platy ben

i checked my book on tropical aquarium fish and you were right and the fish shop was wrong , would it be possible to breed these easily in a 60G aquarium?

Blub

They might spawn, but I don't know about raising the fry.

livetowin

What about Black-Skirt tetras they are Very hardy and easy to keep i have three Black and White Skirt Tetras in my 29 Gallon and its very cool to watch them school

zambize

I wouldn't recommend daily water changes with Rams. They definitely are sensitive and most sensitive to fluctuations in pH, which can easily happen if water changes are not done slowly and carefully. They can tolerate a stable, higher pH over a fluctuating pH.

Also, I think you are looking at too many bottom- and mid-dwellers. The shrimp and the Cory mostly stay on the bottom. The Ram is classified as a bottom- to mid-dweller, but mine always stay at the bottom.

Many Rams are peaceful, but they can be territorial if they don't have enough space. They will pick a spot and mostly protect that spot, and are usually all bark and no bite, just running off any intruders....*unless* they don't have enough room, then they can cause trouble. Your planned stock may be too many for a Ram to have room, especially with the other bottom-dwellers.

Too bad the Gourami's are so sick right now. I've had a Gourami and Ram together and it has been perfect. The Gourami hangs out at the top, the Ram at the bottom and sometimes they swim together in the middle.

Zambize

Blub

Daily water changes are good. They get rid of the nasty things that are bad to fish and keep nitrate low. They shouldn't alter pH - unless you are using pH altering chemicals.