I want to setup a ram/cichlid tank, will a firemouth cichlid and a blue ram cichlid be okay in a tank together?
I want to setup a ram/cichlid tank, will a firemouth cichlid and a blue ram cichlid be okay in a tank together?
I've been researching on what fish to use for a 150 I'm building. The Firemouth is a requirement on all my tanks over the years and this year thanks to the internet I learned about the Rams.
I think the ph requirements for these fish vary too much. Ram needs low ph, Firemouth likes high or at least says the www which never lies.
If the ph difference doesn't matter please speak up and I may re-evalue my fish choices since I really like the Rams. Sometimes the internet gives too much information, half of which should be ignored.
I only have a 75 litre tank which is probably too small, are there any other South American cichlids which I could mix with my blue rams? Maybes Bolivian?
Personally I have my Rams with cardinal tetras. If I had a larger tank id get some rummy nose. +1 on schooling fish. Rams are brilliant enough on their own. I'd build a tank around their needs. You won't be disappointed.
I also have glow light tetras, glo danios and celebese rainbows. It's a very colorful tank.
Firemouths and rams won't mix well. Rams don't do well with stress or nitrates. I'd reccomend getting some schooling fish or corys to build around your rams and leave the idea of adding another cichlid. Apistogramma and rams don't mix very well either. Apistos don't do well at all in water above 80 degrees or higher and rams thrive in warmer temps.
If I had a larger tank do u think I could get away with mixing them as long as I had plenty of hiding places and more blue rams? What kinds of South American cichlids mix well? I want fish with the aggression but not African if possible