Golden Ram

[blueline-uk]

I have a small community tank consisting of tetras, minnows, danio's, guppys and mollies. In my LFS their have been some (dwarf cichlid?) golden rams which they say can be part of a community tank, I thought i'd check here 1st though,
are these fish aggressive/ territorial
do they have any special requirements
would one on its own upset the friendliness within my community tank?

thanks in advance blueline-uk

 

[Will91]

Hi:

I just added a male/female pair of Gold Rams in my 26 US gallon community tank and I have many of the same fish you mentioned. Neon tetras are in fact recommended as good tank companions for cichlids. I absolutely love my pair of rams. They are some of the most elegant and graceful fish I have ever owned. I do know that they like hiding spots like caves and the like. You can find some great info on the New World Cichlid forum. Good luck.

 

[blueline-uk]

Thanks for the reply, anyone had any problems with these fish? do the y require special diets?

 

[SJ2K]

As with all cichlids there predominant carnivors, so plenty of blood worm (and other live foods), along with a special carnivor pellet feed will go down a treat aslong as your tank is large enough and theres sufficient hiding spots you should have a great pair of fish in your hands!

 

[blueline-uk]

thanks