Electric blue rams acting weird!

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I’ve had these 2 Electric blue rams for just under a month and they are swimming closely together in a weird pattern, head butting each other and squaring up. I asked for a pair but I'm guessing they are both males. Can someone try and gender these and explain what they are doing. Thankyou
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I’ve had these 2 Electric blue rams for just under a month and they are swimming closely together in a weird pattern, head butting each other and squaring up. I asked for a pair but I'm guessing they are both males. Can someone try and gender these and explain what they are doing. Thankyou View attachment 146566
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Hi! Have you cycled or heard of cycling your tank? What are tour water parameters using a liquid test kit (like the API master kit)
 
Hi! Have you cycled or heard of cycling your tank? What are tour water parameters using a liquid test kit (like the API master kit)
Also what is your tank size?
 
The fish on the right is heavier in the body, has a smaller dorsal fin and doesn't have an extended dorsal ray, therefore is a female
 
Wowzer!
I just realized that there is a third fish in that last picture.

Such cute little faces it looks like they are falling for each other 💞
 
female rams have a pink belly

cichlids regularly get into lip locking push n shove to either fight or see if a partner is worth breeding with
 
female rams have a pink belly

cichlids regularly get into lip locking push n shove to either fight or see if a partner is worth breeding with
I haven’t seen any lip locking just some weird swimming side by side patterns and swimming into the others side
 
Wowzer!
I just realized that there is a third fish in that last picture.

Such cute little faces it looks like they are falling for each other 💞
Thats one of my 3 Rainbow cichlids lol they swim in 3’s so i called them the 3 Musketeers lol
 

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