Rams question

[Razzmatazz]

Im thinking of adding a pair of blue rams in my 36G. PH 7.4, Amm and nitrite at 0, nitrate 10 to 20ppm and gh 6. I do twice a week 30% wc (10 gallons) and test 3X a week. Currently there are harlequin rasboras, neon tetras and panda cories. All fishes are well and eats well. Im carefull of not overfeeding. Well, most info i read from rams are mostly experts only fish. What makes this fish for experts only?

 

[HoldenOn]

Well there are a variety of reasons. These fish need it toasty, like super toasty, 84°F ish. They are also prone to disease and are hyper aggressive amongst themselves. I would recommend a single bolivian ram in this situation .

 

[Razzmatazz]

Thanks for the reply HoldenOn! Alrighty then. Not feeling the Bolivian ram. Guess Ill just have to decide on a different fish

 

[HoldenOn]

Thanks for the reply HoldenOn! Alrighty then. Not feeling the Bolivian ram. Guess Ill just have to decide on a different fish

Ye, rams can be a real pain. If you want to go the dwarf cichlid path, look into Kribensis. One of the coolest fish imo, and you could get a pair. There are also some amazing apistogramma variants. The best way to get a little background on a fish is find them on seriously fish.

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[Razzmatazz]

Thanks again! Ill look in to those suggestions. Wasnt really looking for small cichlids. Went to the LFS last weekend and they had about 20 electric blue balloon rams. I thought they were so cool looking! Looks like the fish was sporting a mohawk! But at 30 bucks a pop, well, i better do a bit of research on them.

 

[itiwhetu]

Apistogrammas are the best bet. I don't like Kribensis with neons sometimes they see them as lunch.

 

[Essjay]

electric blue balloon rams

I would also advise against getting any balloon fish. These are deformed fish, selectively bred from slightly deformed fish, and all their organs are squished up inside that shortened body.