Re: Finally got my Blue Rams!

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

M. ramirezi. (Microgeophagus or Mikrogeophagus - take your pick).

Mike Wise

K & D Martin wrote:

> what is the scientific name of blue rams and is therte a pic somewhere?
> kym
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S. Bunch <sherryb@hpcisp.com>
> To: apisto@admin.listbox.com <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
> Date: Sunday, September 19, 1999 2:17 AM
> Subject: Finally got my Blue Rams!
>
> >After waiting at least 6 weeks, my LFS finally got my Rams in on Thursday.
> >Of course, when the LFS called me at work, I had to claim a family
> emergency
> >to pick them up and bring them home. ;)
> >
> >I had ordered five, but the distributor had put six in the bag. As I had
> >asked to be able to pick them up as soon as they received them to avoid the
> >double stress of being acclimated to the LFS water and then mine, I didn't
> >have the heart to leave the sixth one behind.
> >
> >I tested their water for PH and Ammonia as soon as I opened the bag and the
> >ammonia was barely readable, but so was the PH. My test kit at the time
> only
> >read down to 6.0, (got a new one since then), but it took me 45min. to
> bring
> >the water in the bag to my water PH level of 6.2. I would say that their
> >water must have been at 5.0 or lower. I still believe I acclimated them too
> >quickly, but the thought of needing to get back to work was pretty tough to
> >ignore.
> >
> >Only one of them is showing any signs of stress, i.e. swollen, red gills w/
> >hard breathing, but he? seems to be doing better now. They're beginning to
> >come out of hiding as long as I'm not too close to the tank, and are all
> >eating flake food. I'm also dosing them with medicated flake food twice
> >daily just to be on the safe side.
> >
> >After seeing these little beauties, I don't know why anyone would want the
> >gold Rams. The gold ones I mistakenly got at a bad LFS had no where near
> the
> >color that these guys have. Of course, the ones I had gotten at that LFS
> may
> >not have been good representation for the color variation.
> >
> >Sorry if this has been a bit long, but I'm just so excited!
> >
> >Sherry
> >
> >
> >
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