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I was wondering if a blue ram would make a good community fish?

Hard to say. One of mine is doing great, the other looks stressed. They aren't really dangerous to the other fish, so much as the other fish are dangerous to them. They are sensative.

I love them and say go for it, just have losts of hiding places for them like plants and caves.

What fish do you have in your tank?

Community is a very vague term. It really depends on the other fish you have.

6 glass catfish,3 black skirts, 1 betta, 2 silvertip sharks,7 assorted livebears mollies/platys etc. , 6 serpa tetras,3 corydoras,3 gold danios,1 bloodfin tetra, 1 scissortail rasbora. And thats all

6 glass catfish,3 black skirts, 1 betta, 2 silvertip sharks,7 assorted livebears mollies/platys etc. , 6 serpa tetras,3 corydoras,3 gold danios,1 bloodfin tetra, 1 scissortail rasbora.

That's a very interesting stocking list.....
How big is the tank? Alot of those fish get quite big, while others are schooling. I think you might have to drop a few to get rams.

How big is this tank?

If it's less than a 45 gallon I would say it is overstocked. The silver tip sharks, if I'm not mistaken are bala sharks which need a 125-150 gallon when tehy get older because they are large active fish.

If your tank is smaller like a 29 gallon, I would say refrain from adding anything else and work on getting a bigger tank or taking some fish back.

To answer your questiopn though, blue rams are actually quite peaceful and do well in community tanks.

The tank is a 75 gallon

As far as stocking....

6 glass catfish - ok
3 black skirts - get 3 more
1 betta - ok
7 assorted livebears mollies/platys etc. - ok
6 serpa tetras - ok
3 corydoras - get 3 more
3 gold danios - get 3 more
1 bloodfin tetra - get 5 more
1 scissortail rasbora - get 5 more
2 silvertip sharks - colombian sharks I presume? Get rid of these as they are foot long brackish water fish.

Now this may be overstocked, I'm not sure. But you might want to drop certain schools like black skirts and danios as these wil nip ram's and betta's fins. I also suggest putting the betta in a 1 gallon because some of these fish will nip. The cories, bloodfins, and rasboras will all be great schools.

Thank you for your help:88)

No problem.
Out of curosity, were you that person from pet's hub? I remember someone there posting the same question.

Yes I am, I just like to geta wider range of answers.

He's in there and looking very happy and he hasn't pick ed on anybody and vice versa.
thanks for the help.

I think they should be fine in a community tank. I have mine with Angels, Tetra's, BN's & Corydoras.


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