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	BOLVIAN ram minimum tank size
TheGoldenDojo Fish Addict Posts: 575 Kudos: 559 Votes: 8 Registered: 04-Apr-2004	[vote]15 gallon[/vote] A fish that is 4" not including the tail needs that extra space.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
oscar_man Hobbyist Posts: 83 Kudos: 62 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	[vote]15 gallon[/vote] let the poor guys swim around 15 gallon all the way
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Silverlight Enthusiast Posts: 212 Kudos: 396 Votes: 43 Registered: 04-Jul-2004	[vote]15 gallon[/vote] There are actually three different sizes of 15-gallon, at least according to thekrib.com: 15-high - 20 by 10 by 19. Same footprint as a 10-leader. 15-show - 24 by 8 by 17. Same footprint as a 10-long. 15 - 24 by 12 by 13. Easily the biggest footprint, the same footprint as a 20-high. Rams being bottom-dwellers with little use for the surface regions, I'd suggest the last of those 15s as a good tank for them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	yes i ahve only seen a few 15 high aquariums. The standard 15 i have seen a lot.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
erikqwerty Hobbyist Posts: 68 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jan-2004	[vote]15 gallon[/vote] 15, bigger is better. Royal ciclid, all 15's I have seen are the SAME height as 10's. Just a bigger footprint.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
royal cichlid Banned Posts: 39 Kudos: 84 Votes: 4 Registered: 02-Jul-2004	there is no differance in the 10g and 15g size except for heighth]:\|:%)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	[vote]15 gallon[/vote] 10 seems to small.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Racso Mega Fish Some Assembly Required Posts: 1163 Kudos: 1442 Votes: 35 Registered: 19-Feb-2002	[vote]15 gallon[/vote] I think that a 15 gallon is best seeing as how bolivians get to a nice size compaired to german rams. Rams are great fish, and personally, i prefer germans, but I also like the bolivians. Anyway, 15 is the smallest i would go for a bolivian ram.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
tankster Fingerling Posts: 44 Kudos: 43 Votes: 4 Registered: 23-Aug-2004	[vote]10 gallon[/vote] I saw some today, and they're quite small. One or two could fit in a 10 gallon happily if it was well suited to them with good filtration and a very attentive owner.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	perky i really think that is pushing it, even though bolivians are peaceful, they still are cichlids and they like to have their teritory cfd -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	[vote]10 gallon[/vote] You could fit a breeding pair comfortabley in a 10g and a non breeding pair aswell. then 3, 4 if you wanna push it, in a 15g. [span class="edited"][Edited by Perky 2004-09-07 12:03][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Reiner Enthusiast Posts: 282 Kudos: 102 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Jun-2002	[vote]10 gallon[/vote] a 10 gallon is big eneough for a air of these little cichlids. Also TheGoldenDojo said:A fish that is 4" not including the tail needs that extra space. If anyone can show me a 4" Bolivian Ram not including the tail I'll send you 20 Bucks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	what do ya think? [option1]10 gallon[/option1] [option2]15 gallon[/option2]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
never say die Hobbyist Posts: 85 Kudos: 58 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Jul-2004	[vote]15 gallon[/vote] bare minimum
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	[vote]15 gallon[/vote] A 20 gallon would be better :Jeremy
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Big E Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001	[vote]15 gallon[/vote] Most 15s are 24 inches long (compared to 18 inches for a 10) - unless it's a 15 tall. I voted 15, and I think that would actually be fine. They defend rather small territories. Still, bigger tends to be better - mine are in a 29. Eric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Janna Mega Fish Posts: 1386 Registered: 24-Aug-2003	[vote]15 gallon[/vote] Although I'd really say a 20 is better. 3 inches is a lot bigger than you think until you see it on a ruler. They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes, They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver, So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
xxmrbui3blesxx Fish Master Posts: 1760 Kudos: 905 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2001	[vote]15 gallon[/vote] .
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
gauntlet Enthusiast Posts: 240 Kudos: 277 Votes: 8 Registered: 21-Jan-2004	[vote]10 gallon[/vote] 10g to breed in. 20g to keep for show.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	there is not enough difference in the two as a 15 is just 6in taller and rams are a bottom dwelling species so a 20g is a lot better.
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