Ram cichlid
A species of Ram cichlids, Also known as Ram, Asian ram, Ramirez's dwarf cichlid, Ramirezi Scientific name : Mikrogeophagus ramirezi Genus : Ram cichlids
Ram cichlid, A species of Ram cichlids
Also known as:
Ram, Asian ram, Ramirez's dwarf cichlid, Ramirezi
Botanical name: Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Genus: Ram cichlids
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Description
Description
Wild ram cichlids are often more colorful than the tank-bred fish, which suffer from poor breeding and also being injected with hormones for more color, although this makes as many as one in four males infertile. Male specimens of the ram usually have the first few rays of the dorsal fin extended, but breeding has made some females also show this. When close to spawning, female rams have a pink or red blush on the abdomen. Females also have a blue sheen over the spot just below the dorsal fin, or a sparse scattering of blue scales in the upper half of the dark spot, and males do not show this. Males reach a maximum length of 10 cm, and females are usually slightly smaller.
AdultSize
5 - 8 cm
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Scientific Classification
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Chordates Class
Fish Order
Perch-like fish Family
Cichlids Genus
Ram cichlids Species
Ram cichlid 
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