rams and community

[Grams]

hey could i put a blue ram with several 6 guppies,5 neons,and 4corys in a 10g with driftwood and lots of plants.

 

[noelberg]

that sounds slightly overcrowded without the ram ... unless you're talking pygmy cories and a good filter.

 

[Sky042]

how bout in general. can blue rams exist in a community tank with small fish like tetras?

 

[monkey cheeks]

u might be able to if u take out the neons and a cory

 

[modernhamlet]

In general, yes. (Though, as always, it depends on the fish.)

In this case, absolutely not. As you're already aware, that tank is overstocked already. If you got rid of all of the guppies, maybe.

 

[G_Sharky]

you can practically put rams with any community fish...they are cute and normally not agressive..maybe during spawning....

 

[Pointy_kitty]

i would strongly suggest that you DON"T add rams to your tank
you are over double the tanks size in inches of fish (22" in a 10 gallon)
if anything you could get another tank

 

[Ben]

i disagree with pointy. i had one in a 2 foot with all types of community fish and in a semi agresive tank. theyll do fine.

 

[Pointy_kitty]

i disagree with pointy. i had one with all types of community fish and in a semi agresive tank. theyll do fine.

silly boy
what are you talking about?
i never said anything about compatibility
i said he is too overcrowded
someone isn't paying attention

EDIT: BTW the compatibility of the rams and his fish (as long as they aren't breeding) is just fine, but thats not what i was saying

 

[Ben]

hehehe sorry. i edited in my post above

 

[Pointy_kitty]

no prob

 

[Ben]

 

[wrs]

i think u should have asked this in the New world cichlid area. the cichlidaddicts head over there i believe and he/she is very nice. if ur not satisfiyed w/these answers ask there. i do believe though that rams need 20 for the german ones and 30 for the bolivian ones. i got that off a site, but im not positive that its correct, they say guppies need a minimum of 20 gallons, and i think that they gave the guppys the wrong name as well.

and yeah that tank is definetly overstocked. get rid of the guppes. they breed 2 much, and before u know it , ull have more then u know what 2 do w/.