Acara And Rams
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snowflake311
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I have kept blue acaras with bolivian ram. one time an aggressive male blue acara killed my ram I sold that mean male. Then I kept 2 Bolivian ram with my female blue acara and they were fine together. It was the small tetras that were not ok with the Blue acara she eat one and nipped the others fins off. Now she is kept with my other large Cichlids and doing fine. SHe is almost 5" I had her for 1 year.
She was always good with Cory cats never messed with them.
She was always good with Cory cats never messed with them.
nmonks
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Yes, it would be a bad idea.
Blue acara, Aequidens pulcher, like most acara are best kept fairly cool. They'll live longer and exhibit nicer colours if kept properly. You're aiming for about 22-24 degrees C as the optimal, though a little cooler, down to 18 C in winter, is fine.
Standard rams, Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, need to be kept very warm, 28-30 C. There's no overlap between this species and the blue acara, so however you kept them, one would be stressed, if not both.
The Bolivian ram on the other hand is found in cooler environments and will be happy at 22-26 C. As such, you could set the temperature of the tank to around 23-24 C, and keep both Bolivian rams and blue acara perfectly well.
Do note that Corydoras mostly despise being kept too warm. With the exception of C. sterbai, none will be happy at 28 C and most should be kept at or below 25 C. There are reports of Mikrogeophagus ramirezi biting the eyes out of Corydoras, e.g., in Loiselle, so it's not a combination I would recommend.
Cheers, Neale
Blue acara, Aequidens pulcher, like most acara are best kept fairly cool. They'll live longer and exhibit nicer colours if kept properly. You're aiming for about 22-24 degrees C as the optimal, though a little cooler, down to 18 C in winter, is fine.
Standard rams, Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, need to be kept very warm, 28-30 C. There's no overlap between this species and the blue acara, so however you kept them, one would be stressed, if not both.
The Bolivian ram on the other hand is found in cooler environments and will be happy at 22-26 C. As such, you could set the temperature of the tank to around 23-24 C, and keep both Bolivian rams and blue acara perfectly well.
Do note that Corydoras mostly despise being kept too warm. With the exception of C. sterbai, none will be happy at 28 C and most should be kept at or below 25 C. There are reports of Mikrogeophagus ramirezi biting the eyes out of Corydoras, e.g., in Loiselle, so it's not a combination I would recommend.
Cheers, Neale
I love it when neale posts stuff like that you learn so much so quickly haha
nmonks
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nmonks
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Bolivian rams would be fine at that temperature/pH. Other good choices would be keyhole cichlids or flag acara.
Cheers, Neale
Cheers, Neale
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