At the beginning of July I bought two pairs of Bolivian Rams. I remember reading somewhere that in captivity they only live about a year. I was back at the Petco I bought them from talking to one of the fish guys.(Thankfully both fish guys at this petco are pretty knowledgeable) He was surprised that all four have lasted this long. Therefore I was wondering, what has been the experience of other people on this forum with Bolivian Rams? How long do they live?
Bolivian Ram Lifespan
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Gee, I'd say that's true for German rams, but my Bolivians have tended to live longer, like 3-4 years.
It's possible that the confusion is due to the extremely slow growth rate of Bolivians. By the time you see them in the LFS they're probably around two years old already. I have several two year-olds that are still about 2", or half the size of full grown rams, despite being fed a lot of good protein food. My adults I would estimate to be about 4-5 years old, judging by size and how long I've had them.