Re: Intro and question

[Holly Wagner <holly5dogs@yahoo.com>]

The body shape is similar, yes, but the coloring is like that of a gold ram.  However, he does have some iridescent purplish blue on his sides.
 
Holly

kettles@videotron.ca wrote:
Would this fish, by any chance, be similar in appearance to a Ballon Ram?

Check out this webpage and let us know if they are similar to those found online:

http://www.geocities.com/yutaka_loo/index.html

----- Original Message -----
From: Holly Wagner 
Date: Monday, May 16, 2005 12:11 pm
Subject: Intro and question

> Hi Everyone,
> 
> For several years I've kept various New World chiclids. After a 
> period of transistion when I didn't have any tanks, I now have a 
> 55 planted tank set up with 3 cory catfish and 2 blue rams and a 
> mystery fish I'm hoping someone here has heard of. To me it looks 
> like a gold ram but my lfs insists it is something called a 
> "ramgel." I had the fish guy dip it out because he made me a deal 
> on a trio then discovered he didn't have a trio of blue rams. So, 
> I got this fish thinking it's a gold ram then was informed by the 
> fs owner that "It's not a ram. It's a 
> *ramgel*"as I was paying. I have spent the weekend observing the 
> "ramgel's" behavior. He schools with the female blue rams and 
> seems to court them. If he's not a ram, he's not bothered by a 
> few minor differences in coloration and labeling :-) 
> 
> Of course my lfs is not open today and on the weekends they are 
> manic so I intend to go in tomorrow evening after work. My 
> weekend googling revealed nothing. The only difference I can 
> notice between this fish and a typical ram is maybe a slightly 
> deeper body. Any help would be very appreciated.
> 
> Holly
> 
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