In message , sherlock
writes

Elaine T Wrote:
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.

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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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I also would be more concerned about the Redtailed black shark than
the
Kribs.
The Krib's have a large enough tank and the Ram's will learn to keep
their distance.
How big is the Redtailed shark?,if it's small then it will almost
certainly get more aggressive,if it's large and is not aggressive
then
you might have the only one that isn't.
Krib's/Ram's
Sherlock

eh?
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