Ram cichlid
Common name(s)
Ram cichlid, Butterfly cichlid, Blue Ram, German Ram ...
Ram cichlid
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Ram cichlids were first introduced to the hobby in 1947 and were described as Apistogramma ramirezi by Meyers and Harry in 1948.
Ram Cichlids...
by oleg-at-netcom.com (Oleg Kiselev) (Tue, 6 Oct 1992)
Pseudo - RAM FAQ
by narten-at-cs.duke.edu (Thomas Narten) (18 Aug 94)
Pseudo - RAM FAQ
by hougen-at-centi.cs.umn.edu (Dean Hougen) (Wed, 24 Aug 1994)
Pseudo RAM - FAQ ...
Blue Ram Cichlid
Common Names: Blue Ram, Dwarf Ram, Butterfly Cichlid
Scientific Name: Mikrogeophagus Ramirezi
Maximum Size: 3 inches
Life expectancy: 3 years
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Temperature Range: 72 - 79°F ...
Blue Ram Cichlid
Awesome looking cichlid that needs to be slowly acclimated and fed a high quality diet.
Cockatoo Cichlid ...
The Blue Ram Cichlid, also known as the Blue Ram, Dwarf Ram, or Butterfly Cichlid, is considered by many to be the more beautiful cichlids.
The last dwarf cichlid I want to mention is the Microgeophagus ramirezi, or Ram cichlid.
common name: Ram cichlid, Butterfly Cichlid, Dwarf Cichlid
Family: Cichlidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Colombia, Venezuela,
Size: under 7 cm (2.76 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 100 litre (26 US gal) ...
The Tiger Barbs would kill off the shrimp, and puffers are best kept in brackish water setups if not full marine conditions. I would say you can add 2 German Blue Ram Cichlids or 2 Bolivian Ram Cichlids, they should do ok with the barbs.
I have 7 of these (one died recently) and they are doing fine in my 20 g tank with One Giant Danio (Very Aggressive), Red Rainbow, Pearl Gourami and Ram Cichlid.
Hardness can be important in keeping certain more delicate fish (e.g. wild-caught neon tetras, Corydoras cats or Ram cichlids) and in breeding others (certain tetras, discus, and a few other cichlids).
 See also: Cichlid, Fish, Water, Ram, Cichlids
  
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