blank wrote:
Evening all, I'm looking for opinions on whether it would be OK to add a
couple blue rams to my 75gal (50% plants, plenty of driftwood) community
tank? I already have a pair of kribs in there and would like to add rams,
but am wondering whether this will cause problems. My main tank is a very
happy place so I dont want to upset the other 70 or so occupants. (The
others include corys, clown loaches, eels, bettas, a redtailed black shark,
gouramis, zebras, neons, hockeysticks, platies, etc.)

Number one priority is not having fish that bully others--I can't bear
watching that. Thanks for any comments.


Rams are less aggressive than kribs, IME. Like any other cichlid, they
will defend eggs if they decide to breed. A 75 gal has lots of bottom
room since it's wide as well as long. There should be enough space for
both rams and kribs to stake out some space.

I'm actually a bit surprised your redtailed black shark is such a good
community member. Those can get much more aggressive than rams as they
grow.

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