Indeed! I kept Bolivian rams in a community tank and they never bothered the other fish, only themselves. Just casual bickering, nothing serious. Very pretty and massively underrated.
Very nice fish but I’d put them on the same shyness level as keyholes. I’d say both species prefer to be the largest in the tank. Full grown sae are quite a big fish and can be a bit boisterous.
Aren't loaches strict bottom dwellers? I think I might have enough of those already and I've heard loaches would outcompete corys.
Forgot about the corydoras, scrap that idea!
I would say if you plan to stock that many dwarf cichlids you need to put emphasis on creating territories. Even then, males can relentlessly chase each other and females can be equally territorial. It sounds like it wouldn't be 'enough' but I honestly wouldn't put more than 1 male for the apistos. 2 for the Bolivian rams.
Have you tried talking with your LFS about the fish they can actually get in? Their suppliers will normally have a brilliant selection, but most shops will only get in what they know they can sell. It may be different if you order something particular. Not sure if all shops are like this but the LFS close to me will let me see the lists they pick from. Maybe gather some names from this thread into your own list and take it to them to see what they can find for you!
Good idea! I actually managed to find quite a large shop too (the largest in my country), and it's only 20km away. Unfortunately the more uncommon fish from this thread seem to be quite shy, so I'm not too sure about them. I'm still a kid, so prices would also be a bit of a problem : (
Not a fan of the lemons unfortunately. I like penguins more.
Ive kept the turquoise rainbows years ago, wonderful fish, they have great color and will flash their forehead bright yellow before your very eyes while trying to impress females. I have not read every post in this thread but this is for a 240 liter tank? 12 of these rainbows sound like a lot, they are big stocky fish when fully grown and good swimmers. I would aim for a smaller total number. You could go 1 male 2 females of both species, totaling 6 fish, or maybe an all male group of both species could also work. They are usually fine being in mixed species groups and from what I understand there isnt a big problem with the males fighting. Although I suspect having either a decent amount of females or no females at all is better than having, say, 5 males and 1 female.
Yes, it's for a 240l and I'd rather keep a single species since there won't be too many anyway. How many would you say would be the optimal number? 6? 8?
I would go for 6, maybe 7.
From what I've seen (video tour from 4 years ago, so here's to hoping they actually still have rainbows), they're all drab juvies - hopefully that'll make them a bit cheaper haha.If they are youngsters you can only buy the group and hope you get an alright ratio
Looking forward to seeing them in your tank, you will post pictures for us I hope?
I'd go for seven; odd numbers look better.
