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BlackArchFish · 04-05-2006, 09:43 PM

Okay...
Well...
What would it take for me to be able to get a Ram?
I totally dig them now, they're very pretty fish.

**Cichlid Man** · 04-06-2006, 06:42 AM

First off. Rams like aged, soft water as they live in very slow flowing streams where the water is coloured by decomposing leaves. You can simulate this environement by seeding a thick layer of pea gravel over an aquarium safe peat soil which has been given time to settle. If you already have soft water, idealy around pH6 for breeding, (The lower the better for spawning) you can further simulate the South American "black water" effect by adding some comercial peat extract which won't alter your pH if your water is already soft.
If keeping rams in a softwater community tank, aviod nippy active fish like tiger barbs. Dwarf gouramis, neons etc make good companians.
IME, rams are very hardy fish once established.

BlackArchFish · 04-07-2006, 02:41 PM

Thanks for the opionion.
I figure it's not a good time to set this up though since it's still cycling.
But, thank you very much for the info. I'll probably refer to it in the future

!

04-05-2006, 09:43 PM	#1
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 18 Posts: 376 User Feedback: (0)	29 Options Okay... Well... What would it take for me to be able to get a Ram? I totally dig them now, they're very pretty fish. __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

04-06-2006, 06:42 AM	#2
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100 User Feedback: (0)	First off. Rams like aged, soft water as they live in very slow flowing streams where the water is coloured by decomposing leaves. You can simulate this environement by seeding a thick layer of pea gravel over an aquarium safe peat soil which has been given time to settle. If you already have soft water, idealy around pH6 for breeding, (The lower the better for spawning) you can further simulate the South American "black water" effect by adding some comercial peat extract which won't alter your pH if your water is already soft. If keeping rams in a softwater community tank, aviod nippy active fish like tiger barbs. Dwarf gouramis, neons etc make good companians. IME, rams are very hardy fish once established. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

04-07-2006, 02:41 PM	#3
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 18 Posts: 376 User Feedback: (0)	Thanks for the opionion. I figure it's not a good time to set this up though since it's still cycling. But, thank you very much for the info. I'll probably refer to it in the future ! __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

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