Blue Rams

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Hi all,

Looking to see what experience people have of keeping blue rams in a community?

From what I read depending on where you get them they can be extremely fragile but I've always fancied giving them a go.

I have Bolivian rams at the moment and I'm considering switching to a warmer temp setup but I don't want to rehome my Bolivians then find out the Blues don't last.

PS my tank is understocked and my water is soft up in Scotland.

Any thoughts?

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Blue Rams want a temperature of 80+, so it all depends what the other species are...
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black ghost wrote: Sun Mar 15, 2020 23:34 pm Blue Rams want a temperature of 80+, so it all depends what the other species are...
Considering a total changeover of stock so can work to that.
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Giving this a bump to see if anybody has anything to add?
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I've never kept Blue Ramirezi, although for a short period I did have a friends Yellow Rams, as tank sprung a leak with some Guppies and Tetras during a hot summer where the water temperature was in the mid 80's.

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Cardinal Tetra and Bleeding Heart Tetras come to mind for warmer temperatures.
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Martinspuddle wrote: Tue Mar 17, 2020 21:33 pm I've never kept Blue Ramirezi, although for a short period I did have a friends Yellow Rams, as tank sprung a leak with some Guppies and Tetras during a hot summer where the water temperature was in the mid 80's.

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Cardinal Tetra and Bleeding Heart Tetras come to mind for warmer temperatures.
Thinking of a tank full of cardinals and a couple of blue rams, but I do like Bolivians too, so indecisive!
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Giving these a go, if they don't last I'll go back to Bolivian Rams
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Don't think there's really a great difference in colour between them & Bolivians, quite small though
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Lost one, don't think they're for me, gonna rehome the other & possibly the keyholes and get a Small group Bolivian Rams.
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