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Originally Posted by Grafalski
I was wondering if you guys have no problems with german blue ram in your tanks.
I`m trying to get a stable level of co2 in my tank so I adjust a bubble rate to achieve that goal and noticed one thing. When I add more co2 my rams are in stress but other fish like rosy barbs are just fine. I`m wondering if co2 issue in our tanks has someting to do with the fish we keep in. It`s possible that when we try to adjust co2 levels just looking at fish behavior we still can not get to levels that will be required.
Any idea?
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I'l be more specific in your answer.
1st. : @ per the required levels that would depend on the individual circumstances. "One Size Does Not Fit all" ! Generalized WQ parameters are merely a reference and not magical by virtue.
2nd. : Cichlids and Dwarf Cichlids have significantly more developed swim bladders than schooling fish. This allows them to interact with their envioronment more effectively. They tend to live lower in the water column tracing the toppography in search of prey and foraging. This larger bladder puts a strain on them internally. While they can hover in place seemingly effortlessly. It comes at a cost. Likewise the dwell time on their liquid "Ballast" is more significant making them more suseptible to internal infection in the process. Schooling fishes are constantly purging their swim bladders and readjusting their "Ballast". Not so for Cichlids ! Rams in general have a very pronounced swim bladder for their size and physical anatomy (short squat body cavity like ornamental Goldfish), and yet the envioronment they tend to prefer is lower in oxygen so they will exhibit signs of anoxia sooner than barbs. Kind of like watching the Rays wash up on shore when pollution/heavy metals surge. Savvy ??? HTH. Prof M