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how mnay blue rams could i fit in with 4 kribs

Hey Import,

I guess the correct answer is >>> It depends.

How many fish do you have already in the tank?
Does it provide hiding spaced (plants, caves, driftwood)?
What is the footprint of the tank?
Did your Kribs form pairs already (if not, you might have 4 individuals with 4 spaces for them)?
Will your rams pair up (if not, you might have 2 individuals with 2 spaces for them)?

See what I mean?

Ingo

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i would go with 4, hopefully you get a pair, b/c a tank full of rams and kribs won't look good.

its a regular 55, it not stocked yet

I wouldn't try Kribs with Rams. They come from different continents & they need different water parameters.


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I wouldn't be as concerned about the water parameters (they're fairly similar) as I would with the fact that kribs are relatively aggressive normally and even more so if they form pairs (which you will most likely have if you have four of them). They'll defend a territory pretty viciously, especially against similar looking fish. Rams, on the other hand, are quite timid (one I had was killed by my betta ), and will not stand up to such attacks. Since they're both fish that require a territory, I wouldn't put any rams in with four kribs. I wouldn't even put any rams in my 60-gallon that has two kribs (and I'm pretty sure they're both males). In fact, you may want to rethink having four kribs... the two I have pick on each other quite a bit, I can't imagine it with four in that much space, they would probably always have another krib within sight. May I recommend instead some more resilient cichlids, such as a firemouth (so long as you don't have any really small fish) or gouramis?

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