german blues and what else..

[bigorange440]

i got my 55 gallon tank going now and i have 8 young german blue rams and 10 marlbe crays.. im going to be putting a brissle nose pleco in the tank soon too but i was wondering what other fish i can put in the tank that would get along with everyone .. perfer some kind of chiclid but was also thinking of angel fish. thanks

[Diztrbd1]

personally I would go with tetra's of one kind or another...my angelfish get pretty aggressive during feeding time. And also don't know if I'd have cray's in there. My GBR's are constantly spawning, close to the bottom most of the time & my experience with cray fish says they may go for a ram guarding it's nest if it gets the chance. I could be wrong tho ...jmo

[spit.fire]

Many aquarists believe that the German blue ram is really difficult to keep, but this is not really true. The problem is that many aquarists combine the ram with unsuitable species, such as aggressive fish that will harass the ram or overly energetic fish that will gulp down all the food before the ram gets a chance to eat. Other types of dwarf cichlids are also an unsuitable choice. Your German blue ram will do much better if you combine it will peaceful species that will leave some food for the rams. Keeping rams on their own is not recommended; they feel safer when combined with braver fish (so called dither fish). If your German blue rams become aggressive towards other fish in the aquarium, it is most likely caused by a shortage or suitable hiding places. It is also normal for them to become aggressive during breeding since they want to protect their offspring.

taken from German Blue Ram


i think angel fish would do fine with them but the marble crays might cause some problems with all the fish (ive been told that they crays will catch and eat any fish at night in the aquarium)