Is it safe to keep rams with chocolate cichlid or are they too small ?

[jake37]

The main difference as far as hobbyists are concerned would be their physical appearance — coryphaenoides are more elongated IMO and the colors and body markings are different. They are also a blackwater species, much like altum angels or Uaru fernandezyepezi. My experience with them is that they’re a lot more aggressive with each other and with tankmates, where temporalis are usually fairly mild for large fish.

Ok thanks. I missed that they were blackwater. I do intend to keep the tank fairly soft - tds around 50 and kh around 1; but definitely not blackwater. Do you know why people seem to prefer males ?

 

[ryansmith83]

I would guess it’s personal preference. I personally don’t have a preference as the differences between male and female Hypselecara are minimal. If anything males are slightly larger with a steeper forehead.

 

[jake37]

I would guess it’s personal preference. I personally don’t have a preference as the differences between male and female Hypselecara are minimal. If anything males are slightly larger with a steeper forehead.

Ok thanks. So I think i'll do this in a 10ft x 3ft tank:
10 clown loaches
30 zebra loaches
2 chocolate h. t.
6 krobia
40 serape tetra
some pleco