Keeping Rams with Apistogramma borellii

[rockinjeepgirl89]

Does anyone know if german blue rams and bolivian rams can cohabitate with a pair of borelli dwarf cichlids?
thanks

[FishSoup]

i don't think its advisable, unless the tank is very large and very heavily planted. The cichlids will be fighting constantly, and deaths are very likely.

[DCguy]

I have kept various Apistos with both kinds of rams many times. If you have a good complex habitat in a decent sized tank you should have no problem.

DC

[FishSoup]

Yep... the important factor is the size of the tank and the presence of hiding places. If there's sufficient space for each of the cichlid pairs to have suitably sized territories, then the initial bickering should lessen and then stop.

[rockinjeepgirl89]

would you think a 75 gal with lots of hiding placed would be ok?

[FishSoup]

75 gals with lots of hiding places should be fine