4 RAMS in 10g ? - Aquarium Advice

rohitp78 · 10-23-2005, 02:29 PM

Hello Guys

Can i put in 4 RAMS with 2 dwarf rainbow tetra, 2 guppies in 10g? I already have 2 rams and am planning to buy 2 more. Will this be ok? or you think my aquirium will be small as these are territorial fish?

Please Advice...

talloulou · 10-23-2005, 02:32 PM

Are your two rams a pair???

I would say only one pair of rams should be in a 10 gallon. If you don't have a pair yet and want to add more to get a pair....then you could probably get away with it temporarily but I wouldn't do it long term.

Blazeherd2306 · 10-23-2005, 02:34 PM

[acronym:ee4e2f6fe9="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:ee4e2f6fe9]...only 2 in a 10 [acronym:ee4e2f6fe9="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:ee4e2f6fe9].

Tiffi · 10-23-2005, 02:38 PM

Same over here, don't keep more than one pair of Rams in a 10gal.

I'd rather add a few more tetras to get a little school. Maybe about 2 more of them, but not much more. Are your guppies male and female? Then they will be getting more all by themselves soon enough anyway. Remember, that your space in a 10gal is limited and it's dangerous to add to many fish and produce an overload.

rohitp78 · 10-23-2005, 02:54 PM

I am not 100% sure though i got them as a pair. I am attaching a image of both of them. Can you identify them?

Male Pics in this post. Femals pics in next post
Thanks...

rohitp78 · 10-23-2005, 03:01 PM

Female Pictures...

Tiffi · 10-23-2005, 03:40 PM

The pics are a little blurry, but looks like male and female to me. Does the female have a little pink coloration on her belly?

How do they get along together? Do they swim together every now and then? If yes, then they've probably paired up.

I have a pair, that is breeding right now, they laid eggs yesterday evening. (For further info on this look at the breeding forum)

How about your guppies, are they male and female?

rohitp78 · 10-23-2005, 04:39 PM

Guppies are both male.
Only sometimes Rams swim together, other times the male ram pushes the female away...

rohitp78 · 10-23-2005, 04:55 PM

Thanks for your help . I will settle for 2 Rams, probably will add some neon tetras.

Jchillin · 10-23-2005, 05:04 PM

I can't truly be positive of the Rams' sexing. The females black spot should have blue specks and it appears that they both have them. The same is true of the dorsal fin...both appear to be similar.

10-23-2005, 02:29 PM	#1
rohitp78 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nevada, USA Posts: 134 Images: 1	4 RAMS in 10g ? Hello Guys Can i put in 4 RAMS with 2 dwarf rainbow tetra, 2 guppies in 10g? I already have 2 rams and am planning to buy 2 more. Will this be ok? or you think my aquirium will be small as these are territorial fish? Please Advice...

10-23-2005, 02:32 PM	#2
talloulou Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 2,092 Images: 17	Are your two rams a pair??? I would say only one pair of rams should be in a 10 gallon. If you don't have a pair yet and want to add more to get a pair....then you could probably get away with it temporarily but I wouldn't do it long term. __________________ http://talloulou.smugmug.com/

10-23-2005, 02:38 PM	#4
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	Same over here, don't keep more than one pair of Rams in a 10gal. I'd rather add a few more tetras to get a little school. Maybe about 2 more of them, but not much more. Are your guppies male and female? Then they will be getting more all by themselves soon enough anyway. Remember, that your space in a 10gal is limited and it's dangerous to add to many fish and produce an overload. __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

10-23-2005, 03:40 PM	#7
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	The pics are a little blurry, but looks like male and female to me. Does the female have a little pink coloration on her belly? How do they get along together? Do they swim together every now and then? If yes, then they've probably paired up. I have a pair, that is breeding right now, they laid eggs yesterday evening. (For further info on this look at the breeding forum) How about your guppies, are they male and female? __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

10-23-2005, 04:55 PM	#9
rohitp78 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nevada, USA Posts: 134 Images: 1	Thanks!!! Thanks for your help . I will settle for 2 Rams, probably will add some neon tetras.

10-23-2005, 02:34 PM	#3
Blazeherd2306 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,723 Images: 5	[acronym:ee4e2f6fe9="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:ee4e2f6fe9]...only 2 in a 10 [acronym:ee4e2f6fe9="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:ee4e2f6fe9].

10-23-2005, 04:39 PM	#8
rohitp78 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nevada, USA Posts: 134 Images: 1	Guppies are both male. Only sometimes Rams swim together, other times the male ram pushes the female away...

10-23-2005, 05:04 PM	#10
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,976 Images: 47	I can't truly be positive of the Rams' sexing. The females black spot should have blue specks and it appears that they both have them. The same is true of the dorsal fin...both appear to be similar. __________________ _________________________________

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