Ram Cichlid Help

[thelaw]

ok i have a 20 gallon long and i want to start a planted tank i want to know what plants and what fish you think i should get so far i want to get:
2 otocinclus
1 clown pleco
5 neon tetras
5 cory catfish
1 german blue ram cichlid
1 badis
 
Can the ram and the badis live together? i will have lots of hiding places and good filtration and i keep up on my water changes this is my first time making a planted tank so pleas give me some help thanks.  

 

[Psytron]

All depends on how much you want to spend on plants pretty much. That and how well you know how to take care of plants.I would say start out with any "sword"  or Anubis nana.
 
A few tips starting out
Remember they'll grow based on light, minerals, and available CO2.
Research the plant and find out if it likes to have the roots buried.
Buy plants that are already in water. It'll save you time from the plant dying and coming back to form it's water membrane.
 
And from what I've been told plecos like to eat plants. Hopefully you'll have enough growth to outweigh it.
Plants will produce CO2 when it doesn't have light. Be sure to keep an eye on your pH because of that.
Don't add to many plants at once.
 
Best of luck.

 

[fluttermoth]

A couple of points...
 
You should have more than two otos; these fish really need the security of a proper shoal to do well. I'd recommend you have either the otos, or the clown plec, not both; you don't really have room for two fish species that have the same habits in a 20g tank.
 
Rams are very delicate. If you don't have soft acidic water that's low in nitrates, you won't be able to keep them alive for more than a few months They also prefer a much higher temperature than most fish; certainly higher than nearly all cories (except for C.sterbai).
 
I'm afraid I don't know much about badis.