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what type of rams, if any, would go in a community tank? thanx :)
OrionGirl
05-04-2003, 6:43 PM
Give some info about the tank parameters--size, chemistry, tankmates--all these things will determine what rams can co-habitate. If you're building the tank around the tanks, or if you're wanting to add tanks to an existing tank makes a difference. ;)
i would like to get rams in my 55 gallon community tank, which has platys, mollys, a cory, a beta, and a few neons. i want a non agressive ram that i can add to the tank. there is some structure, flower pots, and a few plants.
NJ Devils Fan
05-05-2003, 7:32 PM
Well, when I went to get rams a few months ago, the guy at the LFS said that the bolivians would get too big and eat the neons. So after weeks of waiting, I got a german blue ram and a gold ram. They were always hiding in the back of the tank and were dead within a week or so. I have heard many people have the same symptoms with their rams as mine, they were struggling to breath and the next minute, they were dead. I hope that this doesn't happen for you.
i hope so too! i bought a bolivian today so far he is swimming around nicely, and eating well. i only bought one, because i know they can be tough to keep
Dangerdoll
05-05-2003, 10:43 PM
Actually, the bolivians are the hardier of the rams so you may have better luck with them than the blue or gold.
good luck with him/her, I have 2 and think they are just awesome!
I had one a while ago. They really need good water quality.
Plants are VERY benificial for them. I wouldn't have rams with out plants.
wetmanNY
05-07-2003, 10:22 AM
Water that's good for mollies isn't good for Rams. Rams want warmth, tannins and low total dissolved solids (and so a low pH).