How Many Bolivian Rams Together?

Tank Mates
Bolivian rams are not necessarily schooling or shoaling fish. That said, they do best with a group of six to eight other Bolivian rams in the tank. For larger community tanks, you can keep Bolivian rams with other peaceful fish of similar size.

Can you keep two male Bolivian rams together?

The male Mikrogeophagus altispinosus (Bolivian Ram) will establish a territory and if you have two males they will each do this and keep the other away, though seldome (given enough room of course) do injuries occur.

Do Bolivian Rams do better in groups?

The Bolivian Ram is a rather docile species by cichlid standards. ... It is a social cichlid and does well in groups of about 6-8 of its own kind. The group must have a mixture of males and females. They generally form breeding pairs and stay faithful to their partners.

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