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I’ve never seen a male ram with blue spangling on the side spot. Females often have a gold line either side of the spot.
Perhaps time will tell if they live long enough.
Incidentally, I recently saw some huge rams at my lfs. They had been bred in Sri Lanka and ordered in from there.
I think the smaller one is a female due to the glitter around the spot on the side.
With regards to poor genetics, I’ve seen a lot worse. I gave up trying to keep ramerizi a long time ago.
I’ve only seen these once (a few months ago) in a great shop in Livingston, Scotland.
They were stunning fish, but I was really shocked by the price. I think about £50 each.
I just wouldn’t risk paying that for such a small fish.
Tank volume is not that important, footprint dimensions are key.
As an aside, people outside the USA are not familiar with phrases like 20 breeder. US gallons are also different to imperial gallons. Litres are, thankfully, the same the world over.