German blue ram tank mates

Good matches

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The safest picks for rams are angelfish, discus and guppies. Each match shares rams' temperature and pH and leaves them alone.

Needs warm, soft water. Peaceful with others, testy with its own kind.

Temperature

80–86°F

pH

5–7

Temperament

Peaceful

Minimum tank

20 gal

With care

33

Avoid

39

Good tank mates

• Angelfish80–84°F
• Discus82–86°F
• Guppy80–82°F
• Betta80–82°F
• Kuhli loach80–86°F
• Rummy nose tetra80–84°F
• Cardinal tetra80–84°F
• Ember tetra80–84°F
• Lemon tetra80–82°F
• Honey gourami80–82°F
• Pencilfish80–82°F
• Chili rasbora80–82°F
• Yoyo loach80–86°F
• Silver dollar80–82°F
• Congo tetra80–82°F
• Severum80–84°F
• Clown loach80–86°F
• Sparkling gourami80–82°F
• Pearl gourami80–82°F
• Dwarf gourami80–82°F
• Blue gourami80–82°F
• Dwarf neon rainbowfish80–82°F
• Electric blue acara80–82°F
• Elephant nose fish80–82°F
• Bamboo shrimp80–82°F
• Clown pleco80–82°F

Possible, with care

• Pea puffer Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Apistogramma Both claim territory on the bottom. Give each its own cave and plenty of floor space.
• Tiger barb They only share 80–81°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Zebra pleco Both claim territory on the bottom. Give each its own cave and plenty of floor space.
• Hatchetfish They only share 80–81°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Black neon tetra They only share 80–81°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Cherry barb They only share 80–81°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Black skirt tetra They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Harlequin rasbora They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Firemouth cichlid Both claim territory on the bottom. Give each its own cave and plenty of floor space.
• GloFish tetra They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Kissing gourami A grown kissing gourami may treat small rams as food, especially at night.
• Common pleco Both claim territory on the bottom. Give each its own cave and plenty of floor space.
• Bala shark At 13 inches a bala shark can swallow a small german blue ram. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Glowlight tetra They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Glass catfish They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Molly Different water: rams want pH 5–7, mollies want pH 7.5–8.5.
• Blood parrot They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Mystery snail Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Platy They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Cherry shrimp They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Boesemani rainbowfish Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• African dwarf frog African dwarf frogs eat slowly and nearly blind. Fast rams will take the food first, so target-feed them.
• Kribensis They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Bristlenose pleco They only share 80–81°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Amano shrimp They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Endler's livebearer Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Ghost shrimp Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Tinfoil barb They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Rainbow shark They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Chinese algae eater They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Assassin snail They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Ramshorn snail They only share 80°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.

Avoid

• Axolotl Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); rams need 80–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Goldfish Goldfish are coldwater animals (60–74°F); rams need 80–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Oscar An adult oscar eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches rams do.
• Jack Dempsey An adult jack dempsey eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches rams do.
• Silver arowana An adult silver arowana eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches rams do.
• Killifish No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, killifish need 70–77°F.
• Neon tetra No shared temperature. Neon tetras need 72–79°F, rams need 80–86°F.
• Corydoras No shared temperature. Corydoras need 72–79°F, rams need 80–86°F.
• Flowerhorn An adult flowerhorn eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches rams do.
• White cloud minnow White cloud minnows are coldwater animals (60–72°F); rams need 80–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Odessa barb No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, odessa barbs need 70–79°F.
• Paradise fish No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, paradise fish need 61–79°F.
• Gold barb No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, gold barbs need 64–75°F.
• Serpae tetra No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, serpae tetras need 72–79°F.
• Rosy barb No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, rosy barbs need 64–77°F.
• Zebra danio No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, zebra danios need 65–77°F.
• African cichlid Different water: rams want pH 5–7, african cichlids want pH 7.8–8.6.
• Pygmy cory No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, pygmy corys need 72–79°F.
• Bolivian ram No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, bolivian rams need 72–79°F.
• Celestial pearl danio No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, celestial pearl danios need 72–79°F.
• Otocinclus No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, otocinclus need 72–79°F.
• Hillstream loach No shared temperature. Hillstream loaches need 68–75°F, rams need 80–86°F.
• Koi Koi are coldwater animals (59–77°F); rams need 80–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Panda cory No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, panda corys need 68–77°F.
• Convict cichlid Convict cichlids are aggressive and will bully peaceful rams.
• Pictus catfish No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, pictus catfish need 72–79°F.
• Electric yellow cichlid Different water: rams want pH 5–7, yellow labs want pH 7.8–8.6.
• Black ghost knife An adult black ghost knife eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches rams do.
• Peacock cichlid Different water: rams want pH 5–7, peacock cichlids want pH 7.8–8.6.
• Bichir An adult bichir eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches rams do.
• Upside down catfish No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, upside down catfish need 72–79°F.
• Zebra loach No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, zebra loaches need 73–79°F.
• Fancy goldfish Fancy goldfish are coldwater animals (65–74°F); rams need 80–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Red tail shark No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, red tail sharks need 72–79°F.
• Crayfish No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, crayfish need 65–77°F.
• Swordtail No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, swordtails need 72–79°F.
• Siamese algae eater No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, siamese algae eaters need 75–79°F.
• Dojo loach No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, dojo loaches need 59–77°F.
• Nerite snail No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, nerite snails need 72–78°F.

Planning a mixed tank? The tank mate checker tests every pair at once. Or read the german blue ram care sheet.