In Helena21's signature she says that she has a 10 gal tank with a blue ram in it. I really like german rams and I was thinking about putting one in my 10 gallon after I cycled it. If I just had the ram in it along with a mate...maybe, would the tank be too crowded? Could I keep just one in a 10 gal?
10G tank
- Thread starter gouramilove
- Start date
What Fuzz says is true. GBR should be kept in a well cycled and more mature tank. My pair were the last fish I added to my tank. They also like a well planted tank with plenty of places to hide. I don't see why well planted cant translate into well "fake" planted tough.
If you really want the GBR pair, I would mature your tank with some other type of fish. Endler's Livebears are colorful and easy to keep, you could keep quite a few in a 10g tank. Or a nice set of platies, mollies, or swordtails would do great in a 10g. While 10g will limit your choices, there are MANY fish that you could enjoy in your 10g while you let it mature. Also, most fish that will do well in a 10g are easy to find new homes for, once your tank is ready for your GBR pair
How are you planning on decorating the tank? Planted? Substrate wise? What type of equipment will you be running on it? I'm sure there are many people around that will pipe up with suggestions for you 10g
If you really want the GBR pair, I would mature your tank with some other type of fish. Endler's Livebears are colorful and easy to keep, you could keep quite a few in a 10g tank. Or a nice set of platies, mollies, or swordtails would do great in a 10g. While 10g will limit your choices, there are MANY fish that you could enjoy in your 10g while you let it mature. Also, most fish that will do well in a 10g are easy to find new homes for, once your tank is ready for your GBR pair
How are you planning on decorating the tank? Planted? Substrate wise? What type of equipment will you be running on it? I'm sure there are many people around that will pipe up with suggestions for you 10g
o another question brought up by what she said.
do you have any other tanks?
if so, then you wouldnt have to worry about finding new homes. you could just get fish from that tank or put them into that one after.
GBRs are great fish though, you just have to watch the pair. if their forced fighting might occur and dont worry when at first they eat all the eggs for a long time. takes them a while to get it right
do you have any other tanks?
if so, then you wouldnt have to worry about finding new homes. you could just get fish from that tank or put them into that one after.
GBRs are great fish though, you just have to watch the pair. if their forced fighting might occur and dont worry when at first they eat all the eggs for a long time. takes them a while to get it right
You can keep a pair.
Go big or go home is what i say. Rams dying is not always a sign of your tank being unestablished. Lots of the rams out there today have horrible blood lines and have been line bred over and over and over and are pretty much crap quality. If you can start with some good healthy fish i don't see any reason you can't keep them in a tank after cycle.
I've always had crap rams around me, never got my hands on any good stock. But people also call Discus delicate fish....i laugh.
You'll come to find out that i am not a person to take no for an answer, and i don't believe a lot of the "This is impossible you can't do this" hoopla in the fish world. I push the limits. (See bottem line of sig.)
Go big or go home is what i say. Rams dying is not always a sign of your tank being unestablished. Lots of the rams out there today have horrible blood lines and have been line bred over and over and over and are pretty much crap quality. If you can start with some good healthy fish i don't see any reason you can't keep them in a tank after cycle.
I've always had crap rams around me, never got my hands on any good stock. But people also call Discus delicate fish....i laugh.
You'll come to find out that i am not a person to take no for an answer, and i don't believe a lot of the "This is impossible you can't do this" hoopla in the fish world. I push the limits. (See bottem line of sig.)
gold gouramis are known to be kind of mean from just what i have heard people talk about at the lfs. and they get kind of big for a 10g too. besides, if your two rams ever hooked up they might pick on the gourami.
why not get a guppy or platy to cycle the tank after a few days the tank is cycled? you could keep a guppy with the rams
why not get a guppy or platy to cycle the tank after a few days the tank is cycled? you could keep a guppy with the rams