Problems keeping Gold Rams alive

You may have "very seriously measured" your fish. But I agree with
winddancir. Your tank is crowded and you have undersized your fish even if
you did measure carefully. Even small neons and platies I would count at no
smaller than 1" (even if they are a tad smaller). And I consider 1" per 2
gallons pretty heavily stocked. With fish like loaches, 1" per 3 gallons.

And you may not like winddancir's attitude, but I can't say I much care for
yours. All that person did was offer advice and you refuse to accept any
criticism. Just because your fish have not dropped dead does not mean it is
not overcrowded. Fish just don't drop dead from overcrowding, they get
sick, especially the sensitive ones like rams.

And also, in the beggining you put the rams in before the tank was cycled I
see in an earlier post. If there is any measurable ammonia at all, the
tank is not cycled. And the worst part is what comes after the ammonia
cycle, and that is the nitrite cycle which is much more harmful to fish than
ammonia.

If you aren't willing to look at all possibilities you shouldn't ask for
help.

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