Microgeophagus ramirezi Meyers & Harry, 1948
by Don Zilliox
First published in Some Things Fishy, Newsletter of the Tropical Fish Club of Erie County
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pecies name: Microgeophagus ramirezi
Common name: German Blue Ram, Blue Ram, Ramirezi dwarf cichlid, Asian Ram, and dwarf ram.
Family: Cichildae ...
Papiliochromis/Microgeophagus ramirezi (The Ram Cichlid)
Here's a ``FAQ'' (really just an article) by Dean Fear.
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Scientific Name(s): Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Apistogramma ramirezi, Microgeophagus ramirezi, Papilochromis ramirezi ...
Microgeophagus ramirezi pair with fry, male above and female below. Note the three shiny iridescent spots at the top of the black side spot on the female.
Synonyms:Microgeophagus ramirezi, Apistogramma ramirezi
First European import: Country?, 1947, by Manuel Vicente Ramirez and Herman Blass.
Description:See picture.
Photos of the Microgeophagus ramirezi trio. The fish will spend their whole day patrolling their territory which includes the whole bottom of the tank. While spawning, the other female and the H.
Blue Ram - Microgeophagus ramirezi
Common name: Blue Ram, German Blue Ram
Scientific name: Microgeophagus ramirezi
Geographic location: Venezuela, Columbia
Size: Up to 5cm (2 inches)
Temperament: Peaceful
Conditions: 75-85F, pH 6.5-7.0 ...
Breeding: These fish are open substrate spawners and will spawn on a rock or similar object, I use red rocks as preferred by Microgeophagus Ramirezi.
The last dwarf cichlid I want to mention is the Microgeophagus ramirezi, or Ram cichlid.
55 or 75 gallon planted tank
4 Microgeophagus Ramirezi (German Ram; Blue Ram; Butterfly Cichlid; Gold Ram)
3 Angel Fish or 3 Discus
10-15 Cardinal Tetra's
School of cory catfish (6) ...
native to the Orinoco River basin, in the llanos of Venezuela and Colombia in South America. Other names in English include blue ram, German blue ram, and dwarf butterfly cichlid. Synonyms include Papiliochromis ramirezi, Microgeophagus ramirezi and ...
Other catfishes found include trichomycterids, small auchenipterids, banjo catfish, and various small pimelodid-types such as Imparfinis and Microglanis. Common non-catfishes include wild rams (Microgeophagus ramirezi), ...
 See also: Ramirezi, Fish, Micro, Cichlid, Water
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