Reply With QuoteChromides (IMO) will get nippy with the rams........ they may know their place with some of your bigger fish but with rams they will tear them up I think........
Seeking Ram Knowledge
Hi All
I've recently been changing up my tank a little. The current inhabitants are listed in my signature. I would describe it as a Tanganyikan community with lots of colourful immigrants.
The Tangs seem to get along great with everything in there. The Severum is the biggest fish in the tank and no one challenges him. The Blue Acara might as well be called Gandhi he is so peaceful. And the Red Chromides, little as they are, also mind their own business.
I'm considering slimming down the dither fish (rainbows and barbs) in favour of some more interesting, smaller cichlids.
I can't help thinking that if the Red Chromides are doing well, perhaps some Ram Cichlids would do just as well. I've never kept this fish before, but I am seeing quite a few nice ones at reasonable prices at BA. Any opinions?
MY 90 GALLON TANK CONTAINS:
4 Clown Loaches; 2 Yoyo loaches; 1 Red Tailed Black Shark; 1 Opaline Gourami;
1 Julidochromis Marleri; 1 N. Leleupi; 1 A. Calvus; 1 L. Meeli; 1 N. Brichardi;
1 P. Phenochilus (Tanzania); 1 P. Milomo; 1 Hap Nubilus; 1 Hap 44; 1 Sunshine Peacock; 1 Jewel Cichlid;
2 L. Caeruleus; 1 Cynotilapia Afra (Hara); 1 Red Top Hongi; 1 Kwanga Gold Zebra; 1 P. Demasoni;
Chromides (IMO) will get nippy with the rams........ they may know their place with some of your bigger fish but with rams they will tear them up I think........
120 Planted: Plecos - Adonis, butterfly, gold nugget, king tiger, L199, leopard cactus, orange spotted, Peruvian tiger, royal, snowball, starlight, sultan, white spot ancistrus, Whiptail Cats, Bumblebee Cats, Spotted Raphael, Angels - silver, marble,Nymnogeophagus - Blue Neon, Tetras - Columbian, serpae, Anostomus - anostomus, ternetzi, Corydoras -pandas, Otto Cats, Red-tailed Ottos
55 Planted: Plecos - king tiger, rubber nose, starlight, clown, peppermint, royal, Banjo Cats, Otto Cats, Clown Loaches, Tetras - cardinal, rummy nose, neon, pristella, black phantom, silver tip, Rasboras - harlequin, Royal Farlowellas, German Rams, Rainbows - threadfin, Corydoras - pandas, Nannostomus - beckfordi
Breeding/Grow outs: 75, 50, 30, 30T, 25, 25, 20, 20, 15, 15, 10
Not too mention that the rams may not thrive in the same water conditions as the rest... they like the ph a little bit lower.
Good points. Thanks guys.
MY 90 GALLON TANK CONTAINS:
4 Clown Loaches; 2 Yoyo loaches; 1 Red Tailed Black Shark; 1 Opaline Gourami;
1 Julidochromis Marleri; 1 N. Leleupi; 1 A. Calvus; 1 L. Meeli; 1 N. Brichardi;
1 P. Phenochilus (Tanzania); 1 P. Milomo; 1 Hap Nubilus; 1 Hap 44; 1 Sunshine Peacock; 1 Jewel Cichlid;
2 L. Caeruleus; 1 Cynotilapia Afra (Hara); 1 Red Top Hongi; 1 Kwanga Gold Zebra; 1 P. Demasoni;
So, what if the chromides were to go? Do you think the rams would get along okay? Do they tend to be territorial? The chromides do not (at least not in this tank)? Just curious as to what you would predict?
Originally Posted by sucker4plecos
MY 90 GALLON TANK CONTAINS:
4 Clown Loaches; 2 Yoyo loaches; 1 Red Tailed Black Shark; 1 Opaline Gourami;
1 Julidochromis Marleri; 1 N. Leleupi; 1 A. Calvus; 1 L. Meeli; 1 N. Brichardi;
1 P. Phenochilus (Tanzania); 1 P. Milomo; 1 Hap Nubilus; 1 Hap 44; 1 Sunshine Peacock; 1 Jewel Cichlid;
2 L. Caeruleus; 1 Cynotilapia Afra (Hara); 1 Red Top Hongi; 1 Kwanga Gold Zebra; 1 P. Demasoni;
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