"Zach" wrote in message
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just got two blue rams and am having a hard time getting them to eat as
the rest are, is there a natrual food source that they would relish ?

55 gallon
heavily planted
ph 6.5
nitrites and nitrates not enought to worry about
zero ammonia

any help would be greatly appreciated thanks


While there are safe levels of nitrites, it is still a worry as any level
indicates cycling has not stabilized, and this can have an effect on
their appetite. Try a small quantity of frozen brine shrimp or frozen
bloodworms. Rams can be shy, so if there is too much activity in the
tank, you might want to use diversionary tactics (dry food to one front
corner of the tank for the other fish, and drop the frozen food into the
back where the Rams are hiding in a planted area). hth
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