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Blue Rams make life nice and easy for you:
Shorter/plumper/pinky-purple belly, shorter pelvic and dorsal fins, iridescence inside the black spot(not always an indicator but pretty common) = Female.
Higher bodied, slightly thinner, generally longer pelvic and dorsal with 2nd-4th rays (usually only two) elongated, lack of pink-purple belly and usually lack/less iridescence inside the black spot (on the flank of the fish) = Male.
Female. You can see that even she has an extended dorsal ray:
In detail-
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Showing the iridescent spots inside her black spot:
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Typical purple belly - breeding dress:
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Male:
Two different physiques:
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This male shows the higher, flatter body physique that I talk of:
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Blair.
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You want to look in the Articles section
.Blue Rams make life nice and easy for you:
Shorter/plumper/pinky-purple belly, shorter pelvic and dorsal fins, iridescence inside the black spot(not always an indicator but pretty common) = Female.
Higher bodied, slightly thinner, generally longer pelvic and dorsal with 2nd-4th rays (usually only two) elongated, lack of pink-purple belly and usually lack/less iridescence inside the black spot (on the flank of the fish) = Male.
Female. You can see that even she has an extended dorsal ray:
In detail-
Showing the iridescent spots inside her black spot:
Typical purple belly - breeding dress:
Male:
Two different physiques:
This male shows the higher, flatter body physique that I talk of:
Blair.
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