So expect to have eggs, and therefore very tough females. I'll come back to this momentarily to explain the bonded pairing aspect, but even if not bonded, they usually will spawn a few times before one is killed by the other. With any of these dwarf cichlids, if male and female are together, they will almost certainly spawn. but still thanks for all that info! I didn't know Bolivian rams were a different species from blue rams, I just thought it was a different color morph x.xĪnyways would the two species(GBR/agassizi) be ok to stay together in a 55 gal or higher or is that still too small? and if neither species are breeding would that reduce enough aggression to keep them along side each other in the same tank w.o serious stress? I actually just kinda meant schooling together when I said pair up :P I just dont like lonely fishīut im not looking to setup a breeding tank yet, even if i got them to breed I dont know what i'd do with all those babies. These days, with natural habitats being destroyed, it is becoming more obvious that aquarists may be the ones to preserve many species, and this must be done properly. Species should thus be maintained pure, to avoid introducing hybrids (if it is possible). If cichlids spawn, and if the fry are reasonably well looked after, there will be a lot of them, and we naturally will want to sell them. It is certainly not advisable, and no responsible hobbyist should ever cross-breed cichlids. I have heard that males of one species may spawn, or attempt to, with a female of another species, but I do not know if this is confirmed or not. When it comes to Apistogramma, the females of many species are near identical in appearance.
To my knowledge, these two species will not cross-breed. The Bolivian Ram is a different species, Mikrogeophagus altispinosus. The common or Blue Ram species is Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, and this fish is available in several colour morphs such as Gold, German Blue, Electric Blue, etc. The species will breed within the species, not across species, generally speaking. To Ras' question on breeding different fish. In the example Sue mentioned, the two rams always being in the back is not a good sign those fish may be severely stressed. The territoriy a species establishes depends upon the environment, meaning plants, wood, etc, but in many cases it can end up being the majority of the tank. Fish release pheromones and allomones which other fish read, and these are invisible to us but can cause stress to the fish. When more than one species of dwarf cichlid "manage" to co-exist, it does not mean that all is well.
I have had several species of Apistogramma over the years, and the females can be extremely rough with females and males of even their own species when they are guarding eggs or fry. These species will never come into contact with another cichlid in their habitats, and they are very territorial. I am responding to the points/questions raised in the last two recent posts.Ĭombining different species of cichlid-and here I am considering South American species-is always a risk and frankly not advisable unless the tank is very large. I haven't read through this entire thread, as it was initially started over a year ago.
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