German Blue Ram
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
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Beautiful and delicate. Wants warm water (high 70s–80s), a soft sand bed, and no thugs. Not a first cichlid.
A small South American cichlid for a warm sand bed.
In the tank
- Personality in a 20+ planted tank without oscar drama.
- Water
- freshwater
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- Bottom
- Adult size
- 2 in
- Minimum tank
- 15 gal
- Group
- Can be kept singly
- Temperature
- 78–85°F
- pH
- 6.0–7.0
- Diet
- Small pellets and frequent frozen foods. They often ignore flakes.
- Beginner
- Not a first fish
How to keep them
- High 70s–80s. Soft sand. No thugs.
- They often ignore flakes — use small pellets and frozen food.
Tankmates
Cardinals, corys, small peaceful fish. Not a first cichlid.
Avoid
Mbuna, convicts, and cool unheated rooms.
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