A pair of German Blue Ram.

The aquarium of mine was setup in the natural plant’s environment for the German blue ram. This German rams are normally kept where there are plenty of covering area consisting of aquatic plants or submerged driftwood with Java ferns, and including such elements in the aquarium set up. Densely grown groups of plants separated by open swimming space is best. The fish will also need some caves to seek shelter in. If we want the fish to breed, provide them with flat stones in the aquarium.

German blue rams should not be kept in aquariums smaller than 20 gallons tank. The larger the aquarium, the easier it will be to keep the water quality high enough. The German blue ram is sensitive to organic waste products such as nitrate and is therefore not a suitable choice unless you know how to keep the levels of organic waste down.

The female fish is smaller than the male and have more pink pigmentation on her ventral region. The dorsal fin of a male looks more longer and the body doesn’t have blue coloration on the black spot. The back of the dorsal and anal fins have a more pointy edge in the male ram, and the tail fin is also more sharply edged. It is also common for females to have a plumper body shape and have blue coloration on the black spot. The male ram can be recognized on his V-shaped tail fin and the elongated second ray that is present in the dorsal fin.

The German blue ram will do much better if you combine it will peaceful species that will leave some food for the rams. Keeping rams on their own is not recommended; they feel safer when combined with braver fish.

Many aquarists believe that the German blue ram is really difficult to rear. They need excellent water quality, and should have nitrates around 5ppm...no higher than 10ppm. Pay close attention to their diet, and make sure they get all the vitamins they need. I hope to succeed in keeping them than to breed them. Cheers.

Macro shot GBRam.