Rams what are they?????

[baileya74]

I see everyone talking about rams in the tank.
Are the aggressive??
Can I put them in my tank
46gal
3 peppered cory
6 zebra Danio
5 black Tetra.
thinking about adding 2 Gouramies and 2 Otto.

[PumaWard]

No, they aren't aggressive and they can go into community tanks. All they really need is good, clean water and temps above 80F.

Here's a profile:
http://aquaworld.netfirms.com/Cichlidae/Papiliochromis/Papiliochromis_ramirezi.htm

hth

[JoeHox28]

Rams are dwarf cichlids that are not aggressive at all or at least in my experience, i had two Bolivian Rams in a community tank with mostly tetras and they all got a long great. Rams are a great addition to the community tank if you're looking to keep cichlids. They do need a little more care then other cichlids but not much and they're great fish. There are different knids of rams: gold, blue, german, and bolivian as far as I know.

[Hound]

I have to agree that adding a pair of rams to your tank would add some great color to the mix. I personally like the german rams. I know many people say they should be kept above 80F, but have also known them to live in 75F without having any problems that the keeper could tell. The pair lived about 2 years while he had them.