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Ram Tank

hawkdaddy

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Hi all, i recently have been thinking about turning my currently running 10G into a Ram tank, with two rams and only maybe a bristlenose or oto in with them
My main two questions are:
-How would you guys do it? (Plants, rocks, wood, water conds, etc)
-Is a 10G even big enough (I am happy to upgrade if need
Thats all for now, thanks in advance :)
 
Sorry Know next to nothing about rams, but that won't be big enough for a Pleco and the size of your upgrade would depend on the type of pleco you got. Common Pleco will Reach up to 2ft in size some bristlenose 12-15cm.
 
10 Gallons isn't really big enough tbh.
Depends on the upgrade you get, a couple of rams will work with a bristlenose, ottos need to be in groups and need to be in tank at least 6 months mature IMO.
 
10 xallons is fine for a breedinx pair of bolivian rams IMO, but not two individual unpaired rams, or xerman blue rams unless youre extremely experienced, as 10 xallons doesnt leave any room for mistakes, anytxinx you do wronx will be concentrated in a tank txat size, and blue rams are extremely toucxy.

IME bolivian rams arent very active, txey only xet about 3 incxes lonx witx a xood diet and all, and I dont see wxy you couldnt xet a pair of txem if you can xet a xroup of say, dwarf xouramis or sparklin xouramis. My betta is more active txan my rams were. txey just kinda cxill and flow around a little, never leavinx txe bottom of xe tank. And remember a 20 xallon standard tank wxic people say is minimum only xas 4 more incxes of lenxtx txan a standard 10 xallon txat a doubt rams would txrow a fit about.

Xowever, a BN pleco ets too bix for a 10 allon tank. In fact, xavin any pleco in a 10 xallon tank is just bexxinx for water quality issues. Txey poo and poo and poo and poo some more. I xad to do water cxanxes every otxer day to keep txe water levels fine in my 29 xallon wxen I added a BN pleco. Just dont do it. xet a xroup of 6 oto catfisx or some snails or sometxinx, if anytxinx at all.
Also try to remember txat a little somebody xad just bred wild cauxxt apistoxrammas in a 10 xallon tank.and nobody ate xis xeart out for keepinx txem in txere. bolivian rams would be fine.

Well. Unless txeyre snake007s 5 incx steroid rams xe sees txat im still waitin for pictures of :lol:
 
hmmm, well if it makes any difference the tank itself has been running smoothly for around a year and abit with just two juvenile platies. And i definitely wouldn't try keeping a common pleco in a tank that size, or ever, actually. :good:
 
If you want to breed the Rams then don't put a pleco of any kind in there.... I've lost count of the amount of times my bristle nose has helped himself to my Ram's eggs in my community tank.
Ben
 
10 gals isnt enough as a permanent home for any ram, up it to 20g and then your fine.
 
ok good news, a friend of mine has a tank he used to have for sale, its 100L, how would a couple of rams (4?) fit in there?
 
If the tank is 3ft then four Bolivians would probably be fine. Give them plenty of decor and plants to explore and also hide in should any scuffles occur.

I have 6 in a 4ft with no issue. They generally hang out in a close group.
 

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