Bought 4 German Rams Yesterday

[walkers101]

woke up this morning to find one dead would you suggest i ask the lfs to replace it? water stats are fine

 

[Gilli]

woke up this morning to find one dead would you suggest i ask the lfs to replace it? water stats are fine

If it looks as though it hasnt been battered to death then yes. German rams are territorial and can fight so I hope your tank is big enough for 4. They also need quite a high temperature of 82 - 86 ° F (28 - 30 ° C),and crystal clear water conditions or they tend to get sick.

 

[kevin82]

woke up this morning to find one dead would you suggest i ask the lfs to replace it? water stats are fine

If it looks as though it hasnt been battered to death then yes. German rams are territorial and can fight so I hope your tank is big enough for 4. They also need quite a high temperature of 82 - 86 ° F (28 - 30 ° C),and crystal clear water conditions or they tend to get sick.

I have kept German rams in the past and they can be tricky of the tank is either too small or is over crowded. I found it wasn't so most being territorial but the rams having small fish syndrome and trying to pick on anything bigger than itself (obviously didn't work as one dy I came in to my normally very very placid gold gourami head-butting it to death. must of had enough)

 

[kaivalagi]

They're best going into a tank that is well matured, i.e. has been cycled AND has had fish load in it for some time i.e. a couple of months...

They are known to be quite fragile, I got 2 a long time ago when I first started the hobby and lost both...if I want rams in the future I will go with Bolivians as they're much hardier, but that's just me

ALso bear in mind you need a low pH for them ideally, which will help...

A good read can be found here: http/www.dwarfcichlid.com/Mikrogeophagus_ramirezi.php