavior I did find that they were nighttime predators. I kept a nice school of cardinal tetras and they kept disappearing. Anywhere from one or two up to ten in one week. Finally I caught them. Neons and cardinals would sleep on the gravel when lights were off. The discus would swim along and vacuum them up. Neons were very inexpensive back then but cardinals were not. I switched to neons and wrote them off as live food.
Totally agree with locally bred. Whether it’s rams, plecos or anything, they are used to your water and your success rate will be higher
My LFS keeps their RAMs for sale at 80*F. Should I keep them at that temp, or creep it up to 86*F as recommended by Dean?
So, you can keep rams with corydoras but don't corydoras like colder temperatures?
Dean is a national treasure
I have 5 and they're beautiful and chase each other all day. Its one bigger one and I guess that's a male and the boss. I keep my tank at 80
I plan to set up my 40 gallon breeder this summer with dwarf cichlids. Any tips?
Excellent information mate, thanks.
Greets from Australia ;)
OG Dean in the house 💪 My idol ❤️ Loved the LR Bretz stream.
I have a question. I have 3 blue German Rams . They are both boys. I have them in a 55 gallon tank and swim together all the time. Will it be okay to add a female ?
Is the reason my Rams die, due to that I keep my tank at 78-79 degrees due to that I have plants and other community fisg
Yes (likely) there could also be a different issue but temperature is likely
really beautiful fish, with an awesome personality.
I have a question. My Rams keep fighting and really chasing each other around. I had a pair of electric rams that was very close to breeding, started clearing spots already and all of a sudden the male just died. The female was healthy. Then I got two more females, a golden and a normal german blue, the electric stared really chasing them around like crazy, almost hunting them. Then she started to look ill. I then put her in a net in the same tank still to just regain some strength and then the golden female started doing the chasing... Today I added two males, one young one and one basically mature. The poor fish, the other two are really gunning for them! How do I handle this, I am not keen on losing more fish. The tank is well established and all my other fish, tetras etc is super happy and breeding in the tank. It's just the freakin Rams... Thanks for great channel guys!
Rain water, never thought of that, anyone had success? How do you collect, Roof tiles, guttering and felt might contaminate it.
Hello! I just want to know where are you based at? And if in case you’re from outside of Canada do you do delivery?
I have a water softener sytem in my household. Should I bypass this to use in my awuarium? I'm new to the hobby, and seen this fish on a facebook page and immediately fell in love!!
Depends how hard ur water is if its less than 8 its fine unless u want to breed them
Hi! Could you have blue rams and dwarf powder blue gaurami toghether?
I learned a lot from your videos with Dean.
I just lost another german blue ram. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. They are rare to find in my area. So when I found one and with good color for the price. I jumped on it. My bolivian rams are doing fine. The only downside to them is they are nowhere as colorful. Haven't lost one this year yet. Knock on wood. But something about German blue rams. They aren't very hearty and near impossible to keep alive.
Great video!! I truly ador my Rams but worry about tank mates handling the heat. I would love to add Ember Tetras or Neon Tetras. Maybe a follow-up video someday?
I should have noted 85 degrees in there.
I just got one and after the first one I want more!
Have you had success feeding them daphnia? I was thinking about cultivating them to feed most of my fish, but those mainly when I am able to get them.
Howdy, so you know the Murphy cam is a thing. Would you think about a similar thing with the 800 gallon?
Umm Guy? I wouldn’t want to have a 24/7 camera in my home...
Thanks for the tips Dean. Greatly appreciated.
Could 1 powder blue pindani - pseudotropheus socolof do well in a community tank of tetra & molly?
I love rams! I have hard water tho. Cant wait to get Ro unit to try and remedy the hard water.
Dean is the man
Yay! More Dean!!
Please, i'm dwarf Cichlids aficcionado. Could you gimne some book recomendation or another reliable source of information? Thanks!
Adding Pairing information might also help.. for example, does it matter how many are in a single tank, some fish you should keep in odd numbers for example because they become aggressive.
Why are Ram so hard to keep a live I got my a 79 to80 but I have lived plants in the tank with him but my plants keep die at 80 so what should I do to keep my plants from Die
I can’t find out if you can use black sand for German blue rams and others. Specifically Aqua Natural Aquarium Sand - in the color Galaxy Black. It says in one description that it’s made from quartz.
Basically is there a black or very dark Sand that is safe for small earth eaters? Any help would be appreciated!!!
I have 2 male GBRs in my community tank and was thinking about adding 2 females. I was thinking this would help the males color up but am afraid of aggression . the 2 males get along great . I assume 1 female would be a terrible idea and promote fighting but would 2 or 3 be better?
How is his water soft yet pH is high? From the tap.
I think that dark coloring makes them look cool. Don’t even need to be completely black.
One important thing is hornwort can help to keep water fresh
What about wild caught blue rams ? I recently bought some that were labeled as wild caught
I liked the length to this longer than most spotlight vid!
I have recently got two blue rams suspected pair and they were bright at the store but they have gone pale when in my tank can’t see the black spots . Tank is set at 25/26°C and 7pH fed flakes at the moment any ideas on what I should do? Could it be stress from recently being moved?