Can i have rams in my community tank?

[Brookster123]

Or go for apistogramma instead hardier and real easy to sex. Sent from my GT-I9195 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

yup ! If you can get a pair of cacatouides than you'll love them! Very fun to watch!!



My male stalking his wifey!

 

[J duff]

It says that they are semi aggresive

 

[fishyfriends3]

All cichlids are aggressive to some extent, don't let that put you off. They have great personality and interesting behaviour.

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[J duff]

I still have some thinkin to do

 

[Brookster123]

They're aggressive with their own species ime, I keep them with 8 rummynose tetras and 6 hexazona barbs and the most I'll see is a rush here and there, never any deaths or injuries for that matter, except when they formed a breeding pair and killed the 2nd female but that was just the one time..

 

[J duff]

I will most likely only get one ram

 

[fishyfriends3]

German blue or gold or bolivian ?

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[J duff]

No clue to be honest

 

[fishyfriends3]

I love the bolivians much hardier.

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[J duff]

Can u add a pic if what they look like

 

[Brookster123]

How long has the tank been running? Temp? Ph? Bolivians are way tougher than the others, gbr's are very delicate to nitrates or less than pristine water..

 

[J duff]

Its been running for id say 8 months running with fish for 6 temp is 80 let me check the ph

 

[Aqualady40]

I have a pair of Bolivian rams & 1 female GBR in my 55g with other community fish, as well as, in my 20 gallon long I have a pair of German blue Rams... in both tanks NO aggression until they are ready to spawn...the most they do is keep all tank-mates away from their breeding site or potential site/eggs....go for it...I also have many cory's at the bottom and no deaths or injuries

 

[J duff]

Ph is 7.6

 

[Dreamroper]

I love the bolivians much hardier.

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I bought 6 GBRs and all are doing great in my 36 gal planted tank. I bought the pair from a breeder on EBay that other folks on here have used also, and the other 4, my LFS brought in for me. All of them have done great since the beginning; no finicky eating, no fighting.

I think it's the breeder where you get them from as to whether or not they're hardy. Just my opinion, but I believe Rivercats had told me much the same thing when I was considering buying some but was afraid of their reputation for dying off in a couple of months.

 

[Brookster123]

I'd say go either gbr or bolivian, just keep in mind Bolivians tend to be a bit more forgiving in the long run..

 

[J duff]

I will go bolivian