How Many Female Rams In One Tank?

[elisew]

I took delivery of a breeding (apprently proven) pair of Rams last friday and they`re doing really well together in my quarantine tank (35L) at the moment. The female has gone very pink on her belly and she and the male seem to be hitting it off very well which is great.
As I know the females are very difficult to come by I`ve just managed to get another 4 females for a great total price of £5.50

Due to the fact I now have the RO unit up and running so that the water quality is better for Rams and Apisto, I`ve seriously thought about trying my hand at breeding Rams (hence the main reason for buying the 4 females now).
I already have 1 male left from 2 pairs I had in my 360L community tank and have purposely held off adding the new pair so that the female doesn`t get harassed by 2 males, but now with the imminent arrival of another 4 females I`d like some advice of what people think would be the best way of splitting the numbers i.e 1 male and 3 females in the 360L and 1 male and 2 females in the 35L??

Since the male Apisto in my community tank died I only have a small female Apisto in there now so hopefully 1 male and 3 female Rams in the community tank would be a workable option. As much as I like the Apistos I`d rather concentrate on Rams so probably won`t be getting another male Apisto and will look at returning the female back to the lfs.
The last thing I want to do is to cram too many Rams into one tank though so I would really appreciate some advice please.

(hope all this makes sense)

 

[elisew]

 

[fluttermoth]

Personally, I'd put all the females in your big tank and leave the pair that are in the 35l on their own; that's quite a small tank for a trio and the current residents might object to a newcomer. Or put them all in the big tank and catch out any pairs that form; you'll really need a bigger tank than 35l if you want to breed them; at least 60l, I'd say.

Having said that, Rams can be feisty little fish; I've got a female that's a total psycho; she's killed 9 Green Neons and her mate in the year I've had her; so be prepared for trouble

 

[elisew]

Personally, I'd put all the females in your big tank and leave the pair that are in the 35l on their own; that's quite a small tank for a trio and the current residents might object to a newcomer. Or put them all in the big tank and catch out any pairs that form; you'll really need a bigger tank than 35l if you want to breed them; at least 60l, I'd say.

Having said that, Rams can be feisty little fish; I've got a female that's a total psycho; she's killed 9 Green Neons and her mate in the year I've had her; so be prepared for trouble

Thanks for the heads up flutter
I`d like to be as informed as possible, the Rams will benefit from me doing my homework and I`ll definitely keep an eye on things between the Rams and the other fish.
I`m lucky that I have a good Maidnhead aquatics nearby so IF I get another pair out of the male and new females I could always take the others to be rehomed, (unless anyone on here would be interested in female Rams, but time will tell)

I was wondering if I should put the new females into the 360L, there`s lots of planted and cave areas for them so I guess it would be the most sensible option, plus I`m sure the male who`s already in there will be a happy bunny with 4 females to choose from

Thanks again

 

[fluttermoth]

He will be one very happy fishy, that's for sure!

Hope everything goes smoothly; Rams are normally quite peaceful...