want to get rams

I would like to get a few ether German blue of Bolivian rams
pointers? tips? compatibility ?
would love to gain some know how before I seriously look into them

 

Well Bolivians are meant to be a harder fish.. GBR can be pretty fragile to water conditions.
Most people prefer the appearance of GBR over Bolivians.
GBR are much easier to sex which is handy.
Rams can go with a lot of fish... most tetras are fine.. so are corys.. loaches.. angles.. discus.. other rams.. BN..
Rams are a semi-agressive fish so there pretty good when it comes to tank mates as long as there is plenty of hidy holes and what not.
Good tip is to get plenty of driftwood, they use them as territory markers.. plus it adds to softening the water and if any tanins leak its a more natural environment.
Discus food is good for them.. brings out colour.. so does keeping the heat at 28 degrees.
They love bloodworms.

umm.. well yea there's heaps of pointers I have

 

would they get nippy with the other fish?

 

Ive only ever seen my Rams be nippy with the other Rams.. They seem to leave all the other fish alone. Unless pregant then they'll be very protective.

 

so they would be safe with something like guppys?

 

I have a pair of Blue Rams in my tank and they actually are pretty friendly with the other fish. I have Guppies, Harlequin Rasboras, Cherry Barbs, Rummynose Tetras, and Peppered Corys. They hang out with the Corys a lot.

 

so they would be safe with something like guppys?

Depends on how much tank you have. A pair of rams needs at least 20 gallons, and if you put them in with a community I would ay at least 30 - not a tall.

 

well I'm thinking of getting rid of all of my platy and having a few guppies, neon tetras 1 bb molly, zebra danos ,3 green sail-fin mollys ,Humpback Limia and 1 or 3 rams in a 52.5 gallon with a marineland 400b,zoomed 501, whisper 10-30I on it would this work?

 

are the 400b and 501 filters? If you have more than just the whisper on it I would say that's enough filtration, but just the whisper is not nearly enough.
I don't know much about the limias, but the rest are probably okay, although I would worry about the danios being too much for the neons and the guppies. You'd have to keep a school of at least six danios to avoid aggression toward your other fish.

 

yes they are filters one is 400 gph and rated to 80 gallon and the other is rater to 30 gallon so the filters should be more then adequate

 

That might actually be too much XDD
Yeah, it'd be plenty.

 

I'm thinking 1 ram would it be better to get a male or female?

 

I don't think it matters much. I do believe the males are a bit bigger than the females, though, and so might be more noticeable

 

I got a pair or young German blue rams wish me luck

 

they are a wee skidish but seem to be doing well

 

Good luck! When I first got my Bolivian's, they were shy, but bloodworms brought them right out. When they were angry with me for transferring them and not eating, cichlid crisps from Angelsplus seemed to do the trick.

 

I'd love to get a GBR pair but they're just so expensive. And on top of that, everyone says they'll die out of nowhere.

 

one or the gbr dident make it :-( the other is colored up a bit more and seems fine and happy ,.. you guys/galls think it may have been bad stock ?

 

should I get another or a refund? I was thinking that having 2 could help keep down any potential hostility to the rest of my tank ,,. thoughts?

 

one or the gbr dident make it :-( the other is colored up a bit more and seems fine and happy ,.. you guys/galls think it may have been bad stock ?

Sorry to hear that. Everything I've been reading says the GBR is really sensitive to new tanks and can be a finicky eater when transferred. Out of curiosity, what were you feeding, if you even started feeding yet?

 

omega one, sinking cat pellets and nutrifin max , I saw them eating but it was less then a day that the fish lasted ,. should I exchange the dead fish for another ram or get a refund?

 

Why not try it again? be sure to acclimate properly and take your time.

 

I acclimated for a little more then a hour and added small amounts of water from my tank to there bag over time since they are sensitive

 

omega one, sinking cat pellets and nutrifin max , I saw them eating but it was less then a day that the fish lasted ,. should I exchange the dead fish for another ram or get a refund?

I acclimated for a little more then a hour and added small amounts of water from my tank to there bag over time since they are sensitive

Yeah, it sounds like you've got it right and with it happening that quick, maybe it was an issue already there from the LFS. Give it another shot, I want to see! Lol

 

sill have one that is doing well so I'm thinking maybe get a plant

 

they wher out of gbr so I got a bn pleco, live plants and a mystery darter

 

my ram is fighting with his reflection is his bad?

 

Fighting, huh? Exactly what is he doing? He may actually be showing off for it.

 

flaring his fins out dancing for lack of better words and nipping at the reflection

 

Interesting. Maybe he'd chill out with a girlfriend? I do not know.

 

he is solo his buddy I got him with dident make the transfer from the pet store

 

That stinks.
Wish I knew what to tell you.

 

guess ill just keep a eye on him

 

 

Who knows...

 

nice color thou ,. just showing a pic of my new guy lol

 

He'll probably chill out. Most of my fish were obsessed with their reflections for a time when I got them home. He's pretty cool

 

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My OCD hates this picture, I just wanna wipe down that tank glass so bad lol.

 

My OCD hates this picture, I just wanna wipe down that tank glass so bad lol.

Oh you would hate my house then... Lol

 

no matter how hard I try I still manage to dirty the glass lol