How many Rams can I stock?

[koimes]

Hi everyone! I'm fairly new on monsterfishkeepers.com but I love these forums!
Anyways, I have a 95 litre (about 25 gallon i think) tank, with tank dimensions of - 90cmX32cmX36cm (not sure of inch measurements, sorry!)

I was thinking of only keeping 10-15 Neon tetras, although I'm not sure how many rams I should keep with them? Doing alot of research [(5 min on wikepedia) jk jk!] I found people either keep
- One ram only
- In Male+Female pairs
- In a group with a 2:1 ratio of Females to males.

I was thinking of keeping four rams. My questions are:
- Is this a good idea (according to all the variables stated above)?
- What should the ratio be if I can keep 4?
- Do I need to introduce all the rams to my tank at the same time to discourage dominant, aggressive behaviour between them?

Any other tips/help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[ryansmith83]

There's not much room for four. I would get a m/f pair.

 

[Lester55]

^ I agree a pair should be enough. Not enough space to claim territories for 2 pairs or rams.

 

[darth pike]

And switch from neons to cardinals or green neons, they will prefer the high temps the rams will need assuming you mean blue rams and not bolivian rams.

 

[Jc1119]

I agree with the above. MF pair is enough. 4 will be problematic

 

[koimes]

Thanks everyone!
Hi darth pike, yes I did mean blue rams (sorry ), I don't think my local pet shop has any bolivians, but they do look very beautiful! Whats the difference between keeping the two?

 

[nikond70s]

get 1 male and 2 females. sometimes getting a pair wont really pair up. bolivian rams are easier to keep. and i think they live longer. both beautiful.