German Blue Ram in a planted tank with....?

[aclockworkorange]

I have found proper cover to be important. They like a cave, and will usually need one to breed. Otherwise, I keep my nijsseni in my 33 with really bright lighting and not a lot of plants (at the moment, I'm growing a hairgrass carpet) and they are always out and not shy at all. They will come up to my fingers if I put them on the tank and beg for food.
I think another key is to get captive bred apistos that are less sensitive and shy. Most apistos now that I see are captive bred, but wild specimens are often available as well.

 

[Liz Sagara]

AH... Well Could you give me a link to that person so I can see what I can do? Just those ones you have or are there others?

 

[aclockworkorange]

Sent you a PM. I don't want to advertise them on a public forum.

 

[Liz Sagara]

Yes I got it.

 

[cmj15]

i have some white clouds in my tank any they look awesome with a red body with a yellowish stripe running through their body with yellow tipped fins

 

[Liz Sagara]

White Clouds are cool water fish while Rams enjoy a temp of no cooler than 80. Not a good mix IMO.

 

[cmj15]

my white clouds are thriving in my tank that is about 76

 

[Liz Sagara]

my white clouds are thriving in my tank that is about 76

that's because 76 is a subtropical temperature. 78 is tropical. White clouds are subtropical. BTW... I'd move your stock in the ten to your empty bow front.... it's terribly overstocked.

 

[cmj15]

they will move there in about 3 months or so, but all the fish are pretty small and I have two filters running at about 80-90 gph and I do weekly 50% wc and it is pretty well planted

 

[cmj15]

actually the filtration is 140-150 gph