Everything You Should Know Before You Get Ram Cichlids! 7 Tips for Keeping Rams in an Aquarium! 

I think it is great that you are helping Australia have good quality Rams since it seems to be difficult to find quality where you live. Good for you Nick!

Wow, I learned a lot from this video. You really did a great job. A good service to those novice fish keepers like me. Thank you

Awesome video Nick 👍 thanks for the tips. I actually asked both Dean and Cory in a live stream what they keep their rams at and they both said ph of 7 - they said a neutral ph avoids lots of problems

I found your channel yesterday and I absolutely love it. Amazing you are the best and I dont say that lightly I watch aquarium videos almost daily for years.

Wow Rams are one of the fish I have always wanted and never heard such great details on how to get them! Thanks a lot, the quality of your information is always top in RU-vid ❤

Very concise video mate you have really given me a better insight into how to care for my small group of rams they really are a beautiful fish the colours are amazing

Your rams and plecos caught my eye, I’m from Mackay Queensland and was talking to Lauren who gets some of her fish from you so it is great to see a your utube site for us in Qld. 👍🏼 I am looking into the care of rams to maybe set up a aquarium for them and love your blue black , but want to look a bit more into the care and see how Lauren’s go 🥰 Love your videos 👍🏼

I love what you’re doing there. I’m in the US and benefit from people in the hobby having done exactly what you’re doing. Breeding quality fish, bringing awareness, educating, and growing the hobby there. Great work!

Awesome video nick! Thankyou for making such a informative video about rams. I'm new to keeping rams and I have had alot pass away. Thankyou for letting me know about feeding them bloodworm. From now on I will only feed them what u have suggested

Thank you for sharing I also have rams and now I have fry. I love your video’s they help me with my fish so much thank you so much

Great tips here thanks mate, just added my first two rams and your video one. Cheers from NSW, will check out your site in my searches

That was really helpful. I didn't realise Australia didn't have the best quality Ram stock and keeping them at a higher temperature. Thanks

This is a great video. Really good quality. Well done. This should get you many views over time.

Awesome video Nick! Your rams are looking stunning! Your videos are so good too man! Keep it up! 👏

Great info, I’ve been thinking about getting into rams for a while now. Thanks 😊

i just started breeding rams so thanks for the tips keep up the good work

Really helpful information. Thank you and well done 👍💯

I just set up 300 liter aquarium a month ago. Main fish are Rams and I appreciate this video so much. Thank you, and you get my sub :)

Thank you for the tips. I love Rams. They are a curious and smart fish.

Thank you so much for all this important information!!!

Best video I heard on Rams. Thank you!

I video Nick, I've had rams before, they great to look at for a while until their demise. I much prefer the hardier Bolivian rams, although I am looking into getting a pair of apistos, but not sure which one would be suitable for a community tank with praecox rainbowfish. I'm staying away from fish that require discus type temperatures 🤣. A hints and tips video on apistos would be awesome and a list of your top 7 or 10 that you've had experience with. Cheers 👍

Vital info, appreciated!

This is a fantastic video on Rams, I have 20 of them in my 150 gallon indoor pond and they are living well for 6+ months now. I am thinking of adding some other cichlids, like, bandits, severum, would that be right? What do you suggest? Thank you so much.

Thanks so much for your video it’s saved me a lot of trouble. I was thinking of getting three for my community tank that has very small guppy’s in it. Plus my water is hard 👍

Yup, need a part 2 please

❤Huge Thnx for this fantastic video. U r an excellent presenter

Another great video thanks Nic. Can you tell me if there are any issues shipping a group of rams to Sydney?

Thankyou for making this very well and educational video about keeping and breeding rams 🙏! I live in Finland in the area where the water is soft or very soft, my kh is 2 and my gh is 3 or 4. My pH shifts around 7 and 7,5 so I have been using Eichen Extract to keep it atleast in 7. I recently stopped using Eichen, and started using catappa leaves and humus instead. In the past few years I have lost quite many rams, but don't know why. This video definitely made me stop using bloodworms! I'm getting some new rams next weekend, and this time I really want to make everything perfect for them to thrive and live a full, happy ram life 💙. P.s. Guppies are hard water breed, so everyone please don't put them in soft water.

Excellente analyse et conseils de premier ordre

I got myself Bolivian rams, never had German or black rams. I've enjoyed them, they seem to live longer and be more forgiving than what I've heard of their smaller cousins. Very good community fish since they do well in general community temperatures and somewhat hard water, but they are not as pretty in stores and take a few weeks to colour up.

Thanks for the video.. I bought these at my local store because they were beautiful. I seem to be somewhat successful by accident. I have a black glass tank with 2 inches of river rock. UGF & HOB. I bought all females by accident. I had no clue how to sex them. I bought both German Blue and also Gold. I have many plastic plants for cover etc. I run my tank at 80°. I tried several types of food before I found what they like. They don't seem to like baby shrimp for some reason or floating pellets. They do like bug bites and Cichlid flakes. I tried blood worms. Not sure if they like them or not. I had 7. But 1 died. I have no clue why. I have 2 Full grown Blues. Two 1 inch Blues and two 1 inch Golds. They share the tank with a featherfin catfish and a snail. They ram each other very often. Seem to play chase each other. No major issues so far. I've only had them 3 months. TBH. I don't know what my water is. Because I don't own a test kit. Will get one soon. I did notice 1 major issue. Too much oxygen is bad for these. I reduced my oxygen greatly and they became more active. I never knew too much could also kill them. Any tips are much appreciated. Thanks again .

Werry useful advice s... Keep it up 😊

Thank you very helpful ❤

Thanks for the info. I was gona pick up some but I will pass base on this video. Thanks

Great video Interested know about you RO water system

Appreciate you vids, I was wondering if you could answer a question I have concerning rams: I have a quasi-blackwater aquarium - I add indian almond, and jackfruit leaves to my tank and use blackwater solution in addition to aquatic peat(fluval). My ph is consistently 6.4 but we do have rather hard water otherwise. All of my fish have done splendidly in my tank but I was considering rams as an addition to my aquarium. How important is the water hardness factor if I have tannins in the water and maintain an acidic tank? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Beautiful Ram Cichlids😍

Hello great vid! Uhm you said use eucaliptus leaves, most people say its dangerous to use them. How do you prepare them?

Nice video Nick good luck

Hi, can you tell me what is called the full black and blue highlights morph at 1:21 ??? and if possible where to buy them. thanks, cheers and great vid

Haven't thought of using other botanicals either then Indian almond leaves and alder cones, I have thought of chola wood but haven't gotten around to get it. 😅 well I now know what to get the next time I stop at my local shop, could even use it as diy moss poles for plants. I have 2 pairs of GBRs in a 35/39 gallon that's ¾ filled (so technically 20 gallon full) with Chili Rasboras. They are actually very peaceful when it comes to other species of fish, but when it comes to each other, they kinda spar which I find to be okay as they don't actually injure each other but are just doing what they'd be doing in the wild I'd assume. I also stopped feeding bloodworms as I believe that what caused my previous Rams to pass away. I now use brine shrimp or daphnia when available.

Your blue black rams look amazing I wish I could get some oh and the larger blood worms that you showed none of my fish will eat the much smaller kind they love though but live black worms are better great video

Hi Nick, your videos are extremely useful, i always face challenge with Ram they get their eyes bulged or get dropsy and eventually die. Is there a treatment that you can recommend.

KFS just asking is it better for rams to use a 20 gallon high or long tank just asking can you make a video about the good and bad thing about a long and high tanks for breeding ram/order fish And I love your video's I only got started breeding red ballon jewel cichlid and rams because you inspired me to get back at fish keeping I love the hobby agian thank you

hi, after all your videos about rams i finally decided to buy black devil rams after months of hesitation. how many pieces could fit in my 200l aquarium? these are still very young and sex cannot yet be determined. Wednesday is the day but I doubt the number as they are not cheap and I have to drive to a neighboring country for this. I look forward to an answer and keep on going like this your information is very helpful!

informative video. background piano music is awesome can u share the title of it

Can you mix colours of the rams to try keep the aggression down? I have a pair of electric blue ram in a community tank, they have only been in there a few week but he seems really aggressive towards her. I was wondering if I add a female gold and German ram it will help

I've tried to keep Rams but never could find quality stock. My well water is almost perfect for them. 30 to 40 tds, 6.7 ph. Very little hardness at all. I live in the US in the Appalachian mountains. I do watch your channel and hopefully one day I'll get some.

How long would you boil sticks that you wanted to add to a tank

Hey mate where do you purchase the external fry savers?

awesome video

Great video. Any leads on good stock in Los Angeles, CA? I can't find any breeders.

I can’t find sticks for my black water tank locally, are there any safe options if I could into a dense bush where there would be no pesticide use.

great video

If my temperature is naturally 30-31 degrees during the day but about 18C at night, do you still recommend a heater? Even in their natural environment it must get colder at night, right?

Can it beneficial to use black tee for the thanin and soft water?

Yes rams life span is 1- 1/2 yrs , in tht period we have to breed thn fr future stock, aftr watching ur videos I came to knw tht blood worms or dried worm is not proper diet fr rams n many fishes except Cory. I stopped feeding dried worms to my fishes , Nice vlogs 👍👍👍👍👍

Great video. About the food I fully agree, I killed a couple of rams with blood worms !

hey mate great vid! I didn't know half this stuff and I've been keeping fish for years. just wondering where about in Australia are you in I'd like to get fish off you if you sell??

I don’t know much about rams but they are absolutely beautiful so I bought 6 to put in a 100 gallon heavily planted tank. They all killed each other but the one that triumphed lived for at least 3 years

Good vid.

I have 2 female bolivians in my heavily planted and decorated 29 gal community tank. They were small when i got them and they paired up and swam side by side for about one month. Then.... one turned into a complete total 100% Btch with a capital B! She doesnt bother the mollies, neons, rasporas, snails and otos. She has death eyes for the other ram. My other tank is about ready for her to move to until i can donate her.

what would the minimum tank size you would recommend?

I absolutely loved my Bolivian Ram! Such a good looking fish with some personality. Typically, they are somewhat aggressive and territorial lol!

I have almond leafs and bog water and my kh and gh are soft but I just can't get my ph down from. 8 , any advice? Please

What do you feed your fry when they are first born?

Amazing , now I want too buy rams

thanks

@keeping fish simple thank you for this video. I wish I could order from you...your rams are beautiful. I live an hour from aquarium co op but they never really have a big selection on rams, or they only have males, I want to purchase a pair so they are the same age but yeah never have any luck. Do you think in the future you will be able to ship to the states? Or how come you cant?

Hi there it's Richard hier and I being hearing u say u want to expand your fish room why don't u go and have a look on coldrooms of freezer room panels toe basically build and isolate your fish room it will help for sure with keeping your fish room at the temperature u want with a air-conditioning system soo just a idee basically in hier form South Africa and I do instalion on coldroom and is looking to build my own one with the same ideas just want to u know and thanks for all the tips and tricks on fosh keeping helping me with some breeding 🙌💥🙌🔥🙏

All true Ram experts, including Dean (cited in this video) all recommend feeding a high quality blood worm once or twice a week to adult healthy Rams. I would take that part and suggestion of this video with a huge grain of salt!

They are just so cute and personable 😍

Good video

Can I use sponge filter for them?

Are Tubifex worms okay to feed your Rams? They come freeze-dried. In my 20-gallon community tank, my first pair of German Blue Rams laid eggs on a rock. The only problem is that the same week I was battling Ich in their tank, some fish were dropping overnight. I moved everything into the hospital tank I saw their golden nest to be eaten by my mystery snail. 🥲🥲🥲 I have a new setup in a ten-gallon tank. There are Penguin tetras and Lemon Tetras. Living in harmony in a ten-gallon tank with them. I am working on re-establishing a new setup for them. It is true every time I fed bloodworms to my Rams they would bloat and choke and die so no more bloodworms for them. Thanks for sharing,

Hello man I just became a member happy to be part of the family. Anyway I joined because I’m starting my own breeding here in Sweden. But I’m quite inexperienced with fish keeping so I thought maybe if I became a member I could get some help. Nothing major but just a little mentoring would help out massively. My first concern is ambient room temperature. My parents would kill me if I tried to have fish inside our house but we have a big storage room that’s unused. The problem is there is no heating and no isolated door. My question is how important is it to have similar temps in the room I’m keeping fish to the actual tanks. Will the tanks heat up the room if I solve the isolation or will I most likely need to heat it. One other question. What diameter are your tanks. I love how it looks with your 20 gallon tanks that you have setup with the short side facing towards you. Stacked along side each other.

Nice work 💪👷👏

What kinda ram is the all black with blue spots

I wish they lived longer. Beautiful fish

Thanks for the video. I have an explosion of cherry shrimp. Can rams eat the shrimp without having any adverse effects?

how do you stop fungus from growing on the eggs?

Wow thanks

I love your videos ❤️

I got 2 ballon blue rams on Friday and one of the only lasted 2 days. 😢I noticed he was hiding in the log and had rapid breathing, where as the other seems to be out swimming and eating. Could I have done something wrong or could have my ram died of shock?

Is 47% protein ok? I want to get into rams. And I’m getting live black worms in a couple months after my birthday so I can afford them. It’s like $75!for 250 grams and I can only get them online

Hi I have one question. Dry worms are also dangerous to the ram? Because last week one ram died I don't know why I feed dry worms every morning.

I am new to Rams in my 75 gallon tank- I am not looking to breed my rams. I had enough adventures breeding guppies 🤣 my question: is it bad to have only males? Mine seem to be fighting often but to my knowledge I do not have any females. I need help & guidance! I have 4 Bolivian rams 4 German rams (2 blue/black 2 Gold). The blue blacks seem to be the bulliest and they will chase the Bolivians which are double their size lol the Gold Rams I haven’t seen any aggression at all yet & the Bolivians are quite aggressive at times. I am making sure there are lots of hiding places throughout the tank but definitely need some advice!!

Can we keep Ram in box or tank full of green algae? Can they breed in such condition? How about using well water 💦?

Thanks, I was thinking about buying 3 electric blue rams but not now. I don't want a fish that can only live a year plus I have hard water.

Can I keep 2 Bolivian rams 10 tetras 4 Cory cats and 1 clown placo in a 29 gallon

can 2 german blue ram and angel fishes get along in 30 gallon tank ?

Can I mix rams? I have a dwarf blue ram and I wanna put a German ram with her. Will they breed also?

I wonder how they survive winters. Germany is quite cold.

I am really curious to know if it's just frozen blood worms that are a problem for cichlids, or are the freezer dried ones also bad?

Would blue gum leaves be ok as botanicals?

Are they ok with Live Daphne as food?

My bus ram was so colorful in the store and by the time I got him home he was white his color is slowly coming back but how can I really get his color to come back?

Can i keep a german blue ram with betta? My betta is fairly timid. I read online that they can be kept together, but don't know anyone who has experience with it.

What about live daphnia?