Kribs and Butterfly Rams

[Katchan]

I think the title says it all, would it be ok to have a pair of each in 40 Gallon tank?

Katchan

 

[Katchan]

Bump

 

[parker313]

It might be a trial and error kind of thing.

I have a pair of kribs in my 46g tank and instead of claiming one territory at one end of the tank, they have staked out several territories all across the bottom. As a result, I have lost almost all of my cory cats and in my tank, I wouldn't put in any other fish that are mainly bottom dwellers.

However, if you can get the kribs to establish territory on one end of the tank, it would be more likely to be successful.

 

[CFC]

Its generally not advisable to mix other dwarf Cichlids with kribs as they are that little bit more bulshy and aggressive than most dwarfs.

 

[jimw13uk]

See now i've had Kribs and rams together in a tank for over a year now - the kribs never bothered the rams except when they were breeding but then when kribs breed they'd attack their own shadow.
I'd say do it as most of the time Kribs are generally nice fish and the rams are no bother to anyone

 

[Ben]

it might work, but i got some kribs and they kick butt,
depends on the fish really, except as CFC said, kribs are a little more on the aggresive then new worlds

DD