Bolivian Rams Questions!

[FishHobbyist1564]

hi i just recently got two Rams (i am pretty sure they are bolivian)

I was just wondering how you tell if they are male or female... some pictures showing me examples of male and females would be very helpful!

I am pretty sure i got a girl and a boy, but i just want to make sure.

 

[Jen_S]

http/s162.photobucket.com/albums/t242/bu...nt=100_0052.jpg

This is a picture of my pair of rams. The male is on the left, the female on the right. The most noticable difference is hard to catch on camera but the male has extensions on his dorsal fin and tail. The female doesn't.

 

[FishHobbyist1564]

ok thanks, one of mine has really long extensions on those fins, and the other doesnt... but for some reason they will pick at each other. I dont know if it is a "mean" pick because they are always swimming together, and the one that looks like a female is the one who does most of the picking. They dont pick at each others' fins, they just pick at each others' bodies.

Should this be happening between different genders, or should this only happen with two males?

I tried to put their pictures on this post because i have great pictures of them, but for some reason it wont let me lol. It only lets me put URL's but i cannot upload from my images on my computer.

 

[Aphotic Phoenix]

You need to host the pictures somewhere else like photobucket.com or imageshack.com.

 

[FishHobbyist1564]

ok here is Ram #1:

Ram 1


And here is Ram #2:

Ram 2


Tell me what you think each of them are in terms of gender.

But this question is still unanswered....

for some reason they will pick at each other. I dont know if it is a "mean" pick because they are always swimming together, and the one that looks like a female is the one who does most of the picking. They dont pick at each others' fins, they just pick at each others' bodies.

Should this be happening between different genders, or should this only happen with two males?

 

[FishHobbyist1564]

anyone? please read the post above... i posted some pictures and i need some help as soon as possible.